‘Newcastle intelligent City of longevity’ and home to The Catalyst shortlisted in global real estate awards
Hundreds of entries were received from almost 40 countries across the world and the initiative ‘Newcastle Intelligent City of longevity: Home to The Catalyst’ was shortlisted alongside other leading real estate projects from Singapore, Japan, and France. The...
Can a robot help a healthy lifestyle? Newcastle puts it to the test
The UK’s National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) is the first in the world to evaluate “gita robots”, a cargo-carrying robot which follows you round, to assess the impact on the mobility of older adults. The gita robot pairs with a person, freeing their...
Innovators, researchers and experts are turning the ageing process into commercial opportunity in the heart of Newcastle
As its name suggests, The Catalyst – based in the £350 million Helix development, the site of the old Scottish & Newcastle Brewery base in the Gallowgate area of the city – is a melting pot for the sharpest brains in business, innovation and commercialisation...
Constructing Excellence: An Ageing Intelligent Building
Four and a half years ago, The UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA), together with colleagues in NICD (the National Innovation Centre for Data) started the process of defining and shaping what was to be our future home – The Catalyst in Newcastle. As the...
North East England driving growth of life sciences sector in the UK
With two internationally renowned science parks, the UK’s largest research active public health system, and world leading knowledge and talent at our universities, it’s no surprise North East England is widely recognised as one of the leading destinations for...
