New Technology Accelerator
- Submitted by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 December 2017
- Motion reference: S5M-09497
That the Parliament congratulates The Oil & Gas Technology Centre, with BP Ventures as a partner, on the launch of TechX, which is a new technology accelerator that aims to invest millions into start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises with no equity or payback required and with IP retained by the technology developer; notes that the new accelerator is targeting 100 technology start-ups; understands that TechX will focus on three types of developers and projects, which are pioneers, market entry and ventures, and wishes the project well in its aim of helping smaller technology developers take their solutions to the oil and gas market at a faster rate.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Richard Lyle, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, John Scott, Liz Smith, Stewart Stevenson, Alexander Stewart, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle