Industry Links

CommercialiSE has access to a range of industry experts through the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA) Enterprise Hub Network, the South East Sector Consortia and other trade bodies.

Applicants can benefit from this market knowledge in order to:

Establish the market potential for their business idea and/or technology
Identify links to potential customers
Share latest thinking

Each partner is taking a lead in an industry sector and has developed a network of market contacts. Refer to the Market Sector Schedule for a list of emerging opportunity seminars and technology showcases.

You may approach any partner regardless of speciality.

The university partners specialise in different industries:

Industry Sector	University Partner	Contact	Contact Number
Aerospace and Defence	Kingston University	Lorna Hawthorne	0208 5477831
Built Environment	Oxford Brookes University	Graham Raven	011344 636575
Creative Industries	University of Brighton	to be appointed	01273 642190
Digital Content	University of Portsmouth	Joe Cavalla	02392 842973
Electronics	University of Kent	Winston Waller	01227 823712
Environmental Services and Technologies	University of Greenwich	Paul Williams	02083 318244
Food and Drink	University of Reading	Kendra Gittus	0118 3786160
Health Technologies	University of Sussex	Sharon Phillips	01273 877800
Marine	University of Portsmouth	Martin Lloyd	02392 842972
Security	Cranfield University	Paul Osborne	01793 785004
Sports Science	University of Chichester	Sue Tivey	01243 816224

The 6 South East Sector Consortia contact details are listed below:

Sector Consortia	Contact	Contact Number
Marine South East (MSE)	Jonathan Williams	07900 263500
Farnborough Aerospace Consortium (FAC)	Ross Bradley	01252 375600
South East Centre for Built Environment (SECBE)	Derek Rees	0118 9675541
EnviroBusiness South East	Tom Fourcade	07904 528189 01293 813911
South East Media Network (SEMN)	Gina Fegan	07050 263447
South East Healthcare Technologies Alliance (SEHTA)	David Parry	01732 878026 07899 811400