Workshops 12 & 15 October

STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS?

InCrops, Rothamsted Research and the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry have teamed up to organise a series of FREE workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups businesses and Small and Medium-size Enterprises in the bio-renewables, agri-biotech and green sectors.

The workshops provide an overview of the key considerations that need to be taken into account when setting up and running a business that provides consultancy and research services. Delegates may register for the morning or / and afternoon sessions separately depending on their needs:

Friday 12^th October

Morning session: How to start a business

Afternoon session: Finding clients and closing deals

Thursday 25^th October

Morning session: Managing innovation and IP

Afternoon session: Funding innovation

An excellent group of experts on entrepreneurship, marketing and innovation have been lined up as speakers. Please download the flyer of the workshops here (for full details). Business support organisations will be present at the workshops, which will be hosted at Rothamsted Research.

If you are considering the possibility of setting up a business, have recently set up a business or are looking for funding to innovate and grow, reserve your place today by contacting Julia O’Rourke, InCrops Events Co-ordinator, by email adapt.events@uea.ac.uk or call on 1603 591765.

Delivering sustainable business - 12 September

InCrops invites you to attend ‘Delivering sustainable business – Rio+20 and beyond’; a networking meeting to discuss the role of industry in maintaining ‘Natural Capital’. The event, featuring presentations from the United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), will take place on 12 September, 15:00 -18:00 at Wolfson Court, University of Cambridge, CB3 OHD.

In June, world leaders and stakeholders met in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), 20 years after the Rio Earth Summit that produced a series of high-level commitments to sustainable development that have shaped the biodiversity and development agendas.

The high level of business engagement at the Conference and the number of business-related commitments in the Rio+20 outcomes document serve as a reminder of the central role that business plays in delivering sustainability and in safeguarding our planet’s ‘Natural Capital’.

This FREE event is aimed at anyone interested in

• hearing more about the outcomes from Rio+20 and what they mean for business
• finding out about
  • commitments announced by business at Rio+20 (i.e. the Natural Capital Declaration; the Natural Capital Leadership Compact)
  • outcomes from the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum and the Business Action for Sustainable Development Rio+20 Business Day
  • the launch of new public-private partnerships for sustainable development
• discussing with other business leaders what we can do here and now, in the East of England, to grow a sustainable economy

Registration will open at 15:00, presentations and discussion will start at 15:30, and the event will close at 18:00.

To register to attend this event please email Adapt.events@uea.ac.uk or call 01603 591765

Advances in Printing event 29 March

FREE Academic-Industry morning networking event
Tuesday 29 March 2011, Institute of Manufacturing, University of Cambridge

New materials are being introduced to printing all the time, with industry and academia pushing the boundaries for substrates and inks. At the same time, the need to pay attention to an efficient use of resources and the reduction of waste is also pointing at new directions for printing R&D. In this event we explore how new printing
technologies, materials and strategies can be used both within the sector and in other industries to widen the range of applications, increase efficiency and decrease use of resources and cost.

More information: http://www.incropsproject.co.uk/events/34.

FREE InCrops technology adoption event 'Bioplastics' 23 March, Thetford 16:30 -19:00

InCrops Enterprise Hub invites you to "Opportunities, challenges and advances in processing and recycling of biopolymers" event on 23 March 2011 16:30 - 19:00, Keystone Innovation Centre, Thetford IP24 1JD.

The event is for businesses interested in sustainable alternatives to petrochemical plastics and those involved in the supply chain, conversion and recycling of plastics. This event is FREE to attend.

Hear from Matthew White of British Sugar about the challenges and opportunities for sugar-derived polymers, from Christoph Lohr of FKuR about the technical aspects of some bioplastics and from Marcel Arsand of Recoup on understanding the terminology, application options and recyclability.

Registration - to attend this event please contact Julia O’Rourke, InCrops events co-ordinator, by email j.orourke@uea.ac.uk or call 01603 591765 by 18th March.

Further information about the event and the InCrops Project is available at www.incropsproject.co.uk/events.

Promoting green innovation

From an article in Research Horizons:

A regional knowledge transfer project is linking the region’s top plant science research with businesses wanting to develop new products.

Read the full article.

Natural Fibre Composites:developments & applications of biomaterials from non-food crops - 11 May 2010

Tuesday 11th May 2010, Royal Geographical Society, London

This InCrops and LTN joint event will be a discussion forum on the latest developments and applications of Natural Fibre Composites (NFC). Through case studies, the workshop will highlight the potential opportunities and perceived barriers of using NFC and future applications of bio materials.

EXAMINE the challenges of using natural fibre composites
ACCESS the latest R&D through academic posters
IDENTIFY opportunities for collaborative research partnerships between industry and academia

Registration and Payment
To register contact Holly Parker at H.Parker@LTNetwork.org or call: 0870 730 8688
Large companies (150+ employees) £80+VAT = £94
Small/medium companies (up to 149 employees) £40+VAT = £47
Academics = free
Discounts are available if you refer a friend and on multiple bookings (3 or more places).
Please call Holly Parker on 0870 730 8688 for more details.
Download the programme.

LTN events website