Greater Cambridge Partnership Infrastructure for Enterprise

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Greater Cambridge PartnershipInfrastructure for
Enterprise Innovation Hubs18 April 2007

• Martin Garratt, Director

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Introduction

• Background to Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP)
• Sub Regional Economic Strategy
• Infrastructure for Enterprise the Hardware
• Infrastructure for Enterprise the Software
• Conclusion

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Background

• Sub-Regional Economic Partnership (SREP) for the
  Greater Cambridge area
• Public/Private/Community Sector Boards
• Funded by EEDA, County Council and District
  Councils and Private Sector
• 25 mile radius of Cambridge

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Greater Cambridge Area
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Sub Regional Economic Strategy

• Goal 1 Encouraging global success in
  entrepreneurship, research and development and
  business growth across the high tech cluster
• Goal 2 Encouraging business growth and economic
  development which will underpin a growing and
  sustainable sub-regional economy
• Goal 3 Developing a skills base to support a
  world class economy
• Goal 4 Benefiting all across the Sub-Region
• Goal 5 Creating a high quality place to live
  work and visit

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Enterprise Hubs
Technology Hub
Life Sciences Hub
Growth Programme Facility
Babraham
Pre-start Facility Cambridge University
The Learning Collaboration
Papworth
Start-up Facility SJIC
Addenbrookes
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Enterprise Hubs
Technology
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High Value Manufacturing
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Case Study

• Hearing aid technology company
• Sell technology on a chip at 1.1m p.a.
• Business model for 65m by 2009
• Supply chain
• Photo fabrication St Neots
• Tool and mould Haverhill
• Packaging Ely
• Plastic painting / printing Cambridge
• Coil winding Bar Hill
• Assembly Kings Lynn

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Business Parks
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Enterprise the Software

• Technopole Group
• Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning
• Sector Networks

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Sector Networks
CHASE
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Enterprise the Software

• i-Teams
• Women in SET
• Business Planning Competition

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Business Planning Competition
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International Relations Focus
Intl Region Country Region
Asia China Silicon Valley
The Americas US Boston
Europe (all) India Shanghai
Eastern Europe Germany Beijing
Middle East Japan Munich
Korea Bangalore
Singapore Brussels
Taiwan Hong Kong
Russia Paris
Including SF, SJ, SD
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Conclusion

• GCP senior level economic partnership
• Strategic plan for area
• Enterprise support hardware software
• www.gcp.uk.net