What is the Cumbria Innovations Platform?

The Cumbria Innovations Platform aims to help boost economic growth in Cumbria by providing micro, small and medium enterprises with a competitive edge. This platform is unique and diverse in its offerings as it combines the capabilities of various departments from the universities of Lancaster and Cumbria to provide bespoke business support. 

Engineering, Management, Chemistry, Physics, Computing and more pull their capabilities together to enable multifaceted, tailored business support in four different formats. It will allow you to explore new ideas by providing practical and academic guidance.

The programme has been designed for inventive and innovative Cumbrian businesses, who wish to accelerate their growth, to utilise the following resources based within Lancaster University and the University of Cumbria.

• Computing and Digital
• Engineering
• Management Science
• Biology, biomedicine and forensics
• Chemistry 
• Physics
• Conservation
• Environmental Science
• Health and Sport
• Law and Criminology

Benefits of the Cumbria Innovations Platform

• Access a unique combination of expertise and skills
• Reduce the risk of research and development
• Speed up innovation
• Support the development and commercialisation of new products
• Accelerate growth in innovative Cumbrian businesses