RTC North Celebrations After Latest Annual Review
RTC North Celebrates Year of Growth, Innovation and Regional Impact in Latest Annual Review
RTC North has today launched its 2024/25 Annual Review, highlighting a transformative year for innovation and business growth across the North. CEO Jamie Ollivere praised the efforts of his team and partners in supporting thousands of businesses to innovate, compete and grow, helping to strengthen the economy and unlock inclusive prosperity across the north.
The review reveals that RTC supported:
- 1,650 businesses to innovate
- 684 to grow, and
- 931 to improve their competitiveness
- 160,000+ young people engaged
This work led to the creation or safeguarding of over 827 jobs, with each business supported, averaging 2.16 jobs created or retained, and an average uplift of £25,500 in investment per company.
Jamie Ollivere, Chief Executive, RTC North, said; “This has been a year of delivery, growth, and real impact. We’ve helped manufacturers improve productivity, supported startups on their innovation journey, and worked across the education system to build long-term skills pipelines. Our message to the North is clear, the best is yet to come.”
From navigating supply chain disruption to supporting digital and clean tech companies close to market, RTC North has worked closely with both SMEs, government and partners across the North of England. The organisation also played a vital role in preparing businesses to seize new international opportunities amid improved trade conditions and deepening devolution.
Jamie added; “The North has unique strengths – in energy, engineering, life sciences – and we’re seeing growing appetite for collaboration. If we can harness this, the potential for ‘The Great North’ is enormous. RTC will be right there helping businesses break through to the next level.”
As the North gears up for the next wave of devolution and a refreshed Industrial Strategy, RTC North is calling for targeted, place-based funding models and greater support for commercially viable SMEs.
To find out more about RTC’s impact and read the full Annual Review click here
More Blog Articles
TSA Chief Executive Alyson Scurfield Awarded OBE for Technology Enabled Care Leadership
We’re delighted to celebrate fantastic news from our community at The Catalyst, Newcastle, as Alyson Scurfield, Chief Executive of the TEC Services Association (TSA), has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours. Alyson has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to technology enabled care (TEC)—a sector that supports […]
Gnosis Health Secures £1.1m Investment to Advance Parkinson’s Technology
Inspired by original reporting from Newcastle University’s Newcastle Innovations team A pioneering health technology company based at The Catalyst, Gnosis Health, has secured £1.1 million in funding to accelerate the development of its digital solution aimed at transforming the management of Parkinson’s disease. The investment marks an important milestone for […]
Newcastle Innovations: A New Front Door to Collaboration and Growth
Originally developed by Newcastle University’s Newcastle Innovations team Newcastle University has launched Newcastle Innovations, a new initiative designed to make it easier for businesses, investors and partners to connect with the University and turn ideas into real-world impact. The initiative brings together the University’s innovation, commercialisation and partnership activity under […]
