Four universities in the north of England and Scotland enter into a partnership with Mercia Technologies to bring the total membership of its university partnership group to 18.
Mercia Technologies, a UK-based research and technology investment company, has formed partnerships with four more universities in the UK.
Mercia invests in technology through technology transfers, company formation, commercialisation opportunities and investment.
The four universities Mercia has partnered with are all based in the north of England and Scotland, namely: Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Napier University, University of St Andrews and Sheffield Hallam University.
These universities bring Mercia’s network of partnered universities up to 18 members.
The partnership will provide Mercia with access to spinouts and enable it to provide early stage investment.
Mark Payton, chief executive of Mercia, said: “These new Scottish university partnerships via our office in Edinburgh, alongside our existing partners of Abertay and Strathclyde Universities reflect our strengthening presence in one of our target regions as we seek to become the go-to provider of finance for innovative Scottish companies.
“Meanwhile…the partnership with Sheffield Hallam University will similarly continue to build our presence in the North of England alongside York, Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores universities.”
