InfoLab21

InfoLab21 offers a wide range of services for businesses.

In the last 4 years, having established a network of over 500 ICT related businesses that are Associates of InfoLab21, InfoLab21 has assisted over 449 companies.

As well as SMEs, InfoLab21 continues to work with global brands including Microsoft, Nokia, BAE Systems, BBC, BT and Ford.

InfoLab21 Products and Services For Businesses:

• InfoLab21 Business Space A unique, impressive, supportive environment for growing ICT businesses.
• Collaboration InfoLab21’s Business Development Officers liaise with businesses who want to find ICT experts within InfoLab21 to partner with and develop new projects/products/processes
• InfoLab21 Associate Company Scheme Join online for free membership, which includes the e-marketing benefits of a profile on the InfoLab21 website.
• Monthly e-newsletter InfoTextX For businesses and partners who want to be kept informed about developments inside InfoLab21 and ICT related regional news and events.
• InfoLab21 ICT JobShop A unique specialist website, created to help regional companies source ICT skills, which includes profiles of students and graduates looking for part-time and full-time ICT work currently online.
• InfoLab21 Events InfoLab21 hosts and promotes a wide range of free events, demonstrations, workshops and seminars for businesses providing networking opportunities, updates on the latest developments in technology and routes to funding new technology products and processes.
• Lancashire & Cumbria ICT Clusters 6 regional groups (of local ICT businesses) created and supported by InfoLab21 who meet together regularly and engage in a free and open exchange of knowledge, information and business opportunities.
• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Improve competitiveness and productivity through better use of knowledge, technology and skills.
• InfoLab21 Graduate Academy Support for businesses via tailored consultancy, placement schemes and individual project work.
• Supporting ICT Investment Working with businesses to break down barriers to ICT investment and promote ICT products and services
• Innovation Vouchers Government funded awards scheme designed to help Northwest businesses owners, entrepreneurs and social enterprises to purchase to £3,000 worth of academic expertise to develop innovation and enhance business.
• InfoLab21 Facilities- Associate businesses can hire InfoLab21 to act as an impressive venue for an events/conferences/meetings.
• ICT Demos Free posters, fact sheets and films in the InfoLab21 Downloads section demonstrating our cutting edge ICT research to businesses and partners.
• Women In Enterprise InfoLab21 champions and promotes a wide range of schemes and events for Women in Enterprise.
• Courses and Careers Programmes delivered range from Microsoft and Cisco certified courses, through to vocationally-oriented Lancaster University accredited courses or bespoke courses for industry.
• Signposting to Further Support InfoLab21 collaborates with a range of partner organisations within the University and across the region and where possible will signpost clients to sources of further support to compliment InfoLab21 activities and add further value to your business.
• The HighWire Programme is a Doctoral Training Centre at Lancaster University involving exceptional students with backgrounds in computing, design and management who adopt a post-disciplinary approach to innovation through research. The programme incorporates short long-term placements with digital companies and integrates industry engagement as a key element of the learning process.
• MSc projects- The Departments of Communication Systems and Computing run full-time individual projects with businesses for their students under the supervision of a member of staff for the majority of their taught courses, commencing in May each year and running for approximately 10 weeks.