A D V OC A C Y
Delegates enjoy the
hospitality and surrounds
of York Racecourse
Attributes for success discussed included:
• The ability to adapt
• Open and flexible models
• Facilitators
• Stakeholder collaboration
• Learning environment
• Creative processes
• Global mindedness
• A positive state of mind The role of the STP is to guide
sta r t- ups t h r o u g h t h e e nt i r e
grow th journe y
Members and other participants generally
agreed that entrepreneurship was critical
to the future economy of the UK and
Europe, and that the STP can be viewed
as bridging the gap between opportunity THE ROLE OF THE STP
Those in attendance
found many opportunities
to network and mingle
and value by bringing together people,
technology, and finance.
General agreement was that the role
of the STP is to guide start-ups through
the entire growth journey, from concept
to market introduction, offering access
to funding, key services and technologies,
including marketing and prototyping.
Joseph Pique, from La Salle Technova
Barcelona, Spain, noted that a critical
value-add that STPs might incorporate
into long-term strategy is encouraging
entrepreneurial companies to ‘envision
the future into the present’, starting early
with an exit plan, while encouraging them
to link into large external corporate
visions where they themselves can add
value by using under-used or idle assets.
EXHIBITION
The exhibition focused on life sciences
products and services and was wel