2025 TBAT Innovation Challenge

Our Sponsors

Introducing our 2025 Innovation Challenge Sponsors. Take a look below for full sponsor details.

Headline Sponsor

Shakespeare Martineau provides a wide range of legal services to individuals, businesses, and organizations across various sectors, including corporate law, real estate, employment law, and litigation. Known for its client-focused approach and a commitment to delivering effective legal solutions, the firm has established a strong reputation in the legal industry.

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Platinum Sponsor

Barclays Eagle Labs are an entrepreneurial network supporting ambitious start-ups and scaleups. Their mission is to connect the UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem through their networks, support and expertise, tailored learning and programmes, to help businesses innovate and grow. They provide support to founders at the initial idea stage, starting up their new business and beyond.

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Welcome Drinks Sponsor

Coadax is part of one of the country’s leading professional services group Ampa, which brings together award-winning and renowned expertise across the financial, legal and cybersecurity sectors. They are specialist strategic advisors who offer independent, bespoke and practical advice to private companies, owner managed businesses, management teams and directors.

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Audience Winner Award Sponsor

Charnwood Campus Science, Innovation and Technology Park, Loughborough, offers laboratories, manufacturing and office spaces available immediately and a wide range of business support programmes aimed at developing life sciences cluster in the region.

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Design Award Sponsor

OPD is a leading product design consultancy focused on the medical, industrial and consumer sectors. They assist companies, ranging from start-ups to established brands, in bringing innovative and commercially successful new products to market, whether through in-house manufacturing or outsourcing.

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Workshop 1 ‘How to Finance Your Business’ Sponsor

Modus Accountants is a professional accounting firm that provides comprehensive financial services to individuals, businesses, and organisations. With a focus on delivering personalised solutions tailored to their clients’ needs, Modus Accountants offers expertise in areas such as tax planning, accounting, auditing, and financial advisory services. Their team of experienced professionals is dedicated to helping clients navigate the complexities of financial management and achieve their long-term financial goals.

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Workshop 2 ‘Building Your Dream Team’ Sponsor

Rhodes Wealth Management are a financial advisory company based in Derbyshire, England, with offices in Derby and Nottingham. They specialise in pension planning, protection and legacy planning, and investment advice. They give their clients peace of mind, particularly when they are under the most pressure from life-changing events such as bereavement, divorce or planning for retirement.

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Workshop 3 ‘Product Development & Protection’ Sponsor

Forresters are a leading full service intellectual property (IP) firm with an international client base. They have a long-standing reputation for delivering clear, sensible and practical advice to clients looking to protect and enforce their IP. There expert team consists of more than 60 IP professionals, including 23 partners, across four offices. 

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Workshop 4 ‘Commercialisation & Exploitation’ Sponsor

Established in March 1983 Datalink Electronics Ltd is a renowned ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certified UK contract electronics manufacturing company. They specialise in high-technology product design, development and manufacturing and provide a wide variety of integrated design and production services that are tailored to the various needs of their customers.
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Media Partner

Med-Tech Innovation Expo is firmly positioned as the UK and Ireland’s leading event for medical device manufacturing. The event brings together leaders, engineers, innovators, and manufacturers, connecting them with technology and innovation to facilitate the design and manufacture of life changing medical devices.

Med-Tech Innovation News is the only publication for medical device design and engineering in the UK and Ireland. Since its launch, the title has become the voice of authority for the sector, providing daily news, technical guidance, analysis, case studies and high-profile interviews with industry experts and thought leaders.

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Browse our workshops

Workshop 1: How to Finance Your Business

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Workshop 2: Building Your Dream Team

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Workshop 3: Product Development & Protection

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Workshop 4: Commercialisation & Exploitation

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