News
Mayor James Palmer and Cllr Charles Roberts visit and tour of the Eastern Agri-Tech Innovation Hub
14 Feb 2018
Innovation Hub hosts East Cambridgeshire District Councillors
01 Dec 2017
The councillors were given a presentation about the history of the Hub as well as its current work and future aims. Entomics, Aponic and Celbius also gave the Councillors a summary of their businesses during the Hub tour. Enterprise East Cambridgeshire interviewed and filmed Denise Elliott (Industry Liaison) and the Hub businesses; a video will be put onto their new website shortly. An article appeared in the Ely Standard.
This was great coverage for the Hub and we look forward to hosting the Councillors again soon!
Great attendance for Saving waste in horticulture: Optimising resources
10 Nov 2017
Thank you very much to all our attendees and speakers who helped make the Saving Waste in Horticulture: Optimising resources on Friday 10th November 2017 a great event.
Innovation Hub hosts the 3rd EU Interreg 2 Seas Mers Zeeen BioBoost partners meeting
09 Nov 2017
The Eastern Agri-Tech Innovation Hub have just hosted the 3rd EU Interreg 2 Seas Mers Zeeen BioBoost partners meeting at the Sophi Taylor Building, NIAB. NIAB are the lead UK partner for this EU triple helix project with partners in the Netherlands and Belgium, which is aiming to encourage the development of a bio-based , circular economy in horticulture. The partners are working together to identify green waste streams, new concepts and products that utilise plant resources in more sustainable, efficient, higher value and integrated ways (www.bioboosteurope.com).
Pleased to welcome Priti Patel for discussions about NIAB Innovation Farm and the new Innovation Hub
01 Mar 2017
Fenland Councillors Meeting
28 Feb 2017
A very interesting visit to Walpole Farm with Paul Walpole, discussing future uses for waste blackberries at the Innovation Hub
28 Feb 2017
Due to the Spotted wing Drosophila which has recently established itself across the UK as a pest problem for fruit farmers to deal with because the fly lays its eggs inside the developing fruit and not just in the rotting fruit. Management guidelines therefore requires that all residual fruit is picked to prevent/reduce the problem of infection and overwintering larvae. The result is a significant quantity of soft fruit waste which our BioBoost project at Innovation Hub has plans to recycle the waste.
Lucy Frazer QC, MP for South East Cambridgeshire, visited Innovation Hub on 10 February 2017 to meet the team and see the progress of projects at the Hub
10 Feb 2017
