Address

SETsquared Southampton, Research and Innovation Services, University of Southampton, The John Fairclough Centre, Building 37, Highfield Campus, Southampton
SO17 1BJ, UK

Telephone

+44 (0)2380 5930395

Centre Director

David Bream
Tel: + 44 (0) 23 8059 2819
Email: david.bream@soton.ac.uk

Capacity

14 desks in open-plan serviced office space.

We can take in companies at any stage up to around 3 people.

Physical Features

Near the City Centre and with easy access to the motorways,

Meeting rooms, reception facility, kitchen, broadband, wireless data and telecoms.

Support Features

Standard SETsquared Business Acceleration model for virtual, pre-incubation and incubation stage companies.

16 Mentors attached to the Centre.

A wide variety of events, workshops and seminars are organised for members as well as investment readiness programmes and introductions across multiple networks.

Host University

University of Southampton - www.soton.ac.uk

Key Academic Research Themes

Oceanography; mechanical, aerospace and manufacturing engineering; computer sciences; sound and vibration research; optoelectronics research; cancer sciences; maritime law; medicine; textile conservation.

RDA

South East England Development Agency - SEEDA
www.seeda.co.uk

Regional sector features

SEEDA have set up six sector consortia in the areas of:

• Aerospace and Defence - Farnborough Aerospace Consortium;
• Marine - Marine South East;
• Construction - South East Centre for the Built Environment;
• Environmental Technologies - Envirobusiness South East;
• Health Technologies - South East Health Technologies Alliance; and
• Digital Content - South East Media Network.

Corporate Finance Community

SEEDA is responsible for managing two national Business Support products within the South East, Selective Finance for Investment in England (SFIE) and Grant for Research & Development (G4R&D).

The region is also home to Finance South East (FSE), the not-for-profit funding company which has helped companies in the region raise in excess of £20million.

Angels for Growth - www.solenthub.co.uk

Established networks

• Solent Synergy - www.solentsynergy.co.uk 
• 84 Club - city and regional business leaders and university members - www.84club.soton.ac.uk 
• SION - Solent investment opportunity network - www.solenthub.co.uk 
• Mobile VCE Network - University of Southampton and University of Surrey Virtual Research Network comprising UK HEIs (7) and international mobile communications companies

SEEDA Knowledge Transfer Networks

• Security Kin
• Autonomous Systems
• Environmental Decision Support Network
• Air Traffic Management
• Digital Content
• Energise
• Nano & Micro Technology
• Health Technologies

Culture

Southampton has a rich maritime heritage with a major focus on water sports, sailing and ocean racing. Southampton's port is not only the cruise capital of Europe, with over 240 cruise ship movements a year, but also one of the country's leading commercial dockyards. More recently, the Queen Mary 2 made its maiden voyage from Southampton docks. The city's waterfront is home to Europe's biggest on-water Boat Show, which arrives in Southampton for ten spectacular days every September.

With a population of around 221,200, Southampton has its own international airport, so the city is within easy reach of Europe, with good connections to cross-channel ferries and the Eurostar rail service.

The area has two universities, the University of Southampton and Southampton Solent University with a combined student population of 41,500.

Southampton prides itself on being a diverse city, a home for people from a variety of different cultures and faiths.

With magnificent parks and The Common at the heart of the city, Southampton can boast more open spaces than any other town outside London.

Cost of Living

There are around 7,300 businesses operating in the city and around 105,000 people have employment in Southampton either as employees or self-employed.

The most significant sectors in terms of number of businesses and number of employees are distribution, tourism, business and finance related activities.

Southampton, along with Portsmouth, are two cities driving the development of the wider South Hampshire sub-region's economy. Together they provide more than 48% of the 399,600 jobs in the sub-region.