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280 Business Affiliate UKSPA Directory 2017

Cresco

Cresco ’ s team all have significant business development experience to assist your business
Location Advanced Technology Innovation Centre Oakwood Drive Loughborough Science Park Loughborough LE11 3QF
Contact details Jo Derbyshire CEO T : 01509 228485 E : jo @ crescoinnovation . co . uk
Marc Greatrex Commercial Director T : 01509 228495 E : marc @ crescoinnovation . co . uk
Cresco works with companies to develop and implement innovation strategies . They help client companies to identify opportunities to develop new products and services , and then create a package of support to ensure that the idea is turned into a commercial reality .
CRESCO SERVICES Cresco services include securing grants ( having raised around £ 30 million over the three years since the company incorporated ), business planning , IP advice , access to finance and funders , project management , and IP commercialisation support .
They regularly act as the interface with the funding bodies and help clients ensure that their projects are properly managed to ensure the best outcome for all .
Cresco works across all geographical areas and all technology sectors , from armoured vehicle mine protection systems to cancer research .
The team , based at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park , often put together collaborations with companies across Europe and can take the headache out of project management and securing funds .
CRESCO PEOPLE Jo Derbyshire : Jo has a background in IP commercialisation , having spent over 25 years in the innovation and enterprise sector . Jo is recognised in the industry for establishing the Loughborough Innovation Centre , and was the Managing Director of the centre for 15 years . Marc Greatrex : Marc is an experienced leader and manager with a wide range of business experience , from start-ups to multi-nationals . Marc has grown businesses across a number of sectors : Manufacturing , Pharmaceuticals , Food , Aerospace , Automotive , Metal Finishing , and Renewables . His technical background is in fluid power , robotics , and metallurgy .
The team of eight experienced managers , who have all run companies in the past and have significant business development experience , are invaluable in ensuring that projects have real commercial focus .
Their bid writing consultants have PhDs in healthcare , materials science , and engineering , and are trained to ensure that clients receive a package of professional final documents which have the best chance of success . Cresco are not simply Bid Writers but scientists and management consultants that are excellent at writing bids . ■
Sectors
Science and Technology Innovation and Knowledge Economy Research & Development
Services
Product development advice Innovation strategies / IP Grants and funding