On September 10 business incubator SETsquared will be hosting a free event called ‘Next Tech Wave: startup opportunities in “connected” big data’ as part of their new Space Accelerator Hub (in partnership with the UK Space Agency) at the University of Bath Innovation Centre
“Big Data provides an incredible opportunity for new innovations”
Through their new Hub, SETsquared feel they’re now able to offer business incubation support to technology start-ups in the area of space-related technologies. The event is ideal for those interested in space tech, entrepreneurs and innovators, as well as SMEs looking for opportunities to enhance their product offering.
“Big Data provides an incredible opportunity for new innovations,” says Simon Bond, Innovation Director at SETsquared. “With the support of the UK Space Agency most of the data is available free of charge. The UK Space Agency are working hard to encourage as many entrepreneurs as possible to take advantage of this, as well as encouraging existing start ups to incorporate this exciting new technology into their existing business in ways that they may not previously have considered.”
“We want to encourage as many entrepreneurs as possible to take advantage of the opportunity”
Colin Baldwin, UK Space Gateway programme manager at UK Space Agency, said: “Many companies wouldn’t necessarily think of the space sector as an answer to help them with developing technology, but we want to show what working with the sector can do for businesses. We want to encourage as many entrepreneurs as possible to take advantage of the opportunity to incorporate this exciting new technology into their startups in ways they might not have considered.”
Space Accelerator Hub
SETsquared’s Space Accelerator Hub offers bespoke business support services for innovative start-ups, developing downstream space technology solutions, including those using data from satellites, comms, GPS, navigation and timing services and satellite observations. To become a part the Hub you’ll need to apply for one of the free spaces on SETsquared’s Entrepreneurship Training Programme after which selected companies will be invited to join.
Interested? Find more details on the free big data event, the Space Accelerator Hub and the Entrepreneurship Training Programme. To keep up to date with all the top work at SETsquared be sure to follow them on twitter @setsquared.
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