Welcome to our archive of YTKO news, here’s an extensive list of all news items from YTKO itself. We’re including all our success stories, news and views.
September 1, 2010
YTKO’s CEO Bev Hurley appointed as Chair of East of England Tourism
East of England Tourism has announced the appointment of Bev Hurley to the position of Chair with effect from 1st September 2010, following the retirement of former Chair Dr Derek Langslow after four and a half years in the role.
August 31, 2010
YTKO-sponsored Cornwall HUB awards celebrates all things business!
YTKO is proud to sponsor the sixth annual Hub awards, in recognition of the value of the Hub’s support for local innovation and enterprise in Cornwall.
June 8, 2010
Celebrating innovation success in Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Enterprise Fellowship is marking the end of a successful flagship programme with a Summer Showcase at Harewood House on the 10th of June.
April 21, 2010
Queen Honours YTKO Chief Executive Bev Hurley
YTKO is proud to announce that Bev Hurley, their Chief Executive, has been honoured on the 2010 Queen’s Birthday Honours List with the Queens Award for Enterprise Promotion.
April 19, 2010
300 new Cornish entrepreneurs on the way!
Outset Cornwall, the successful start-up support service for Cornish entrepreneurs, has marked its first 6 months by announcing 22 new business already started and over 25 jobs created – and 300 other potential entrepreneurs engaged in the programme.
March 8, 2010
Peterborough Women’s Enterprise Centre launches today
The doors of the UK’s second Women’s Business Centre are officially opened to support Peterborough’s aspiring entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses.
February 10, 2010
New contract win for start-up support in Plymouth
YTKO’s successful contract award to deliver a new intensive start-up support service for under-represented enterprise groups in the City launches today.
February 1, 2010
Groundbreaking Medical Product, ShieldAll™, Reaches the Market
A recent innovation from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has reached the market, with support from Medipex Ltd and the Yorkshire Enterprise Fellowship (YEF). ShieldAll™ is a bespoke patient radiation protection device for use during CT scans, which has significant benefits for patient safety and staff handling.
January 15, 2010
Funding Success for Yorkshire Enterprise Fellow
Groundbreaking research into the extraction and use of natural dyes by a scientist and Yorkshire Enterprise Fellow from the University of Leeds has successfully won substantial further funding to explore commercial uses.
November 25, 2009
Yorkshire Enterprise Fellowship celebrates the success of its members
The Yorkshire Enterprise Fellowship (YEF) scheme held a black-tie Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Thursday 26th November at the Met Hotel Leeds. The event celebrated the outstanding achievements of YEF fellows in commercialising their ground breaking academic research, and was hosted by Professor Anthony Robards, OBE.
November 15, 2009
YTKO-managed Enterprise Fellowship supports first company – mimicking body’s defences to detect disease
An innovative new company, Aptuscan, is developing a unique technique to diagnose diseases at their earliest stage, hopefully leading to greater success rates in treatment.
June 1, 2009
Cornwall contracts YTKO for major European-funded business collaboration project
YTKO, the UK economic and business development company, has been appointed by the South West Regional Development Agency to set-up and manage a new business collaboration network serving the county of Cornwall and the Scilly Isles.
YTKO wins second £2.2m project to support new entrepreneurs
A £2.2 million project is being launched to support new entrepreneurs in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, part of an ambitious £25m package of investments that are aimed at supporting business growth.
March 1, 2009
YTKO wins prestigious ‘Flagship of Flagships’ Award
It was announced at the Prowess National conference in Blackpool that YTKO were the winner of the prestigious Best Newcomer 2009 Award.
Discover who funds and benefits from early-stage proof of concept programmes
TII Annual Conference, 22-23 April 2009, Thessaloniki, Greece