Enterprise Hubs

Extensive research from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) shows that businesses working in isolation are less likely to fulfil their potential and innovate.

Bringing the region's knowledge-based businesses together in physical or virtual Enterprise Hubs can help to create business communities where knowledge, ideas and experience can be shared - helping businesses reach their potential.

A number of Enterprise Hubs exist within the East of England, these are;

Life sciences and healthcare hubs:
Babraham Bioscience Technologies (Cambridgeshire)
Colworth Park (Bedfordshire)
BioPark (Hertfordshire)
Health Enterprise East (cross-regional)
Norwich Research Park Enterprise (Norfolk)
Cardiothoracic BioIncubator (Cambridgeshire)

Energy and environment hubs:
Centre for Sustainable Engineering (Environment East and Peterborough) for environmental goods and services
Building Research Establishment (Watford) for innovation in construction and the built environment
OrbisEnergy (Lowestoft) for offshore renewables (wind, wave and tidal)

Other hubs:
Hethel Engineering Centre (Norwich) for advanced engineering and manufacturing.
Hertfordshire Business Incubation Centre (Stevenage)
St John's Innovation Centre (Cambridge)
East of England Production Innovation Centre (EPIC) (Norwich)
Luton Innovation and Business Base (Luton)

Visit the Enterprise Hubs section at www.eeda.org.uk for more information.