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This blog was written by Ed Ryan from Hallam, summarising the recent social media breakfast seminar he delivered at BioCity Nottingham. If you’re based at BioCity, see what upcoming events and seminars we have here.   Social media platforms for businesses can be seen as an extension of a brand…

We’ve become obsessed with tracking; tracking steps, tracking calories, tracking sleep. Tracking gives you an element of control over your health and watching the results improve can be a huge motivator to do better – whether that’s by cutting down on certain foods or making an effort to be more…

‘The most important consideration for any start-up… question everything!’   So, you have the perfect business idea and the passion to see it through – but what next? First things first, build yourself a network… immediately. Having a strong network and valuable contacts can make a huge difference when you…

Networkers come in all shapes and sizes – many of them lovely, interesting people that may well become a valuable business connection. But as always, with the good comes the bad, which means there are also the dull, overbearing and off-putting networkers that you really don’t want to bump into….

Last month I was lucky enough to shadow Azotic Technologies for the morning; not only to get a taste of the work they carry out on a day to day basis, but to get insight into the people that work there. David Dent, Director of Azotic Technologies, leads a team…

Blog by Dr Glenn Crocker (MBE)   So here we are at the end of yet another year: and what a year it has been. Aside from all the great things the companies based at BioCity, MediCity and the BioHub are doing that we’ve reported on during the year- here…

Chris Genders, CEO of Gendius Limited, attended the DEVELOP programme in 2015. The DEVELOP programme enables entrepreneurs to further expand and apply their knowledge whilst engaging with industry professionals that can offer the support they need to get their feet off the ground.   Gendius is a start- up operating in the mHealth space and…

DEVELOP, part of the BioCity Accelerator, is a 12-week programme specifically designed for entrepreneurs to challenge their business case, create a business model and to develop the tools to steer their business in the right direction.   The DEVELOP programme ensures that entrepreneurs leave with the confidence and ability to take the next…