Leicestershire Innovation Week 2021 got off to a flying start with presentations from inspiring companies and individuals.
The official launch event, ‘First Steps to Business Blast Off’, was organised by the Business Gateway Growth Hub in partnership with Space Park Leicester and attended by more than 50 people.
Hosted by Dr Nik Kotecha OBE, founder of Loughborough’s Morningside Pharmaceuticals and chairman of the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership’s Innovation Board, the online event considered how space tech can bring real benefits to life back on earth.
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Leicester University’s Prof Martin Barstow – who helps run Pace Park Leicester – shared the 60-year history of space research at the University and pointed out that every space mission since 1967 has used a piece of equipment made there.
University of Leicester planetary scientist and would-be astronaut Dr Suzie Imber inspired the audience with her passion for space exploration and mountaineering which she has combined to use satellite technology to discover new mountains in South America.
Rachel Tidmarsh, managing director of Ashby-based aerial mapping specialists Bluesky International, spoke about how satellite and aerial imagery can be used to analyse forests, help with traffic management and monitor crime in poorly lit parts of a city.
She said the applications of the technology was expanding rapidly to address a huge range of issues here on the ground.
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Dr Kotecha said: “We couldn’t have asked for a better start to Innovation Week.
“All of our speakers were top class and living innovation every day in their businesses.
“That’s really the message of the week for all businesses of any size in Leicestershire – make innovation part of your organisation’s culture from now on and that will help your business to grow and thrive.”
A full programme of events – 18 in total – is planned for this week, covering fashion, computer gaming, food and drink, female leaders, business start-ups and more.
All events are free and take place online. .
They include a round table discussion looking at what Leicester and Leicestershire have to offer when it comes to innovation, science and technology.
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The online LeicestershireLive and BusinessLive Innovation Round Table will bring together an intimate group of educationalists, entrepreneurs and manufacturers to share their thoughts on where the world is heading.
The event – hosted by LeicestershireLive Business Editor Tom Pegden – will run from 6-7pm on the evening of Thursday, June 24.
The event is being held in association with the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Zone (LLEP) Business Gateway, Morningside Pharmaceuticals, De Montfort University and the University of Leicester.
The four guests taking part will be:
- Prof Phil Baker, Pro-vice-chancellor for Research and Enterprise at the University of Leicester
- Helen Donnellan, Director of Enterprise and Business Services De Montfort University
- Dr Nik Kotecha, founder and chairman of Morningside Pharmaceuticals in Loughborough
- Byron Dixon OBE, founder and chief executive of Micro-Fresh