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CDDC Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center (University of California, Irvine) CDDC Cargo Data Declaration Charge CDDC Collaborative Digital Design Center ), is playing a central role in shaping the county's future economic profile. The UK's fastest-growing science, engineering and technology park, the North East Technology Park (NETPark) at Sedgefield, is a key part of that future. On behalf of the County Council, CDDC is driving forward this hugely significant development and directly manages the highly successful NETPark Incubator incubator, apparatus for the maintenance of controlled conditions in which eggs can be hatched artificially. Incubator houses with double walls of mud, a fireroom, and several compartments each holding about 6,000 hens' eggs were developed in ancient times; the . Since its first occupant took space in late 2005, NETPark has proved an attractive location for technology driven SMEs. Demand for its adaptable a·dapt·a·ble adj. Capable of adapting or of being adapted. a·dapt  a·bil mix of laboratory and office space for early stage high
technology companies is so great that Phase 1 of the NETPark Incubator
is full well ahead of schedule and Phase 2 has recently been completed -
more than doubling the incubation incubation /in·cu·ba·tion/ (in?ku-ba´shun)1. the provision of proper conditions for growth and development, as for bacterial or tissue cultures. 2. space available. A unique and expanding community, NETPark is also home to the Research Institute, housing world-class research centres from Durham University, and the Printable Electronics Technology Centre (PETEC), a UK flagship centre managed by the Centre for Process Industries (CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I ). PETEC's aim is to help SMEs in this sector grow and develop by giving them access to facilities in which they would not otherwise be able to invest. As CDDC managing director Stewart Watkins explains: "NETPark has land available for expansion to encourage companies to grow and links to world-class research in all five regional universities. State-of-the-art facilities and tailored business support that enables companies to achieve their potential is also part of the package." To prosper, regions must drive innovation, harness their intellectual power and attract knowledge-based investment, creating and sustaining an infrastructure that encourages investment and R& D activity. Mr Watkins said: "NETPark is a key component in achieving this, but not all companies can or need be physically located there. Our specialist support service for science, engineering and technology ... all being located at click of a companies, NETPark Net, is the ideal way to extend NETPark's benefits to innovative businesses throughout the region. "NETPark Net provides its growing online community with web-based access to all the benefits of being physically located at NETPark at the click of a mouse." From a virtual office facility at NETPark, through to workshops and networking events, engineering and technology businesses can share knowledge and link to innovation networks around the world. The project has attracted significant regional support, receiving Single Programme and European Regional Development Fund backing. NETPark Net, put simply, is NETPark "without walls". Designed to open up an enormous fund of knowledge in technology and R& D to any company looking to increase its competitiveness through interaction and innovation, it is particularly suited to SMEs in the early stages of growth, or those wishing to adopt greater innovation in their products or processes. NETPark Net opens up a network of world-class expertise in the region, delivered online via workshops, seminars and news. It provides tailored business advice including routes to market, access to finance and technology hunting. Regional, national and international tender opportunities can be accessed, as can knowledge banks providing best practice, podcasts, ask an expert, industry and research networks and databases. A full suite of virtual office facilities at NETPark, including a postal address, email, telephone number, hot desking Using a set of cubicles for mobile workers who come into the office from time to time. It is similar to hoteling, but reservations are not required. People come in and sit down at the next available seat, plug into the network and go to work, which means a vice president might sit next to and use of meeting rooms, is part of the offer and NETPark Net is available on flexible membership levels to meet individual needs as businesses grow through the various stages. "A total business support environment, NETPark Net provides everything needed to encourage innovative companies to grow and develop as part of a knowledge intensive community," Mr Watkins said. . For further details on how you can access the benefits of NETPark Net, visit www.uknetpark.net or contact the NETPark team on (01740) 625180. benefits of at the... all the benefits of being physically located at NETPark at the click of a mouse. CAPTION(S): IDEAS BLOSSOM NETPark opens up a network of world-class expertise, reached online. |
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