The Eco Innovation Centre (EIC) Peterborough is part of a network of Innovation Centres spread across the East of England. The EIC has been established to offer specialised support to the fast-growing Environment Goods & Services (EGS) sector both in Peterborough and across the East of England.
Specifically, it aims to:
• Provide flexible space to grow your business
• Support innovation, enterprise & entrepreneurship
• Enable networking between businesses & other innovative & technological organisations
The project to establish the Centre was formed as a partnership between EEDA, PCC, CSEng, UKCEED and was led by the urban redevelopment company, Opportunity Peterborough. Anchor Tenants include the Centre for Sustainable Engineering (CSEng), the UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development (UKCEED) as well as Renewables East. CSEng operates the facility, providing specialist advice in the form of surgeries and connecting clients to existing support networks locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Advice ranges from how to set up a business to sources of financing, guidance for patenting ideas, sanity-checks for commercial applications and routes to market. CSEng has extensive experience in this field.
The Eco Innovation Centre offers flexible office space for businesses and organisations operating in the environmental sector. Our office space is perfect for entrepreneurs who may want to move out of their home or garage office, or for large organisations who have a small team who are developing new environmental products or services.