Sponsors

Liverpool Vision

Liverpool Vision is the city’s economic development company. It was established at a critical stage in the city’s urban and economic renaissance.

Now the company is enabling Liverpool to complete and accelerate the considerable economic recovery and growth we have witnessed over the last decade. We are focused on building a strong, sustainable economy which can compete more effectively in international markets than ever before.

Liverpool Vision is also a sponsor of the bi-monthly Knowledge Economy Business Breakfast.

Kirwans Solicitors

The team at Kirwans provides a range of expertise and experience, enabling them offer advice on all aspects of commercial, corporate and private law.  Their services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Kirwans Solicitors was founded in 1947 and have expanded considerably since with three offices across Merseyside.  They have also achieved the highly prestigious Lexcel accreditation from the Law Society and Investors in People award since 2003.

Kirwans Solicitors are also a sponsor of the bi-monthly Knowledge Economy Business Breakfast.

Astbury Wren

Astbury Wren is a Chester based insurance broker, providing total risk solutions for clients across the country.

Originally founded in 1990, the company now employees more than 30 professional staff offering a wide range of commercial services.

Astbury Wren are also a sponsor of the bi-monthly Knowledge Economy Business Breakfast.

University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool is a pre-eminent research-based university with 18,000 students pursuing over 400 programmes spanning 54 subject areas.  There are 3 faculties, including Health and Life Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; and Science and Engineering. These are organised into 35 departments and schools.

5,000 people work at the University, including nearly 1400 academic and 800 research staff.  They are members of the Russell Group and are ranked by The Times as the UK's 14th largest research university, with a top ten rating for research productivity and industrial grant income.

University of Liverpool is also a sponsor of the bi-monthly Knowledge Economy Business Breakfast.

Harrison Goddard Foote

Harrison Goddard Foote (HGF) is one of the UK’s leading full service Patent and Trade Mark agencies.  From our nine offices, we advise on all aspects of intellectual property including; invention identification, branding, patent and trade mark filing and prosecution, design registration, portfolio creation and management, licensing, litigation and dispute resolution.

We also have a sister firm, HGF Law, whose solicitors provide specialist expertise in both litigation and commercial matters across all areas of intellectual property law.

Vanguard Corporate Finance

Vanguard is a unique firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers.  They are the first firm to focus wholly on helping the owners of Merseyside businesses get a better result from their business and build its value.  They do this through working alongside businesses as they develop their strategy, providing hands-on guidance and assistance during profit improvement projects and delivering corporate finance support to those clients who have plans to grow by acquisition.  Vanguard's work covers the full business life cycle from the launch of new businesses with an innovative product or service, through to helping clients to develop and implement succession and exit plans so as to maximize the value earned from their years in the business.

Appleyard Lees

Appleyard Lees is a leading firm of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys. The firm has major offices in Manchester, Leeds and Halifax and can trace its history back to the 1850s. We always have an eye to the future, though, which is why we have chosen Liverpool Science Park as the best location from which to support our business in Merseyside.

We specialize in protecting intellectual property (IP), including patents, trade marks, designs and copyright. We aim to assist clients in capitalising on the value of their IP and to help them avoid the risks associated with third party rights.

Our attorneys are specialised in many technical fields, including IT, Engineering, Healthcare, Chemistry, Software, Biotechnology and Electronics. Whatever your technology or business, we will have someone to assist, who can speak your language.

W P Thompson & Co, Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

W. P. Thompson & Co. represents and advises clients in relation to patents, trade marks, designs and copyright.  They are the largest firm of patent and trade mark attorneys in Merseyside, with over 50 staff based at the firm’s Liverpool office, and cover all scientific and legal areas of intellectual property.  Their services include obtaining patent protection, defending patents, attacking others’ patents, and generally advising on patent matters.  Trade mark specialists also form an integral part of the firm’s professional base, and not only obtain trade mark protection but also advise on related issues such as brand protection and business reputation.  The firm additionally has offices in London and Munich, near the European Patent Office.