EarthScale 

EarthScale 

On March 17^th Create Growth will be hosting the first Regional Hub Event, as part of the EarthScale project we are delivering at University of Derby.

EarthScale is an initiative aimed at supporting IP-rich climate tech startups and spinouts scale to commercialisation. University of Derby are one of six founding universities to provide support via EarthScale, along with Imperial College London (lead partner), Cranfield University, University of Leeds, University of Nottingham, and University of Exeter.

The project aims to support organisations during a 12-month programme to help them grow and scale, providing 4 main pillars of provision:

• Access to world class technical and manufacturing facilities
• Expert enterprise development
• Talent and peer engagement
• Policy and regulation navigation

For the Regional Hub Event, we are bringing together partner universities, academic specialists, regional stakeholders, investors, entrepreneurs and businesses, to showcase aspects of sustainability, innovation and business at University of Derby, and the wider local region, helping to develop the local ecosystem by providing:

• Workshops (focussing on aspects such as gaining investment and investment opportunities, starting up your organisation, and strategic decision making)
• Q&A Panel Sessions (with individuals from local authorities, industry and innovators, tackling your questions about collaboration and partnership to accelerate innovation and sustainability)
• Presentations (from University of Derby, Imperial College London, industry and stakeholder partners, local entrepreneurs and many more, providing information about what is happening in the region around innovation and sustainability, additional support available through universities and wider opportunities, plans for the future, and much more!)

Date: 17^th March 2026

Time: 9:30am (doors open for networking and refreshment) with speakers starting at 10am. Close of the event is expected to be 3pm but is TBC.

Location: University of Derby, Cavendish Building, Agard Street, Derby DE1 1DZ

If you would like to book onto the event, please complete the booking form below:

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