Coventry & Warwickshire Business Guide 2017

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The average company in the UK spends £6,800 on research and development - in Coventry &
Warwickshire that figure stands at £15,000, showing that local businesses have the strength
and conviction to invest in themselves and their products.
support to organisations of varying sizes in a number of
sectors. It also looks to help business and industry innovate
by sharing insights and knowledge through collaborations.
The award-winning Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and
Engineering (AME) is a collaboration between the University
and Unipart Manufacturing Group. Academics and students
work alongside industry professionals in the UK’s first ‘Faculty
on the Factory Floor’, which allows industry to benefit from
the knowledge of academics and the innovative nature of the
syllabus, whilst also allowing students to gain real and relevant
work experience.
Discover the university’s expertise and take advantage of
the knowledge and experience across numerous industries
available from the three-time winner of The Times and Sunday
Times Good University Guide’s Modern University of the
Year in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Access Coventry University’s facilities and utilise the high
quality and professional meeting, conference and training
spaces to suit all occasions. Frommulti-venue conferences
facilities and office space available at the Coventry University
Technology Park, to the high-tech, multi-faceted training
facilities on offer at the Simulation Centre, we can cater for
almost any business requirement.
Utilise the unique attributes of a leading university to boost
your organisation’s potential. It is one of the top universities
for business partnerships and are proud to be seen as a
‘business facing’ institution.
To learn more about howwe can help your business innovate
and grow, please contact the Enterprise and Innovation team:
Tel: +44 (0) 24 7615 8258
Email:
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HORIBA MIRA
HORIBA MIRA is a global provider of pioneering engineering,
research and test services to the automotive, defence,
aerospace and rail sectors. The organisation works in close
collaboration with vehicle manufacturers and suppliers around
the world, providing comprehensive support ranging from
individual product tests to turnkey engineering design,
development and build programmes. With over 70 years’
experience in developing some of the world’s most iconic
vehicles, HORIBA-MIRA utilises the latest test facilities and
simulation tools to make vehicles.
Coventry &Warwickshire has proved an attractive proposition
for globally recognised brands like Jaguar Land Rover, Tata and
Aston Martin. Powerhouses such as these continue to be drawn
to this area in part, due to world class knowledge transfer, R&D
and innovation facilities, excellent transport links to innovation
sites across the wider region, and one of the strongest
education, skills and apprenticship provisions in the UK.
Knowledge is at the heart of our vision for our region. Our
region is a centre of excellence for partnerships between
research institutions and business with an enviable track
record in automotive, aerospace, energy and digital. We’re
working to strengthen ongoing partnerships between
research institutes, universities, colleges, science parks and
local businesses by encouraging educators and industry to
work together to channel learning in ways that increase
employability within the region’s key sectors. Below are some
of the institutions and organisations able to support your
business development in Coventry &Warwickshire.
Coventry University
Coventry University aims to create bespoke solutions to meet
specific business needs. It is a global business with an influence
in every continent and the ability to match geographies and
customer profiles, either digitally or physically.
Their approach to business, through enterprise and innovation,
aims to contribute fully to the economic prosperity and
knowledge society - locally, nationally and globally.
To achieve this, Coventry University strives to offer excellence
in the fields of knowledge exchange, intellectual property
exploitation, social enterprise, consultancy, professional
learning and development, physical infrastructure, facilities
and equipment, and by supporting new business start-ups
and developing existing businesses.
Coventry University is one of the top universities for working
with businesses and have invested heavily in providing
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