Westcott Launchpad for innovative companies
Buckinghamshire Enterprise Zone is delighted to announce the new Westcott Launchpad Programme. This is an exciting new innovation voucher available to start ups, SME’s and large businesses, which will support innovation, new products and services at Westcott that will drive growth of the space sector.
We have now closed round one of applications for the Westcott Launchpad programme and would like to thank all those organisations who have applied and enquired. Depending on funding availability, we hope to open a second round in 2025. So please contact us using the enquiry form if you are interested in the Westcott Launchpad programme.
The scheme provides vouchers for specialist support and access to a range of industry expertise and facilities at Westcott, through our delivery partners, to help businesses develop and grow.
The aim is to grow Westcott’s collaborative community of innovators and support the pioneering and cutting-edge companies that are rapidly developing across our space and technology sectors.
The programme offers access to, and the utilisation of, the facilities, equipment and expertise of the Satellite Application Catapult, Protolaunch, Plastron, Airborne Engineering and European Astrotech at Westcott. Vouchers of up to £25,000 are available to access (but not limited to):
Westcott Launchpad for innovative companies
If you are interested in the programme and would like to find out more, then please complete the short expression of interest form and one of our team will be in contact to discuss eligibility and support with making an application.
Menu Of Services Provided By The Programme:
Alternatively, if you would like further information about Westcott Launchpad, please contact:
Matt Peachey
Enterprise Zone Manager
07740 511976
or email
Portia Bowman, Director of Growbotics Space:
As a start-up business, the ability to receive as much help and support as possible is vital for our development.
We were thrilled to have been the first company to have been chosen for the Westcott Incubator and Accelerator programme (superseded by the Westcott Launchpad programme) aimed at encouraging start up and SME companies to grow and develop at Westcott Enterprise Zone.
We had a lot of space sector knowledge but wanted help with manufacturing and robotics specifically, so cross-sector transferral with the growing ecosystem of Westcott Space Cluster businesses and the In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing Facility was very useful.
In addition, we worked alongside other space related start-up companies on the programme, which helped accelerate the development of our concepts. I would thoroughly recommend the programme to any space-related entrepreneurs.
