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Since its foundation the Innovation Centre has developed strong links with the University of Cambridge. In 1998 and 1999, pending the award of University Challenge Funding, it assisted the Industrial Liaison Officer of the University in working with small and medium sized university spin-outs. Through the Anglia Enterprise Network two venture scouts were employed in the University identifying potential businesses, assisting in finding additional management and fund raising. Some 50 potential businesses have been identified and have now been passed over to the ILO for further support. The Centre works with a number of businesses which are already established in University departments and that need an accommodation address or direct accounting or legal support, and with the Judge Institute of Management Studies (the University Business School) to provide reference material for research and assisted in the establishment of the Cambridge Entrepreneurship Centre. The Cambridge Enterprise Conference, an international conference designed to assist the growth of small and medium sized spin-offs, is now held annually in conjunction with the Judge Institute.
Since 2003, the Innovation Centre is also closely involved with the i10 project, which brings together all the universities and two Higher Education Institutions in the East of England. SJIC's role is to assist in the development of technology transfer skills within each of the institutions, and to help identify and pursue opportunities for technology transfer.
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