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19 March 2025
Exhibitors
Adamson Jones and Symbiosis IP
Adamson Jones and Symbiosis IP, are dedicated patent and trade mark attorney firms within the Gateley professional services business. We provide intellectual property protection and advice to a broad range of UK and international clients, from technology-focused start-ups to multinationals, innovative SMEs to world-renowned universities, helping them to harness the power of their innovation.
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Aston University
Aston University provides expert business support to help you start and grow a company, recruit talent, train employees, and collaborate with leading innovators. Engage in partnerships, attend networking events, and access workshops, funding seminars, and industry talks to drive growth and innovation.
Barker Brettell Intellectual Property
Barker Brettell is a leading Intellectual Property firm renowned for its comprehensive and client-focused approach, with over 60 attorneys and extensive support staff specialising in IP strategy, management, and enforcement across patents, trade marks, design and copyright and related matters such as domain names, company names, and customs issues.
Biochar CleanTech Accelerator, led by the Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), Aston University
Building on research facilities at EBRI, Aston University the project aims to develop growth potential targeting commercial orders worth over £200 million of low carbon products.
It aims to commercialise knowledge and facilities for the benefit of the environment and regional economy, continuing the development of a high-capacity low carbon engineering cluster by opening up new markets and providing a development pathway to launch new technology-based opportunities.
Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE)
BCCRE is Europe’s largest academic- based group that provides world-class research, education, and innovation to the global rail industry. Enterprise and innovation at BCRRE provides commercial and professional services support to
our research and education activities, underpinning the engagement with the global rail industry to foster collaborations.
We welcome interest from any business or individual interested in railway research, education or innovation.
We are the lead partner in the £92m UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN).
Birmingham City University/STEAMhouse
Birmingham City University’s (BCU) mission is to be the University ‘for’ Birmingham, through facilitating growth, innovation and productivity in the local economy. We collaborate with businesses, organisations and innovators on commercial projects, research and development opportunities, training and knowledge exchange. We nurture talented, work-ready graduates with skills and experience employers need.
British Business Bank
The British Business Bank and Midlands Engine Investment Funds seek to break down barriers in access to finance for new and growing businesses.
We drive sustainable economic growth across the Midlands, with new commercial finance options for loans from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investment up to £5 million.
Business Growth West Midlands
Business Growth West Midlands is enabling regional businesses to grow and succeed.
Funded by Government and delivered by expert local authority Business Advisers; BGWM provides free tailored, one to one support, guidance, and signposting to assist SMEs across all industries to grow and succeed, making our region a prosperous place to live and work.
Clean Futures Catalyst
Delivered from specialist hubs in Dudley and Coventry, Clean Futures is supporting the West Midlands’ transport sector to
be at the heart of the Green Industrial Revolution.
The programme also aims to drive economic growth in the region by accelerating the route to market for SMEs in the sector.
Connected Places Catapult
Connected places catapult is the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership. We are working alongside industry and academic partners to deliver DIATOMIC and Clean Futures, as part of the West Midlands Innovation Accelerator, driving growth by supporting innovators and bolstering the region's ability to spark investment.
Create Central and Creative UK
Create Central, in partnership with WMCA and Creative UK, is delivering the West Midlands Create Growth Programme which helps creative businesses to scale, with access to major new investment opportunities. Come and talk to us about this and other opportunities to grow your business.
DIATOMIC
DIATOMIC is harnessing the West Midlands’ innovation and R&D capability to spark inclusive growth and accelerate global investment. The programme has supported local SMEs to respond to challenges set by Birmingham City Council, as well as helping CleanTech companies from the region with their expansion into the Indian market.
DigiSpinWM
Led by Coventry University and funded by Research England, DigiSpinWM is a collaborative initiative with Birmingham City University and University of Wolverhampton, as part of the West Midlands Combined Universities.
We’re building a shared technology transfer model to accelerate spin-out activity across the three universities, supporting the West Midlands Investment Zone and driving innovation in advanced manufacturing and digital sectors. Albi Lamaj, IP Associate Director, Coventry University (Project PI)
Edwards Accountants
Widely recognised and respected throughout the Midlands, Edwards Accountants are an independent accountancy practice with many years specialist professional experience acting for a wide variety of science and technology companies. This includes R&D tax credits, EIS compliance, EMI option schemes, and grant assurance reports in addition to the traditional services.
Forresters
Forresters is a firm of patent and trademark attorneys with offices in Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Munich and Southampton. As well as protecting your intellectual property (IP), we offer IP audits, training and consultation to explore how you can harness your existing IP and use it to gain maximum benefit.
Innovate UK EDGE | Business Growth
Innovate UK Business Growth helps innovation-driven businesses in the UK to grow and scale. We provide specialist tailored support and coaching to businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to established companies. The service offers a range of support, including help with:
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Exploiting innovation: Protecting and harnessing IP, improving innovation management, and accessing the innovation ecosystem globally.
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Sourcing funding and finance: Finding the best funding options and getting investment ready.
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Entering new markets: Making connections and getting guidance to expand into new markets, both in the UK and internationally.
Innovate UK Business Growth is open to businesses from all sectors. To find out more, please visit our website.
Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands
Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands brings together an alliance of public, private, academic and third sector organisations to find opportunities for regional economic growth through a series of networks.
Whether you’re interested in Smart Places, Health, Zero Carbon, Advanced Manufacturing, Cyber Security, Transport or Policy, we’ve got something for you.
IP Hatch & Piece Futures
Piece Future, an Asia-based IP bank, empowers organizations to extract and maximize intellectual assets. Through IPHatch®, launched in 2017, we accelerate early-stage tech startups with technologies, patents, mentorship, and resources. Our five-year incubation program connects startups and industry leaders across Asia and Europe, driving sustainable innovation and growth.
Medilink Midlands
Medilink Midlands' is proud to once again support Venturefest West Midlands, that serves as an essential platform for innovators and entrepreneurs to connect with potential partners, investors, and other key players in the innovation ecosystem. As an innovation support organisation, we pride ourselves on supporting entrepreneurs and innovators to build the right networks to aid their ideas and technologies and access growth opportunities.
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Midven
Midven is a Birmingham-based venture capital fund manager, investing into seed-stage startups based in the West Midlands. We invest up to £1m into high potential founders and companies, and over the last 30 years we have helped some of the most exciting businesses in the region scale in a range of sectors.
Oxford Innovation Advice (OXIN)
Oxford Innovation Advice are the UK’s outstanding provider of business support for SMEs, providing specialist expertise and advice to help businesses to accelerate their growth and fulfil their potential. Designing and delivering business support programmes that nurture a culture of innovation to generate sustainable growth and economic prosperity for customers.
Pennington Manches Cooper
We are a leading UK and international law firm providing high quality legal advice, tailored to innovative businesses like yours. Our lawyers have supported hundreds of innovators through every stage of their growth – working with us you’ll get the benefits of our pragmatic advice, expertise, sector experience with cost certainty.
rbl
rbl Brand Agency helps ambitious organisations mean more and achieve more. Working with clients like TechWM, WMGC, StudyStash and NEC Digital Studio, we collaborate and co-create to identify core beliefs, build an identity, position for growth and deliver impact.
Visit our stand for a free copy of The Innovation Trap Report.
Rocketeer Nexus
Unlock your business's potential with Rocketeer Nexus. Our AI-powered platform, RAI, combined with expert coaching, reveals hidden opportunities and guides you every step of the way. Stop guessing, start growing.
Experience RAI's power with a free, no-obligation 7-day trial and unlock your business's true potential.
SuperTech
West Midlands-based SuperTech is the UK’s first and only body responsible for the advancement of technology in business and professional services. Covering innovative sectors including fintech, lawtech, proprtech, insurtech, HRtech etc. with the ambition of championing and promoting the region as a centre of next generation services.
Sustainability West Midlands
Sustainability West Midlands is as an independent, not-for-profit company and is the sustainability adviser for organisations in the West Midlands.
Our vision is that the West Midlands is leading in contributing to the national target of Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 whilst addressing health inequality and driving inclusive growth.
TBAT Innovation
TBAT is a forward-thinking, value-driven, independent consultancy with over 20 years’ experience working with technology & research and development organisations all over the UK to fund their innovation.
Their innovation support services include Grant Funding, R&D Tax Credits, Video Game Tax Relief, Capital Allowances, SEIS/EIS, Patent Box and more.
TechWM
TechWM is an independent not-for-profit organisation that sits at the beating heart of the West Midlands' tech ecosystem. It is the voice of the sector and supports businesses to scale-up, through key initiatives like Birmingham Tech Week, the UK's largest regional tech festival, and Tech Connect, a new smart platform & program that helps people navigate the ecosystem more effectively.
Trowers & Hamlin
Trowers & Hamlins is a top 50 international law firm with offices in the UK, the Middle East and Asia.
The firm comprises thriving practices in real estate, corporate, commercial, banking and finance, dispute resolution and litigation, employment, energy and sustainability, projects and construction, planning, tax and private wealth.
University of Birmingham Enterprise
The University of Birmingham collaborates with organisations of all sizes, across different sectors and places. Our research delivers new ways of seeing things, ingenious technologies, novel therapeutics, and much more. The work of the Enterprise Team ensures these ideas are translated into products, services and enterprises that achieve local, regional and global impact.
University of Warwick Science Park
University of Wolverhampton and NBI
The University of Wolverhampton’s award winning School of Architecture and Built Environment, offers fully funded support to help develop business ideas and bring them to market.
We can support you in site development and brownfield remediation, optimising productivity in your manufacturing or construction process, and developing innovative sustainable, low carbon products.
WMG – The University of Warwick
WMG is a world leading research and education group, transforming organisations and driving innovation through a unique combination of collaborative research and development, and pioneering education programmes. As an international role model for successful partnerships between academia and the private and public sectors, WMG develops advancements nationally and globally, in applied science, technology and engineering, to deliver real impact to economic growth, society and the environment.
WMHTC
WMHTC: Your gateway to health tech innovation in the West Midlands. We connect businesses, foster collaboration, and shape impactful policies to drive regional growth. Whether you're a startup, established company, or strategic partner, we provide the guidance and support you need to thrive
West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator
The West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator is focused on driving companies towards market success. Uniting a world-class consortium of over 21 academic, public and private sector specialists (which includes primary and secondary care) under one collaborative programme, the WMHTIA enables innovators to benefit from unprecedented access to expert infrastructure and product development support.
