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Aberystwyth University has welcomed the news that two of its flagship projects have been given approval to proceed to the second stage of the multi-million-pound Mid Wales Growth Deal.Following the announcement, further work will now be undertaken on the business cases for a National Spectrum...

AberInnovation has launched a new programme of support for industry, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) – Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC).The Solutions Catalyst programme, a voucher competition aiming to drive innovation and connect industry to the...

A start-up business which can produce and carry out PCR tests at a fraction of the current cost has won £60,000 of funding through the BioAccelerate programme.The programme, delivered by AberInnovation and funded by the UK Government’s Community Renewal Fund is open to Wales-based...

A new, fully funded, programme for rurally-based businesses in Mid Wales is injecting funds and has created 14 placement opportunities for students living in the local community.The Mid Wales Challenge Led Launchpad programme, delivered by AberInnovation and funded by the UK Government’s...

Twelve budding entrepreneurs pitched for six awards of £10,000 and an invitation to the next phase of BioAccelerate at AberInnovation on Wednesday 23 March.BioAccelerate 2022’s Foundation Phase is a twelve-week accelerator programme for startups and early-stage businesses in the food...

Fourteen projects aiming to address challenges facing Mid Wales have been awarded up to £30,000 each as part of a new programme supported by Ceredigion and Powys County Councils under the UK-wide Community Renewal Fund (CRF) and by the Welsh Government.The Mid Wales Challenge Led Launchpad...

BioAccelerate, AberInnovation’s investment-readiness accelerator programme for early-stage businesses and startups, is back for a fourth time and seeking ambitious innovations to join its 2022 cohort.Launched in 2018, BioAccelerate is a programme of training and mentoring to help...

AberInnovation will lead three projects announced as successful under the UK-wide Community Renewal Fund (CRF) to deliver business support in Mid Wales.On Wednesday 3 November 2021, the UK Government published the list of bids put forward to UK Government, with AberInnovation’s Productivity...

Agxio, the revolutionary data science and machine learning specialists in the biotech, life sciences and agricultural sciences industries, has won the Leading Innovator in Applied AI & Machine Learning category in the Welsh Enterprise Awards 2021. The Awards programme celebrates Welsh...

Aberystwyth University is aiming to boost rural enterprises and start-ups through a network designed to share knowledge.With support from the Research Wales Innovation Fund, GRRaIN – Growth in Rural Resilience and Innovation Network – brings together enterprise activities from across...