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…