Newcastle University aims to contribute significantly to the regional economy by the creation of a new innovation based eco-system of high technology, innovative commercial companies that have been spun out from university research.

The central Company Creation activity comprises a small team of professional staff with extensive, hands-on experience of creating and successfully managing technology businesses.

The Company Creation team will work with founder academics, faculty based Research and Enterprise Services teams and an extensive network of external business managers and funders to help create a successful new business.

As a core element of its role, the Company Creation team has launched the Northern Accelerator programme.