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Competition is backing business in our region
THE Blueprint awards have been highlighting the entrepreneurial spirit of graduates across the region for the last seven years. CHRISTOPHER KNOX talks to the organisers as well as some of the winners past and present.
(26 Oct 2010) » More about Competition is backing business in our region
Durham scoops up awards at Regional Grand Final
JUDGES at the awards for the best business plans to come from graduates, undergraduates and staff from the North East universities said “the competition was tougher than ever this year.
(22 Oct 2010) » More about Durham scoops up awards at Regional Grand Final
Turning innovative ideas into rewarding business
INNOVATIVE businesses emerging from the North East's five universities are going head-to-head tonight in the regional final of The Journal-backed Blueprint Awards.
(21 Oct 2010) » More about Turning innovative ideas into rewarding business
BBC Radio Tees interview with Durham's Squirrel Audio
Durham students - Squirrel Audio's interview with Lisa McCormack of BBC Radio Tees, discussing their innovative new business idea and progression into the Regional Grand Final of Blueprint: The North East Universities Business Planning Competition.
(20 Oct 2010) » More about BBC Radio Tees interview with Durham's Squirrel Audio
Blueprint Revamps (Business Plan) Competition for 2010
Exciting new changes lie ahead for the 2010 finalists of Blueprint: The North East Universities Business Planning Competition. Each of the institutional competitions at the Universities of Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside are now in full swing, the winners of which will go head-to-head with each other at the 7th Annual Regional Grand Final in late October.
(25 Jun 2010) » More about Blueprint Revamps (Business Plan) Competition for 2010
Kromek Buys Up California Tech Firm
PIONEERING North East technology firm Kromek has given itself an outpost in America by snapping up Californian technology company Nova. The Durham University spin-out, which is developing devices aimed at detecting potential terrorists at airports, spent several months in discussion with its US target before sealing an acquisition deal which is funded partly with cash and partly with stock.
(25 Jun 2010) » More about Kromek Buys Up California Tech Firm
Stem Cell Technology Prepares for Market
BIOTECHNOLOGY firm which has pioneered technology that will advance stem cell research and could lead to a cut in the number of medical tests on people and animals has won £1.6m of investment.
(28 May 2010) » More about Stem Cell Technology Prepares for Market
Durham's 2010 Blueprint winner's named
Durham University's Blueprint 2010 competition took place on Wednesday 5th May, hosted at the picturesque St. Chad's college in the heart of Durham City. The University's Vice Chancellor, Professor Higgins, welcomed the finalists and guests for the evening's black tie awards ceremony celebrating the successes of this year's business planning competition finalists.
(17 May 2010) » More about Durham's 2010 Blueprint winner's named
Sedgefield-based Kromek win £12.3m injection
Durham Spinout Company - KROMEK has won a £12.3m cash injection which will inevitably mean more jobs for the region, it says.
The Company has attracting worldwide interest after developing an airport scanner to detect explosives or narcotics in bottles without opening them.
(17 Mar 2010) » More about Sedgefield-based Kromek win £12.3m injection
Small Firms taking on the Global Giants
In the continuing fight against terrorism, it may come as a surprise that a small British firm with just 45 members of staff is at the vanguard of tightening security in the global airline sector.
The company in question is County Durham-based Kromek, which develops and makes the latest generation of full-colour, 3D, X-ray machines.
(28 Feb 2010) » More about Small Firms taking on the Global Giants
Funding Boost for Biotech Company - Reinnervate
A Durham BIOTECHNOLOGY firm which has developed a product to reduce the number of scientific tests carried out on animals and humans believes it can achieve a £30m turnover after receiving a £310,000 funding boost.
(15 Feb 2010) » More about Funding Boost for Biotech Company - Reinnervate
Big funding boost means firm can trade worldwide
A SPECIALIST Durham biotechnology company has received a further funding boost by securing private equity funding worth £310,000 in a bid to bring more of its products to the worldwide commercial market.
(11 Feb 2010) » More about Big funding boost means firm can trade worldwide
DICKINSON DEES TECHNOLOGY UPDATE - FSCAN
The 2009 Winner of the Blueprint Science and Technology prize was FSCAN, based at Durham University. FScan has developed a novel technology platform for use in medical imaging, which is a significant improvement on that currently available to the medical industry.
(1 Feb 2010) » More about Fscan D/D Technology Update
Fscan - Dickinson Dees Technology Update
The 2009 Winner of the Blueprint Science and Technology prize was FSCAN, based at Durham University. FScan has developed a novel technology platform for use in medical imaging, which is a significant improvement on that currently available to the medical industry.
(1 Feb 2010) » More about Fscan - Dickinson Dees Technology Update
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