Incubation for Innovative companies at an all time high!
Hillington has seen a rise in the number of new companies knocking on their door over the last three months.
The award winning Innovation Centre which boosts the reputation for being the leading innovation centre in Scotland is almost at full capacity, which reflects the number of new and exciting innovative businesses starting up in Scotland recently and choosing an innovation Centre to locate their business, rather than trying to do it on their own.
Tom Ogilvie, Chief Executive of Innovation Centres Scotland Ltd, the company that operates Hillington Park Innovation Centre said, “When we opened the doors to Hillington Park Innovation Centre in 2000, we set out on a journey to prove that the incubation process which we initially launched, and have developed over the years, ensures that the survival rate of companies in locations such as Hillington is much higher than for start-up companies who try to go it alone. Hillington is a great example of just that! Start-up companies are now choosing Innovation and Incubation Centres over general business parks as they like the support and advice they receive from the on-site advisors and they know they will have a higher chance of survival.”
8 new companies have moved into the Hillington Park Innovation Centre since December 2007, which brings the total number of tenants to 38.
Some of the innovative new companies recently moved into the Centre include:
Grow Live Ltd who has developed a mobile data capture solution for teams, which embraces technologies to connect mobile workers and office based employees. An innovative approach removes the need for companies to invest in expensive servers and development time and allows small/medium sized businesses to track and manage large teams with ease. The company have secured a contract with Heineken UK, where the system was piloted and used by 10 members of their UK sales team.
Informatics Clinical Information Systems produce software for healthcare providers, and specialise in preoperative assessment, operating theatre management and surgical scheduling and anaesthetic information management. The company has won a SMART award for technical innovation, and is engaged in a research project operated in partnership with the University of Manchester, and supported by the UK Government DTI, to develop a new generation of smart Web-based clinical assessment tools. Informatics has been in operation since 1991 and has relocated from Glasgow City Centre to benefit from the services at the Innovation Centre.
Liam Hughes of Grow Live said, “We think the opportunity to grow our business out of Hillington Park Innovation Centre is enormous. The facilities and services on offer at the Centre are excellent and the Innovation Advisory team have already made a significant contribution to our business. We are a very ambitious company and like the fact that there are a number of other successful, equally ambitious companies, all working in the same building, which ultimately helps motivate us to ensure we meet our growth targets.”
Ross Clark, Centre Director for Hillington Park Innovation Centre said, “It is encouraging to see so many new companies moving into Hillington. There are some exciting new technologies amongst these companies that I feel the Advisory team here at the Innovation Centre and our network of specialist contacts, can use their skills and experience to help these companies grow and ultimately enhance the economy of Scotland. As well as new companies moving into the Centre we also help companies grow to a level where they are ready to graduate and we have seen 5 companies graduate over the last 2 months. This proves that the incubation process within the Hillington Park Innovation Centre really works.”
