Open portal providing tender opportunities to companies looking to increase supply.

DIGI-RAIL will showcase and offer long-term innovation support to businesses looking to develop digital products and services for the rail industry.

Medilink West Midlands (WM) is the industry association for the Life Science and Medical Technology sector in the region, helping companies establish, develop and grow. Our aim is to help our members to become more innovative, competitive and profitable.

Aerospace Unlocking Potential (Aerospace UP) is a £20M three-year project (2020 to 2022) which aims to support the aerospace supply chain in the Midlands by helping to unlock its innovation potential. The project is being delivered by the University of Nottingham and the Midlands Aerospace Alliance. Aerospace UP is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), which helps businesses to access funding and expertise to improve their performance through innovation in all aspects of their enterprise. As a pan-Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) project, Aerospace UP is available to SMEs in 8 Midlands LEP areas.

The Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) at Aston University is running an innovative programme to help entrepreneurs and business leaders in the West Midlands to develop new low carbon products and services from such unwanted material. Redundant material such as food waste, cardboard boxes, plastic waste, sawdust, waste oils, manure, hay straw, sugar beet residue, spent grain waste from breweries are only a few examples of waste that could potentially open up fresh possibilities for your business.