Sunderland Innovate and Grow

Sunderland Innovate and Grow (SIG) brings together a range of complementary activities to catalyse and support innovation and business growth in the city.

The programme will benefit Sunderland-based companies by improving business practices, products and profits. Activity will support all steps of the innovation cycle through:

• Identifying and promoting new technologies to stimulate innovation in process, product and business model via subject innovation specialists (Arrow);
• Addressing gaps in business capacity and capability to innovate through active engagement and grant support, and student and graduate placements (Arrow and Innovation Placements);
• Spotting innovative ideas and bringing them to market through engagement with commercial partners (Northern Accelerator);
• Addressing innovation needs in the creative sector by engaging sector - specialists (Sunderland Culture Unlock Programme)