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Essex County Council is committed to business growth in the county and runs a number of programmes to help businesses of different shapes and sizes to succeed and make the most of one of the best commercial locations in the UK.

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Chelmsford City Council provides a high level of support and a professional approach when dealing with business, commerce and new investment. At all times we adopt a “can-do” business friendly attitude across all our services, are always looking to help our local businesses and provide the assistance to those wishing to bring their organisations to the area.
Partnership working is a key aspect of our work reinforced through the Chelmsford Business Forum, our excellent business relations and participating in projects to enhance local economic growth

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Harlow Council is committed to creating the right conditions where business can thrive and prosper. With excellent transport links to London, Cambridge and Stansted Airport, Harlow offers a fantastic location for your business. Harlow Council helps and supports businesses and provides services such as licensing, advertising and sponsorship opportunities, environmental protection, planning and regeneration. The information contained in these pages is intended to help existing business, those planning to start their own business, and those thinking of locating in Harlow.

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Arise Innovation Hubs are part of THE University of the Year 2023, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). With more than 25 years’ experience, building relationships and developing collaborative partnerships, ARU have the knowledge and expertise to help you on your innovation journey.

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Medilink Midlands has been providing specialist business support to boost the economic output from the life sciences industry for nearly two decades. Representing all aspects of the life sciences and medtech industry, including private and public institutions; from multinationals to high potential start-ups, as well as the NHS and Universities, plus key stakeholders.
Medilink Midlands is an association that helps to stimulate the growth of the life sciences and medtech industry through innovation and business support, alongside a comprehensive, sector focused events programme.
10% discount on Medilink Midlands memberships for ARU Arise Members, plus free 1:1 business diagnostic with a Medilink Midlands Innovation Adviser equipping you with advice, connections and tools to accelerate innovation in your business.

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Agility Life Science are an award-winning formulation development CDMO, focussed on accelerating business milestones and futureproofing your products. Prof Claire Thompson is CEO of Agility Life Sciences and runs business development sessions in consulting and communication firms that work with organisations across the healthcare space to advance their products and raise their profile.

FSB offer their members a wide range of vital business services including business advice, financial expertise, support and a powerful voice heard in government. Arise members receive a 10% discount on their first year of membership with FSB.

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Ignite Life Sciences is an organisation dedicated to facilitating the transition of early-stage innovation into successful commercial ventures through research translation and commercialisation efforts.

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One Nucleus is an award winning not-for-profit Life Sciences & Healthcare membership organisation centred on the Greater London-Cambridge-East of England corridor. Headquartered in Cambridge, at the heart of Europe’s largest Life Sciences & Healthcare cluster, we support those institutions, companies and individuals undertaking activity in or with the above region.
Through providing the local, UK-wide and international connectivity, One Nucleus seeks to enable our members to maximise their performance. Biomedical and Healthcare R&D have always been impactful in driving social and economic progress. In an increasingly outsourced, collaborative and multi-disciplinary sector, bringing the best people together is key to translating great innovation into great products that markedly improve patient outcomes and drive economic development.

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The United Kingdom Science Park Association represents, promotes and supports a diverse network of members that includes science parks, research campuses, city-based innovation districts, technology incubators and innovation centres across the UK (and beyond). These members operate in different areas, with different funding and investment profiles but together deliver enormous added value to companies that occupy space or participate in member activities.
Through a programme of sharing good practice, networking, communication, research, promotion and advocacy UKSPA membership helps to sustain and develop this vital economic sector.

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TBAT are a value-led independent consultancy with over 20 years’ experience working with technology & research and development organisations all over the UK – helping them to progress their projects from beginning to end. We believe that offering our wide range of innovation support services is crucial to helping companies succeed with their R&D projects and adds value to our clients..

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Home to a burgeoning population and vibrant economy, this is Britain's fastest growing region. Ideas, commerce, progress – these are the building blocks on which the UK's pioneering heartland are built upon. Because where innovation thrives, people thrive.
Accentuated by London, a global finance and creative tech hub, and Cambridge, a platinum-grade knowledge hub with more patents than anywhere else in the UK, the region is uniquely knitted together with cutting-edge clusters of commercial innovation. Advanced technology, bioscience – this is the place of future-proof industry, the driving force of the UK economy..

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The BEST Growth Hub is funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to provide a free and impartial signposting service for business support. As a Growth Hub they can support businesses based within Essex, Southend or Thurrock Local Authority Areas.

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Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is proud to be one of the 10 universities making up the Arc Universities Group. The UK Government has identified the Oxford to Cambridge Arc as an area for rapid economic growth development and the Arc universities are seen as a focal point for collaboration in science and research, delivering joint research and development projects and providing a pipeline of talent to knowledge intensive industries.

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Beauhurst is a data platform that lets you discover, track and understand high-growth companies, accelerators and funds. They can help government agencies, think-tanks, membership organisations and academic institutions identify trends, understand impact and be at the forefront of data analysis across the country.

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