Female founders of science, digital and technology businesses based in the South are invited to take part in a women-only two-day business support initiative at the University of Southampton Science Park on 6 and 7 March.

Catalyst has formally launched its new inclusive innovation project STRYVE, which is aimed at young people aged 16-25 years old seeking to gain skills, qualifications and experience that will provide them with a pathway towards employment.

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Investment Futures 24, a new event taking place on 28 November in London, is set to explore the landscape for investment going into 2024 for innovation-led start-ups, scale-ups and spin-outs.

The Government has appointed Stephen Welton CBE as the new Non-executive Chair of the British Business Bank.

Stephen Welton takes over from Lord Smith of Kelvin, who has held the position for six years since September 2017. In 2013, Stephen was appointed as an advisor to the UK Government regarding the establishment of the British Business Bank and, in 2017, served as a member of the Industry Panel advising HM Treasury on the Patient Capital Review. He was also a member of the Prime Minister’s 2021 Business Council and member of the Innovate Council 2018-2021.

The final of the Business Angel of the Year Award has just ended: Roberto Marsella is the "Best Angel Investor of Italy 2023".

Catalyst’s Inbound Investors event has welcomed investors from more than 50 venture capital firms based in the UK, Ireland, and the US to Belfast.

Science and technology hub Catalyst has officially been certified as a Great Place to Work® following an extensive culture audit and excellent employee feedback to a survey carried out by the global authority on workplace culture.

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The Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation of American University of Ras Al Khaimah is gearing up to host innovative technology start ups and SMEs from United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan & Lebanon on January 17-18, 2024 for a two-day conference and exhibition.

Prof Norbert Morawetz and Chris Rees have been appointed as Managing Directors of Henley Business Angels (HBA), succeeding Jurek Sikorski, who has been leading HBA since its establishment in 2016. 

Within the space of a week, Green Angel Ventures has been named winner of the two prime categories for early stage investment in the UK.  This is all the more notable as one of the two recognises the importance of the Green Economy in today’s investment spectrum.

Archangels, has appointed Daniel McKiddie as investment manager to join its executive team.