Northern Accelerator is an exciting collaboration between the North East’s universities, creating real-world impact from world-leading research, commercialising innovation and boosting the region’s economy.

To date we have

£4.7m

Awarded to pre-incorporation projects

Investments from our Seed Investment Fund

Training courses delivered

£1.8m

Invested from our Seed Investment Fund

Case Studies

Atelerix, is offering encapsulated human cells in an alginate gel made from seaweed making them practical, adaptable and easy to store and transport, even at room temperature.

Atelerix

Newcastle University

This Durham University spin-out is helping companies discover and develop new age-related treatments faster.

Magnitude Biosciences

Durham University

New hope for patients with life-threatening genetic diseases such as cystinosis.

Research to treat rare genetic diseases

University of Sunderland

An innovative breath collecting device that could revolutionise the way we diagnose diseases, such as COVID-19.

PulmoBioMed Ltd

Northumbria University

Innovative treatments for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Nevrargenics

Durham University

At ThirdAgeTx our mission is to enable healthy ageing and the healthspan by optimising psychological health and wellbeing. We tackle the epidemics of loneliness, ill health and all the problems these cause. We will make effective treatment & prevention available to all.

Third Age Theraputics

University of York

Respiratone exists to improve human health via the understanding of key molecules in breath.

Respiratone

Durham University

XR Therapeutics

Newcastle University

Minimally invasive tests for the accurate diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's Disease

ESP Diagnostics

Newcastle University

Skin Life Analytics

Newcastle University

Sundara

Anasyst

3D Bio-Tissues

Aelius Biotech

AEM Limited

Alcyomics

Apix Nutrition

Armatus Oceanic (Data from the Deep)

Behavioural Therapeutics

CellRev

Changing Health

Cizzle Biotechnology Holdings

Clear Sky Medical Diagnostics

Closed Loop Medicine

Dragonfly Insulation

E Theraputics

Earthbound Scientific Ltd

EcoTechX

Northumbria University

EMC Techsys

EpiMoto

Northern Accelerator is an exciting collaboration between the North East’s universities, creating real-world impact from world-leading research, commercialising innovation and boosting the region’s economy.

Recent News

Region’s net-zero experts invited to collaborate at innovation sprints

Spin-out unveils world-leading technology to speed up drug discovery

York spinout combatting ‘silent killer’ of loneliness and depression

Newcastle spinout partners with leading innovator for eco-friendly textile dyeing

Prestigious fellowship for Newcastle academic entrepreneur and battery recycling spinout

Northern Accelerator awarded Place-based Knowledge Exchange Initiative of the Year

To date we have

Case Studies

Case Studies