Business Incubation

The Higgs Centre for Innovation provides a unique environment for start-ups to grow.

Incubators have gained much traction amongst start-ups and investors, and are recognised for the dedicated support they offer to early stage companies with an ambition to grow. Whether it be access to physical space or a network of entrepreneurs, advisors and partners a Business Incubation Centre offers a start-up all the tools it will need.

Our business incubation programmes provide start-ups with access to:

Funding

Business Development, Support & Advice

Unique Technical Support & Expertise

Our Achievments

20 Companies supported

£18.5m investment raised by BIC companies

95% company survival rate

Higgs BIC

Higgs Business Incubation Centre

The Higgs BIC is available to high-tech companies seeking to grow their businesses in technology areas related to space, particle physics or another STFC discipline.

The next application deadline is:

The Higgs BIC is available to high-tech companies seeking to grow their businesses in technology areas related to space, particle physics or another STFC discipline.

The next application deadline is:

Who can apply?

  • UK Registered companies, including at least one company members located in the UK.
  • New or existing companies less than 5 years old.
  • Viable business plan

Contact us to find out if your company is eligible.

ESA BIC UK

ESA Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom

To apply for the ESA BIC UK, your business must have a strong and innovative space connection. This includes Upstream space and downstream applications of space technology.

The next application deadline is:

Learn more about ESA BIC UK

Success Stories

Case Studies

ESA BIC UK

Omanos Analytics: Unveiling Community Impacts of Conflict and Climate

Omanos Analytics are a Glasgow-based space technology start-up delivering space data knowledge to support sustainable development, with a mission to use space data to improve transparency and reduce risk around the social and environmental impacts of critical infrastructure projects. With…
Mon 07 Feb 2022 ESA BIC UK

Game-changing agri-tech developed at the ESA BIC UK

Scottish start-up Crover has developed world-first agricultural technology designed to reduce waste and save millions of tonnes of grain stock each year. The Challenge Every year around 630 million tonnes of grain is lost globally. When grains such as wheat…

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