Celebrating 10 years of Innovation and Enterprise

It’s hard to believe that we have reached our 10-year milestone. Since I took over the role of CEO at the 3M BIC over four years ago, it’s been fantastic […]
EY Foundation Student shadows our Product Designer

EY Foundation student Tabeyya joined us for a couple of days to gain work experience, shadowing our product designer Anastasis. The EY Foundation is an independent charity supporting young people […]
Product development risks

Risks are inevitable with any project but can be particularly detrimental during the product development process. Risks can be the difference between make or break when it comes to a […]
Ionix – Meet the 3M BIC business

Meet our next 3M BIC business Ionix, set up in 2011 by Professor Andrew Bell and Drs Tim Comyn and Tim Stevenson from the School of Chemical and Process Engineering […]
How product development can turn your ideas into a product

If you are a budding innovator or inventor and have a fantastic product idea but unsure how to get it produced in the real world, the 3M BIC’s design team […]
What is additive manufacturing or 3D printing?

Additive manufacturing (AM) is the industrial name for 3D printing and is the process where an object is manufactured by successively adding layers and fusing them together to form a […]
Meet the 3M BIC Business – Kent Pharma

MEET THE 3M BIC BUSINESS – KENT PHARMA First to the floor in our new Meet the 3M BIC Business feature is Kent Pharma, a leading manufacturer and distributor of […]
Day in the Life – Professor Andrew Ball

Name: Professor Andrew Ball Job title: Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, University of Huddersfield, and Chair of 3M BIC Board Tell us about your career journey: […]
Why X-ray CT should be part of your product development process

Why X-ray CT should be part of your product development process. Developing a product, whether from scratch or improving an existing one, can be a lengthy process, from ideation, design, […]
Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute (AMPI) to drive innovation.

The University of Huddersfield is leading the industrial engagement on behalf of a consortium to launch the Advanced Machinery & Productivity Institute (AMPI), after securing £22.6m of funding through UK […]