Pitchfest start-up launches sales of the first truly flushable wet wipes
Pitchfest finalists and founders of Twipes, a chemical-free ‘biodegradable’ wet wipes, which disperse in water within three hours, have launched their new subscription platform in time for Christmas. Traditional wipes are behind the 90% of sewer blockages, fatbergs and the river and ocean pollution releasing micro-plastics into our ecosystems. Twipes has the potential to disrupt […]
OKRA becomes a Veeva Technology Partner
OKRA Technologies, a St John’s Innovation Centre based company and leading provider of Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven analytics for global life sciences, announced they are joining the Veeva Technology Partnership Program and will be making their proprietary AI outputs available to Veeva CRM customers. As a Veeva partner, OKRA will integrate their technology with […]
“Not all money is created equal”
“Not all money is created equal! Finance for Growth webinar is designed to help ambitious new firms with a tech background understand the overall funding landscape, work out which types of funding are most suitable for their venture, craft a compelling message to finance providers – and manage the investment wisely once it’s secured.” David […]
Green Custard Launches St John’s Board Gaming Group
Invitation to a board gaming session for the tenants of St John’s Innovation Centre. Green Custard, an award-winning team of experts delivering innovation through software, is inviting the St John’s Innovation Centre community to join them for the very first St John’s board gaming session! Your favorite slots game online and other casino-like games are […]
Cambridge ebike start-up gets 400% funded on Kickstarter
Flit, the company behind a brand new generation of folding electric bike developed in Cambridge by an ex Jaguar Land Rover engineer, has exceeded their crowdfunding campaign target in minutes after launching their campaign on Kickstarter. Penny Lord, our Enterprise Europe Network Innovation Adviser based at St John’s Innovation Centre, has worked closely with […]
RedBite’s itemit turns Business Assets into Smart Objects
RedBite Solutions, an innovative software company based at St John’s Innovation Centre, is working in collaboration with the team at The Centre to introduce a new way for tenants to report any issues that they may come across within the building. RedBite has built a powerful asset tracking system, called itemit, which not only offers a […]
Pitchfest 2019
“I was incredibly impressed by both the organisation and scale of the event. More importantly from our point of view, the Showcase was very well attended by quality investors who proactively engaged with us.” Nia Dokova, Director of Sutrue and Pitchfest 2019 Spring edition Finalist.
Pitchfest on Tour
Pitchfest returns to St John’s Innovation Centre as part of the national programme rollout. We’re delighted to announce that applications are now open for the 7th Cambridge edition of Pitchfest. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for the Pitchfest 2019 Autumn cohort of ambitious companies in the East of England with innovative products & services who […]
The EUREKA Global Innovation Summit 2019
St John’s Innovation Centre’s Claire Johnsen, the Enterprise Europe Network Innovation Adviser and Anna Nadolna, Marketing Manager took part in the EUREKA Global Innovation Summit in Manchester. The EUREKA Global Innovation Summit is an international meeting place for businesses and innovation agencies to share knowledge, network, collaborate and secure future business growth opportunities. Businesses […]
Archipelago shortlisted for AkzoNobel’s Paint the Future
St John’s Innovation Centre based Archipelago Technology has been selected to take part in AkzoNobel’s Paint the Future start-up challenge. Archipelago Technology is on a shortlist of 21 start-ups from around the world who are one step closer to accelerating their innovative solutions for the paints and coatings industry after being invited to take […]