2018

Located on the Keele University Science & Innovation Park, management consultancy, HR and recruitment company, CIF, have grown significantly thanks to Keele University.

Recent Keele University psychology graduate, Naomi Muller-Jones, has benefited from two Keele Internships schemes. Upon graduating, the skills gained from her degree and employment secured her current position as Marketing Manager at Weldfast MWA.

Keele University’s innovative green energy trial ‘HyDeploy’ has been presented at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24).

A business support programme designed to drive improvements across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire’s healthcare and medical sector has been approved for a second project to provide support for a further three years, after receiving more than £1m of additional funding.

The government’s new Life Sciences Sector Deal highlights the significant role that Midlands-based universities such as Keele University play in the UK’s Life Sciences sector.

Stoke-on-Trent-based The Care Training Company has received support from Keele University’s Business Gateway.

Keele University has paved the way for a national green energy trial that could help Britain dramatically cut its carbon emissions and open the door to a low-carbon hydrogen economy.

Keele University’s Internship programme, in partnership with Santander Universities, offers significant benefits to all parties – providing opportunities for the student interns to build their skills, knowledge and CV whilst delivering valuable resources to the host business.

Rugged Flat screen producer, Flatvision, approached Keele University’s Business Gateway for support to improve their end-to-end workflow processes. They took part on the Keele Research and Innovation Programme (KRISP)* and haven’t looked back.

When looking into rebranding and building an online strategy, artisan market platform Pedddle turned to Keele University’s Business Gateway for resources and research.

An innovative green energy trial that could help dramatically cut carbon emissions has been given the go-ahead at Keele University

App-based social learning platform, SwattUp, went from idea to reality with the help of the Keele Research and Innovation Support Programme (KRISP)*.

Regenerative medicine company, Orthocell Ltd, have recently established their European HQ at Keele University Science and Innovation Park

Business leaders and entrepreneurs from across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have celebrated their graduation from a Keele University support programme.

Local business Qdos, based in Betley, are transforming the sales industry through app-based technologies. Qdos turned to the Keele University Business Gateway for support to grow their business and took part in the Keele Research and Innovation Support Programme (KRISP).

The Midlands Innovation group of universities, of which Keele University is a proud member, has launched the largest collaboration between university technology transfer offices in the UK in order to attract investment and management talent to the region.

A Stafford-based company that has benefitted from support from Keele University’s Business Gateway has recently been presented with its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

On 1 October, Midlands Innovation partners welcomed Professor Sir John Bell to explore the considerable Life Science strengths and opportunities present that can support current and future efforts of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy

Keele University Science and Innovation Park tenant, Cobra Biologics, were presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade 2018, by the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire on 20 September 2018.

Keele University’s Science and Innovation Park have welcomed software research and development company, BitJam, to its community.

A local tech start-up business is looking to go from strength-to-strength, after working with Keele University and Stopford Energy and Environment to establish a sustainable supply chain and business model for their new product.

Business transformation consultancy Caja has benefitted from Keele University’s Business Gateway

Recent Keele graduate Katie Charlton recently took part in a Santander-funded internship at Staffordshire-based company, Hailstones Designs - a specialised designer in handmade fine art jewellery and pictures.

Keele University, in partnership with Stopford Energy and Environment, is supporting a local start-up waste management business in its aim to reduce the amount of household waste reaching landfill.

Will Pritchard, one of Keele University’s Entrepreneurs in Residence, has been named as a finalist in the Enterprise Catalyst category of the National Enterprise Educator Awards (NEEA) 2018.

Keele University has recently hosted the first meeting of its Employer Advisory Group – a regular forum of employer representatives from businesses and not for profit organisations of all sizes across a number of sectors.

Keele University has marked the official start of work on its landmark Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND), which will be the first project of its kind in Europe.

Established in 2011 by husband and wife team, Will and Gill Sherwin, Best of British Beer is now a leading retailer of craft beers and real ales based at Silverdale Enterprise Park, Stoke-on-Trent.

Keele University has celebrated the commencement of works on its new multi-million pound facility that will house both Keele Management School and state-of-the-art facilities for business collaboration and incubation in a Smart Innovation Hub.

ELearning and virtual and augmented reality-based business, Enlighten, have discovered the significant benefits of Keele Internships, thanks to Santander funding.

Keele University Science and Innovation Park tenant, Thea Pharmaceuticals, has celebrated 10 years of success with an anniversary event held earlier last month.

Plans to support over 1,000 innovative businesses as part of a £70million research-led regional collaboration have been showcased to a Government minister this week.

Fourteen local businesses that have been supported by Keele University’s Business Gateway have been nominated in the upcoming Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

IT-based solutions company SyTech IT are laying the foundations of growth over the next 12 months. Tech entrepreneur Darren started SyTech IT from his home in Biddulph Moor at the end of 2015.

Keele University has launched a new Healthcare Business Network, a regional forum for companies in all sectors looking to grow their business and make new contacts in the healthcare and medical supply chain.

A company dedicated to improving standards in the UK’s care homes has been able to expand their product range, thanks to support from Keele University’s Business Bridge programme.

Sue Hailstones, founder and designer of luxury jewellery company Hailstones Designs, recently worked with five Keele University students through the Santander internship scheme - and is reaping the rewards.

West Midlands based engineering-construction firm Burns & McDonnell has been selected by Keele University in a competitive process as the Main Technical Advisor for the delivery of its ground-breaking Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND).

MICA Biosystems, a Staffordshire medical technology SME run and led by Professor Alicia El Haj, recently approached Keele University’s Business Bridge programme for support regarding their Bioreactor and bioassay.

America Studies student Beth Adler-Smith has recently benefited from a Santander-funded internship at Stapling and Nailing Supplies based in Stoke-on-Trent. She was interviewed by the Keele Internships team to find out the benefits of such placements from an interns point of view.

Stapling and Nailing Supplies, a specialist staple and nail gun stockist based in Stoke-on-Trent, have been involved with Keele University’s Santander internship scheme for a number of years, so it made perfect sense to place their next marketing task in the right hands of another Keele student.

Owner and Managing Director of training company One Degree Difference explains how they've benefitted from working with a high-quality intern from Keele University

Keele University's Business Bridge programme has supported a local business in preparing for the new regulations coming into place to maintain consistently high levels of health and safety protection for users of medical devices

Two Keele students have recently completed an Internship with a growing PR agency, Impress PR.

A recent Keele University graduate impressed her new colleagues so much during her internship that she was offered a permanent role after just a few weeks

Over the past six months, Martin McGraw, alongside fellow business leaders and entrepreneurs from across Staffordshire, attended 12 sessions, each focusing on different aspect of leading and growing successful businesses.

Doulton Thomason, a third year LLB Hons Law student at Keele University, recently took part in a Santander-funded internship at law firm Excello Law.

Loving Homes (Health & Care Services) Ltd is a new Stafford-based company with a mission to help transform the lives of young people.

When Planned Office Interiors experienced a period of sustained growth, they knew they needed to strengthen their workforce to meet the increased demand for their services.

Stafford-based Maloney Associates explains why they have been recruiting interns from Keele University through the Santander internship scheme for a number of years.

Keele University is supporting one of the UK's leading suppliers of Endoscopy equipment in their quest to improve efficiency in the healthcare sector

Business leaders and entrepreneurs from across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have celebrated their ‘graduation’ from a Keele University support programme.

Midlands Innovation is to help researchers from across the UK get commercially promising ideas to the marketplace more quickly thanks to an £8 million funding boost, Business Secretary Greg Clark has announced.

Midlands Innovation, a university collaboration of which Keele University is a proud partner, is to launch a connected system of technology transfer offices that will drive job creation and economic growth across the Midlands, following a £5 million award from Research England.

Over the past two years, Audley-based Peak Activity Services has grown ten-fold and is going from strength-to-strength. With sites in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Manchester and Yorkshire, the company provides alternative education and adventure experiences to hundreds of people every year.

Keele University’s Mercia Centre for Innovation Leadership is offering Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire-based business leaders and entrepreneurs the chance to take part on its six month development programme, designed to hone innovation and leadership skills.

A pioneering green energy trial - the first of its kind in the UK - launched today could help cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions caused by heating homes.

Prokarium, the Keele-based synthetic biology company that has developed Vaxonella, an oral, thermostable vaccine delivery platform, today announced the completion of a $10 million investment round.

Keele’s MCIL programme has helped business leader Dave Purkiss take his growing design consultancy to the next level.

The British Business Bank (BBB) has launched a further wave of its £250million Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) with up to £100million of equity finance to be made available to small businesses across the West, East and South-East Midlands.

The UK’s leading provider of live chat software and business process automation has thanked Keele University and its Santander Universities programme for helping in the appointment of its latest member of staff.

A Staffordshire-based company is looking to transform the way that patients manage and monitor their asthma, thanks to support from Keele University.

Keele University and Stopford Energy & Environment are now offering businesses in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire fully-funded expert support to capitalise on the growth opportunities presented by the smart energy and low carbon economy.

Keele University has announced plans to invest in a new multi-million pound state-of-the-art facility that houses both Keele Management School and incubated companies in a sector-leading Smart Innovation Hub

Through its collaboration with University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Keele University aims to advance the healthcare and medical technologies available to the local population.

A local digital marketing agency has praised a Keele University business support programme for aiding them in funding their entire search engine marketing team.

A local software and web technology company has praised a Keele University business support programme for unlocking access to market research vital for development of their online patient information service.

Keele University has appointed engineering giant, Siemens, to turn the University campus into the largest single, integrated electricity, gas and heat Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND).

An event has been held at Keele University to celebrate the impact of the Santander Universities programme in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

Businesses in Staffordshire are set to benefit from a partnership between employment law expert Karen Coleman and Keele University which aims to clear confusion surrounding the incoming GDPR legislation.