Connecting for commercial success
Katherine Haines
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1.The South West RDA leads the development of a sustainable economy, investing to unlock the region’s business potential. It works in partnership with public, private and social purpose organisations to drive up the region’s productivity by giving people the skills they need, encouraging enterprise, improving infrastructure, regenerating places, and promoting the strengths of the region. For more information see http://www.southwestrda.org.uk
2. Thanks to initial investment from the South West RDA, and working in collaboration with a wide range of partners across the region, Science City Bristol will play a key role in the sustainable economic and social development of the city region over the coming years.
3. Lord Sainsbury is the former Science and Innovation Minister and author of the Sainsbury Review of the Government’s science and innovation policies, ‘The Race to the Top, which forms the blueprint for the governments policies on Science and Innovation in the UK.
4. Herman Hauser, a PhD in Physics and Engineering from Vienna University and Cavendish Laboratories at Kings College, Cambridge, has been instrumental over many years in helping science-based start-ups to commercialise their technology successfully - examples include: Acorn Computers; NetChannel; Cambridge Network; IXI; Cambridge Network; Vocalis; Syngenix; Advanced Displays. He co-founded Amadeus Capital Partners with Anne Glover and Peter Wynn in 1997 and jointly they have led the field in terms of enabling innovative and science-based companies to commercialise their intellectual property. Most critically Amadeus Capital has also aided their investee companies in preparing to expand into the US and China. His participation in this conference comes at an opportune moment for the launch of Bristol Science City and the Bristol and Bath Science Park.
5. Bristol City Region is proud to have been designated a Science City thanks to its strenghts and achievements in world-class scientific research, development and innovation. Science City Bristol, backed by a broad partnership of public, private and academic organisations, will support and develop the area’s science and innovation assets to deliver sustainable economic and social benefit by:
• Bringing business, academia and government together
• Creating a more connected scientific community
• Promoting the area’s scientific achievements to help us attract even more world-leading scientific enterprise and research
• Creating a culture for all which understands and celebrates science and technology For more information, visit http://www.sciencecitybristol.com