About CREST@UCS
CREST@UCS is based at University Centre Shrewsbury (UCS), Shropshire, which was established in 2014 by Shropshire Council and the University of Chester. It is one of four funded business support programmes operating out of UCS and targeting the Marches LEP area.
The Centre for Research into Environmental Science and Technology (CREST) is a £1.2M European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) project offering support to SMEs. This is done by supporting businesses in reducing their environmental impact, or developing new products or services. Our multi-disciplinary team of experts works closely with SMEs to design, develop and bring new products and services to market; develop processes to save time and/or money; understand markets (e.g. market research, introduction to buyers and suppliers, exploring new markets) and develop successful business models.
We can offer:
- Up to 12 hours of free innovation support, with the potential for longer term research projects
- Direct support from our team of Business Development Managers
- Themed innovation workshops and masterclasses
- Access to a team of academic experts and state-of-the-art laboratory
- Opportunities to involve students in research projects
- Access to drones and a geospatial service
- Specialised business support
“CREST support has enabled us to accelerate product development and the advice given by Dr Andrew Miles has been invaluable.”
“Thanks to funding from the EA and inspiration from the CREST team led by Vicki Ayton and Dr Anne Wheeler, and the software expertise of Yarrington in Shrewsbury, we are delighted to announce the launch of the first version of the RiverHealthChecker App!“
“We thoroughly enjoyed the morning; hearing comments and challenges from the group was extremely useful and has given us some valuable alternative perspectives… [for product development]”
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CREST@UCS
University Centre Shrewsbury
Guildhall
Frankwell Quay
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 8HQ
The Centre for Research into Environmental Science and Technology.