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01206 405 500
Office hours 08:30am – 5:00pm

Innovation Centre
Knowledge Gateway, Boundary Road, Colchester, CO4 3ZQ

Network with like-minded entrepreneurs, collaborate with graduate talent, and access award-winning research and University campus facilities

Take advantage of a wider support network

In addition to your creative neighbours within Innovation Centre, your business is surrounded by a wider community that brings all sorts of added advantages.

Simply being based on the Knowledge Gateway itself opens you up to other businesses just like yours, presenting great opportunities to collaborate, socialise and network. The adjoining university campus means not only do you have access to technology research and expertise, but you can also go to the gym, do some shopping or even do your banking in your lunch break.

So, whether you want to pick the brains of one of our own experienced business leaders, or connect with other like-minded entrepreneurs, we’re can make that happen. 

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Outstanding Campus Facilities

The University of Essex’s Colchester campus is a lively and exciting place to be based, offering businesses access to incredible facilities:

    • Research facilities including ESSEXLab
    • State-of-the-art interpreting lab, similar to UN standards
    • Four-star Wivenhoe House Hotel and brasserie
    • Conferences on-campus arranged by Event Essex
    • Childcare at Wivenhoe Park Nursery 8am-6pm
    • Graphic design and print for your marketing
    • Sports centre and gym with membership and classes
    • Excellent cafes, restaurants and bars
    • 24-hour mini-market, banks, ATMs, post office
    • Lakeside Theatre and Art Exchange gallery
    • Landscaped parkland covering more than 200 acres
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Essex Startups

Essex Startups are a dedicated service offering support to students and graduates, of the university, who are interested in starting their own business and want to discuss, develop, test and launch their ideas.

With a range of highly skilled mentors, they offer trusted and experienced advice on growing early-stage and scalable businesses. They are here to help students and graduates if:

  • They have an idea for a business but don’t know where to start.
  • They are starting a business and looking for advice on next steps, or;
  • They are up and running, looking to grow their reach.

Throughout the academic year the team also host a variety of workshops, bootcamps, funding competitions and innovation-led activities, all tailored to help their community of student and graduate entrepreneurs get business ready.

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Angels@Essex is based here at the ICKG and is an investment platform that links angel investors to entrepreneurs with innovative ideas, allowing new disruptive technologies to flourish.

The platform is supported by our team of experts, who work with investors and entrepreneurs to ensure that both parties are ready for the exciting journey ahead.

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Again based here inside the Centre, this division of the University helps facilitate business growth with research opportunities to help you find the right solution, cost projects, apply for funding and match you with academics. They provide Innovation Vouchers, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and even Corporate partnerships

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Our Companies

We are proud to host so many innovative businesses within our centre. Our aim is to bring together the best and brightest and help them develop, collaborate and grow. Below is a selection of who you will find here for you to collaborate with.

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What our customers say

“The innovation centre provides any company with much more than you would get with a normal rental office. It provides an experience. It provides a community. It provides opportunities. ”
Chris
Lindsey Group
“I can't say enough brilliant things about the Innovation Centre Knowledge Gateway - everytime I visit I am so impressed and always have a super positive experience. It is a really productive and calm environment to work in, with a great team and lots of really interesting events for anyone in the tech or digital industry. I also think the model of having the Innovation Centre located right next to the University of Essex is so positive from a skills and talent perspective and the Enterprise Zone is amazingly well kitted out. I always enjoy working with companies at ICKG and am a big advocate for both the space and the team.”
Thea
Thea Goodluck
Tech Nation

Access University Connections & Resources

Our Centre is based at the Knowledge Gateway research and technology park, on the University of Essex campus in Colchester – an official University Enterprise Zone designated by the Government as a centre for nurturing and supporting new digital and creative businesses.

This means that Innovation Centre customers can benefit from short and long-term support from students and academics, as well access to cutting-edge research, equipment, expertise and facilities. 

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10 minutes from Colchester High Street

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26 miles from Chelmsford on the A12

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20 minutes from train station with direct trains to London

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30 miles to London Stansted Airport

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