Driving Growth and Productivity through Innovation The Solent LEP is holding a series of advisory Masterclasses throughout the year, each focussing on challenges faced by businesses which may affect their ability to grow. On July 2nd, we are hosting a Masterclass in partnership with the University of Portsmouth focussing on the support available to innovative companies to help them to realise their growth ambitions. We are inviting representatives from specialist support providers to speak on this topic, as well as Solent-based innovative businesses who have experienced barriers and overcome them by utilising available support. Within the Solent and across the globe, we rely upon innovative engineers and manufacturers to find creative solutions to the challenges we face. Challenges in health, humanitarianism and the environment all require innovate thinking, and often support from public and private sector providers to facilitate the development of innovative concepts. We see world-leading innovation in action across our region in various sectors, notably marine and maritime, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, digital technologies, life sciences and many more. In order to ensure that our innovative businesses can accelerate the development and commercialisation of important and often market disrupting products and processes, we need to make support business growth support as accessible as possible. The Solent LEP has provided £1.05m towards the University of Portsmouth Future Technology Centre (FTC). An impressive £11m facility which will train the innovative engineers of the future through hands-on experience of specialist technology. FTC will be the hub for delivering the University’s unique higher level qualifications in innovation engineering, ensuring students gain hands-on experience with specialist technology in an industrial-standard training environment. The centre will open up the world-class facilities to assist companies take advantage of new production technologies, translating innovation into business growth. We welcome businesses at all stages to attend this masterclass, and to attend the FTC launch event that follows. Arrival from 13.45 for 14.00 start. There will be an opportunity to make introductions with support providers from 16.00-16.30 Parking is available in Milldam car park nearby (PO1 3RE)

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