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Connect Yorkshire Investment Forum 7th July
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Yorkshire Concept Board Meeting June 2010
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Yorkshire Concept Board Meeting, March 2010
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Venturefest winners
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Case Studies
3D FACIS: 3D Fast Acquisition, Characterisation and Identification System
We have developed and tested real time techniques for 3D storage and retrieval. These techniques are based on intelligent mathematical algorithms. Demonstration software is available for applications in the area of 3D face recognition. Our compression techniques can compress 3D human facial data by more than 2000 times without any quality compromise. Our search algorithms can search through large data sets in real-time for both verification (1:1) and identification (1: Many) purposes.
The University of Bradford have created a spin out Tangentix from their School of Computing, Informatics and Media to exploit this technology. Investment has been provided by Enterprise Ventures, via its RisingStars Growth Fund and the South Yorkshire Investment Fund’s Seedcorn Fund. Funding has been secured to further Funding has been secured to further develop a technology demonstrator and validate the market opportunity.
For further information visit http://www.tangentix.com/
Development of Enteral Feeding Tubes
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The Yorkshire Fund closed on the 31st March 2011 and any enquires to individual projects should be made to the sponsoring institution.
Proof of Commercial Concept Fund 2007-2010
Yorkshire Concept is a new project Fund designed to stimulate the commercialisation of research and knowledge-based activities in the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. It is funded jointly, on the principle of matched funding, by the Regional Development Agency, Yorkshire Forward, and the Higher Education Institutions themselves.
Activities will focus on supporting projects which enhance potential for a new product or process to become commercially viable and on forging collaborations between higher education and private sectors to encourage innovation.
Our Partners
Central to the success of the Yorkshire Concept : Proof of Commercial Fund are the partnerships between the Fund, the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the region and Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency.
Allocated funding is matched 50% from the Fund sourced by Yorkshire Forward and 50% from the HEIs with £3 million being contributed from each source over a 3 year period, creating a £6m Fund. In addition we work closely with the Yorkshire Enterprise Fellowship scheme
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Venturefest 2010
The Fund helped sponsor Venturefest Yorkshire 2010 using the opportunity to showcase around 30 propositions in the university showcase staff area, demonstrating the commercial potential of a wide range of science, technology and knowledge propositions from the regions higher education and research sector. In addition mr shox a spin out from the University of Sheffield won the event's Investment Competition. Find out more about Venturefest 2010.
