University of Bath Innovation Centre
Offering work space, business acceleration, enterprise activities, and network access for high-growth companies and the entrepreneurs that create them.
Enterprise and entrepreneurship
We work with businesses, researchers, and students to enable new ideas, innovation, and growth.
We are global #1 for business incubation
Access our world-leading incubation support, enterprise activities and investment networks.
We support business success
We can help you from start-up to scale-up
SETsquared Health, Life Sciences and Defence Technology Business Support Programme
Apply to our SETsquared business support programme to gain access to fully-funded expert advice and masterclasses, and accelerate the growth of your business.
West of England Sustainable Technologies Scale-Up Programme
Fully funded specialist business and innovation support to help accelerate growth of businesses in the West of England developing low carbon technologies.
SETsquared Scale-Up Programme
Helping secure public grant and private investment for company-led R&D and innovation, to support and accelerate the growth of your business.
We drive innovation
We develop ideas through our world-leading expertise, knowledge and technologies
Consultancy Services
The University of Bath has an extensive talent pool of expert researchers and scientists who can provide consultancy work to your organisation.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is a UK wide programme which enables companies to access knowledge, skills and technology from UK Universities.
Technologies available for licensing
Our Intellectual Property, including new technologies and innovation, is available for commercialising to take to the marketplace and wider society.
We are industry-focused
We work with companies of all sizes to solve challenges and make an impact through our centres of excellence
The University of Bath's Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST)
iCAST brings together industry and academia to translate discoveries into commercial application for agile innovation in green, sustainable technologies.
The University of Bath's Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS)
IAAPS is an industry-focused, world-leading centre of excellence, building on 40 years of working together on automotive propulsion systems at the University.
The University of Bath's Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research and Applications
CAMERA works with expert industry partners on themes of Creative Science & Technology, Digital Health & Assistive Technology, and Human Performance Enhancement.
For Researchers
We support our researchers to work with external organisation to apply their knowledge and expertise
Research & Innovation Services (RIS)
We help researchers develop proposals, run projects and disseminate their findings.
Supporting your Knowledge Exchange
Information and resources to support you with Knowledge Exchange and engagement with external organisations.
Supporting your Research Impact
Find out what resources, support and tools are available to help you with identifying and evidencing the impact of your research.
For students
We support our enterprising students throughout their entrepreneurial journey from mentoring and networking to developing business ideas
SETsquared Enterprise Bath
Enterprise Bath supports entrepreneurial undergraduates and postgraduates at the University with an extra-curricular programme of activity and events.
IKEEP Programme
The Intrapreneurial Knowledge Exchange Enterprise Pathway (IKEEP) is fully-funded training from SETsquared to equip students to apply their business knowledge.
Bath Entrepreneurs Student Society
Bath Entrepreneurs Student Society provides networking, learning and funding opportunities for all our students across disciplines and at all levels of study.
News
Out latest enterprise news
University Enterprise Lab
The University is pleased to announce the launch of a new innovation and enterprise space on campus.
Washing Machine Project heads to Uganda
University of Bath student charity spin-out ‘The Washing Machine Project’ is delivering its pioneering Divya hand-cranked machines in Africa.
University partnering with Norwegian health tech company to advance world’s smallest glucose sensor
The University of Bath is partnering with Lifecare AS to advance their ground-breaking sensor technology for continuous glucose monitoring.
Global Entrepreneurship Week is taking place from 14 November
The University of Bath is running a series of events to celebrate and mark Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022, taking place from 14 November.
Enhanced pacemaker developer Ceryx Medical wins prestigious Institute of Physics award
University of Bath spin-out hailed for revolutionary development to provide world’s first curative therapy for heart failure.
3 Day Startup delivers early-stage support for student entrepreneurs
The 3 Day Startup has taken place at the University to provide an entrepreneurial bootcamp for enterprising students to develop their business ideas.
Global Entrepreneurship Week
The University of Bath has a programme of events to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week from 14 November.
Global Entrepreneurship Week: My Entrepreneurial Journey - 15 November
15 Nov 2022 6.05pm
The Chancellors' Building,
University of Bath
Come and hear from our panel of Entrepreneurs and ask your questions and an opportunity to network with other attendees over drinks.
Global Entrepreneurship Week: The Green Startup - Professor Juliet Davenport OBE - 17 November
17 Nov 2022 6.10pm
The Chancellors' Building,
University of Bath
Whether you have a long-established business or a recent start-up, join Juliet to find out how to green-proof your business.
Events
Our latest enterprise events
Ignite+ Augmented human
Join our Ignite+ event on 1 December will explore collaborative opportunities between businesses and academia.
SETsquared: Beaconsoft Lunchtime Briefing Event - 13 October
This is a Scale-Up Programme members event and the offering will be exclusively for companies on the Scale-Up Programme.
SETsquared: EdTech and sustainability panel discussion
SETsquared and the University of Bath are hosting this talk and interactive panel session on 14 October as part of the Bristol Technology Festival.
SETsquared: Entrepreneurs Workout - 17-18 October
Join SETsquared for an Entrepreneurs Workout in Swindon this event is designed for founders of start-up businesses in the Swindon & Wiltshire area.
Sustainability Workout - 19 & 20 October
This two-day workout is delivered by experts to help SMEs scrutinise their existing business model and understand their sustainability challenges.
SETsquared Health Innovation Programme
A programme for innovators with an idea for a health-based product or service, taking place 21 to 28 November. Applications close Friday 21 October, 9.00am.
Awards and accolades
How our enterprise activities are ranked
SETsquared Bath is part of SETsquared, the global #1 University Business Incubator
Contact us
Contact us to discuss how we can work together