Yorkshire Science

Yorkshire Science had the pleasure of sponsoring The Innovation Award that was won by Really Useful Products. Really Useful Products was founded by Mike Pickles due to his frustration of not been able to find a decent plastic box for filing. Following this idea the company has grown and developed to export a range of plastic boxes worldwide. Read more (PDF).

Regional innovation systems are important for two main reasons. First, strong dynamics of innovation generation in regions are crucial for achieving national innovation policy objectives; and second, innovation performance can contribute to improving the overall economic competitiveness of individual regions by increasing the productivity of firms. Read more (PDF).

With even more funding available from central government and regional agencies for innovation, just how innovative are Yorkshire companies – and how could they be encouraged to be more creative? Our panel of business owners and advisers gathered at Yorkshire Forward to find out... Read more here...

The county's innovators are set to be honoured at the Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards 2008, which are being sponsored, for the third year in a row, by Yorkshire Science. Read more here...

Seven of Yorkshire and Humber's most innovative companies and individuals who have turned new ideas into great business were recognised at the Innovator/08 awards last night. Read more here...

Sharon Crayton describes how innovation keeps Rockware Glass competitive.Click here to go to our Regional Innovation Strategy page and watch the video...

How do we inspire the next generation of regional innovators?  Chair of Yorkshire Science, Richard Gregory, was one of the Science Council members debating this question at the recent 'Business of Innovation' Open Day.Download the audio podcast here...

Gripple started out with ten members of staff; they now have 187 employees and export to 75 countries worldwide - through constant business innovation. Watch the video here....

Even a highly innovative product needs a sound business plan to succeed. Myfotowall have combined both for a successful route to market. Watch the video here...

The Virtual Paragliding Project is a successful collaboration between Northern Paragliding and the University of Hull’s Department of Computer Science.Read more here...

Why are higher level skills important to the region? Richard Gregory, Chair of Yorkshire Science, explained how higher level skills underpin regional innovation at the Driving Higher Level Skills conference in December. Download the audio podcast here...

University research facilities in Hull help businesses to reduce their product development time to months rather than years. Watch the video here...

After spending 8 years getting his product to market, Ian Hayward is now tapping into the region's academic resources to help other aspiring inventors. Watch the video here...

Great benefits can be gained by businesses participating in programmes funded by the European Union. Read more here...

€50 billion research funding will be available to the region's businesses in 2007, facilitated by Yorkshire Forward. Read more here...

The Enterprise Europe Network is your local gateway to a wealth of information on doing business, finding collaborative partners and increasing your competitiveness in Europe. Read more here...

How can we make the North a fantastic place in which to work, live and invest? We asked representatives from the three northern regions for a vision of the North in 2031. Read more here...