At Innovation Connect, we're all about supporting businesses in Portsmouth. We bridge the gap between local entrepreneurs and the University of Portsmouth, in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs. Our mission is to facilitate innovation and collaboration, simplifying the journey for startups and established businesses to thrive. Whether you require access to research, facilities, or business support, we're your go-to resource for making it happen. We believe in building a vibrant community where businesses can flourish and contribute to the local economy. Join us in shaping the future of Portsmouth's business landscape.
Innovation Connect | University of Portsmouth
Innovation Connect based at the University fosters innovation, collaboration, and growth for businesses of all sizes. The vibrant coworking spaces and private offices, state-of-the-art meeting rooms, and dynamic community create the perfect environment to thrive.
Are you looking for a space that sparks creativity and brings opportunities for networking and growth? Join the Innovation Connect community and be part of the innovation journey!
Joshua Colombi [00:00:00] Our experience with Innovation Connect has been really great. The staff have been super accommodating. We love the space.
Ailen Melina [00:00:05] We wanted to have a space that was comfortable to work with. This one is really comfortable.
Emmanuel Pasqo [00:00:10] Innovation Connect is open for all businesses.
Chris Worrall [00:00:17] So it's a great mix of staff, students, other university startups and local businesses all working together in the same spaces.
Ailen Melina [00:00:23] A place that has everything that you actually need for work.
Joshua Colombi [00:00:26] There are a lot of meeting rooms, so that's really helpful because often we have to take calls and we don't want background noise and we want a professional setting.
Ailen Melina [00:00:34] Places for recording if you sometimes need to do videos.
Heather Barrie [00:00:36] Podcast room absolutely fantastic because the sound quality that I can get into my pods is brilliant.
Chris Worrall [00:00:41] We've got sites over at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Cell Block Studios, we've got a site at Halpern House in the middle of the city centre and we've also got the Future Technology Centre which is what we're in today.
Emmanuel Pasqo [00:00:50] Co-working space is an open space we have in Halpern House.
Luke Hampson [00:00:54] The idea is to have that really kind of rich tapestry within the building here of different skills and different levels of business.
Joshua Colombi [00:01:00] I think it's got a really nice community vibe to it.
Ailen Melina [00:01:02] We have like a pizza event where everyone gets together. For anyone who's working from home, it's nicer to go somewhere and to meet other people even if you are working individually.
Chris Worrall [00:01:12] We've got people with different backgrounds, abilities.
Ailen Melina [00:01:15] Maybe somebody else would ask you, oh what are you working on? And they would recommend a tool that actually proved useful for what we were doing. So the collaboration really happens.
Chris Worrall [00:01:26] What Innovation Connect can give to a business is great connection to the academic staff base at the University of Portsmouth. We've got members of staff that work in logistics, work in image creation, marketing, AI, computer science.
Emmanuel Pasqo [00:01:37] You can use other university facilities. For instance, you can use the library. All the business support and advice we give through Barclays Eagle Lab.
Luke Hampson [00:01:46] So Eagle Labs have partnered with the University of Portsmouth very much as a partner for growth and that ranges from programmes of support through to our Investor Connectivity platform.
Heather Barrie [00:01:55] There are so many reasons to get involved with a community that has such strong links with the city, with the community, with Barclays, with the university.
Joshua Colombi [00:02:05] Just in general it makes the working day more pleasurable.
Heather Barrie [00:02:07] And you know what? You get your work done.
Contact us
Have a question or want to book a tour?
Complete our enquiry form, call us on +44 (0)23 9265 8200 or email us at innovationconnect@port.ac.uk.
Office hours: Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm
