The university can help businesses with prototyping and design, technology transfer and incubator facilities, and can conduct analytical analysis and materials testing. The Medway University Campus has excellent meeting and conference facilities and onsite leisure facilities include a sports hall, pub, restaurant, shop and tennis courts. The Medway Regional Technopole is a collaborative venture led by Medway Council and the university. A technopole is a network of organisations in the same region with particular expertise and interests. The Medway version will initially focus on engineering, and will later include food technology and information technology.
Businesses can use a website to contact experts and find out about facilities and equipment.
Keynote presentations will be given by Paul Clark, MP for Gillingham, Dr David Fussey, Vice Chancellor of the University of Greenwich and Marc Hume, Head of Economic Development at Medway Council. There will also be a multimedia presentation of the Technopole web pages. Those attending will also be able to take away a CD-ROM of the Technopole presentation.