News and Events from InfoLab21
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News and Events from InfoLab21
December 2008
Welcome to the December issue of InfoTextX – the e-newsletter from the Knowledge Business Centre at InfoLab21, keeping you informed about developments inside InfoLab21 and other news which we hope will be of interest to you. To subscribe or contribute news items to InfoTextX and our website, please contact the editor – Sarah Maginness.
This newsletter and previous editions are available here: InfoTextX
We would like to wish all our Associate Companies, Partners and Collaborators a Happy Christmas and prosperous 2009 and look forward to continuing to work with you in the New Year.
Here are the latest companies to submit their profile online to our Associate Company Scheme section of the website and take advantage of the eMarketing benefits of having a weblink from the InfoLab21 site:
ICG is an award-winning agency which solves clients' communication and marketing problems. Their services include graphic design, public relations, web, advertising and marketing.
Founded in 2007, Stockopedia is a social research network for Individual Investors - providing a full market data platform, aggregating opinion, prices and news while customising content according to the interests of each user.
Connect and Catalyse - Innovation through Collaboration
Thank you to those who attended out latest Technology Matters event and launch of the North West Knowledge Transfer Network.
We now have 70 highly skilled Lancaster ICT Students and Graduates ready for employment on the InfoLab21 ICT Jobshop. To browse profiles and advertise your job for free, register online via the link below:
Two Computing graduate entrepreneurs are to roll their technology business out across the UK after being inspired by Create, Lancaster University's business creation centre.
Lancaster is set to receive around £5m to fund a new Digital Economy Innovation Centre to educate a new generation of PhD students. The funding will enable around 50 PhD students over 5 years to become the innovators of the future - trained to work at the cutting edge of the Digital Economy. Kevin Thistlethwaite from Mott MacDonald , one of the companies in line to work with Lancaster's new Centre , said: "This is excellent news for Lancaster University and true recognition of their contribution to the development of design and computer science in the UK."
Lancaster University is helping to provide internet connectivity for a town near Chernobyl in a UK Government funded £750,000 project to help regenerate the area which was devastated by the accident in April 1986. Professor Garik Markarian of the Department of Communication Systems at InfoLab21 helped to design the wireless broadband system.
ICT Focus still have some places available on this course starting in January 2009. This University-accredited certificate introduces key elements of systems and network administration, providing students with essential skills and knowledge for running an efficient and effective IT infrastructure.
InfoLab21 joined in with the first Global Business Incubation Day on 8th December by improving and expanding the section of our website on "Locating in InfoLab21" featuring information on being a resident company in InfoLab21's world class business incubation centre.
Check the Lancaster and Cumbria ICT Cluster website for upcoming meetings and the latest news from the six regional ICT Cluster Groups:
The BIBAs (Be Inspired Business Awards) are one of the region's most prestigious awards and are free to enter. There is a wide selection of categories to suit every business. Entries must be in by 19th December. Simply complete an online entry form by visiting:
The £15m InfoLab21 building was made possible with funding from Lancaster University, the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Project part-financed by the European Union, the European Regional Development Fund & the North West Regional Action Plan Partnership.
