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Northern Accelerator: business support
Northern Accelerator is a support programme for academics and business leaders setting up spin-out businesses from university research, based in the North East Combined Authority area. Open, no fixed deadline.
Run by Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland, Teesside and York Universities, Northern Accelerator, North East Growth Hub
Last read from growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk on 31 Oct 2026.
Support for academics and business leaders to create spin-out businesses from university research, including training, funding, investment and business growth support.
These details are gathered from public web pages and are not financial advice. Check them with Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland, Teesside and York Universities before you apply.
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Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area
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Source and last checked
Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Last read from growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk on 31 Oct 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 5 Oct 2026. A person last checked it on 5 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland, Teesside and York Universities before you apply.
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- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resourcevia North East Growth Hub: business support, read 31 Oct 2026
- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resourcevia North East Growth Hub: finance and funding, read 24 Oct 2026
- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resource/rural-business-support-in-gatesheadvia North East Growth Hub: business support, read 11 Oct 2026
- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resource/northern-acceleratorthe official page, checked automatically, read 5 Oct 2026