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East Midlands’ small businesses, start ups and budding entrepreneurs are invited to pitch their business ideas to win a bespoke package of innovation support at this year’s iFestival innovation EXPO (iEXPO).
The Last Business Standing competition takes place during the iEXPO on Tuesday 12 March at Athena in Leicester, as part of the annual innovation [...]

The organisers of this year’s East Midlands innovation Festival (iFestival) have announced that economic development company, Prospect Leicestershire, is to support the programme’s first high profile event – the innovation EXPO (iEXPO).
East Midlands Development Agency (emda) and East Midlands Innovation (the region’s Innovation Council) have partnered with Prospect Leicestershire to stage the event on 12th [...]

A Northamptonshire company is calling on local businesses to help them deliver an innovative range of self-heating meals into the UK market.
Mainstay Enterprises Ltd, the sole supplier of HOTBOX Self Heating Meals in the UK, has posted the product to the East Midlands Development Agency’s (emda) new, online innovation Exchange (iExchange) service.
Hosted on [...]

The University of Leicester is looking for organisations in the region to adopt an innovative ‘air fingerprinting’ device into their workplace.
The University’s Real-time Air Fingerprinting Technology (RAFT) idea was the first to be posted to the East Midlands Development Agency’s (emda) new, online innovation Exchange (iExchange) service.
Hosted on the East Midlands Innovation portal www.eminnovation.org, [...]

The East Midlands Development Agency (emda) is embracing social networking to help the region’s economy with the launch of an innovative service that allows Lincolnshire businesses to access the research and development talents of the region’s universities.
Recently introduced to East Midlands Innovation’s website www.eminnovation.org.uk, the Innovation Expertise Directory acts as an online introductory service between [...]

iExchange:  new networking service is set to become the East Midlands’ premier online idea sharing destination for bright sparks.

East Midlands Development Agency (emda) has unveiled an innovative matchmaking service for people looking for help in developing their bright ideas.
The innovation Exchange (iExchange) hosted on the East Midlands Innovation Portal (http://www.eminnovation.org.uk), allows people with innovative ideas [...]