University of Lincoln appoints first director of its Lincoln Science and Innovation Park.
The University of Lincoln and the Lincolnshire Co-op have appointed the first director of its £14m Lincoln Science and Innovation Park (LSIP).
Tom Bount, who comes from a background of management of investment funds for business incubation such as spin-outs and startups, will lead the unit. Bount joins LSIP from the University of Warwick Science Park, where he has helped support the development of numerous academic spin-outs.
Tom Bount said: “We lead the world in some of the most important technology sectors of the 21st Century but we must work harder to ensure that the commercialisation and economic benefits of these technologies are rooted here in the UK. First and foremost, at the LSIP, we are creating a community where the organic exchange of ideas, skills and funding between businesses and academia will bring mutual benefits.”
He added: “It will be at the heart of a network of entrepreneurs, innovators, investors and like-minded businesses stretching across Lincolnshire and beyond. We will help to create highly skilled jobs, retain graduates, generate investment and stimulate the growth of new industries. The strong belief in education and self-improvement that characterised those industrial and scientific greats endures through the LSIP’s close links with the University and Lincolnshire Co-op.”
