Aston University establishes Design Factory Birmingham
Birmingham has become the latest city to join a global network of design and digital consultancies set up to solve real world challenges through effective problem-solving.
Design Factory Birmingham will be based at Aston University, one of just two hubs in the UK outside of London.
The city officially joined the Design Factory Global Network on Wednesday 14 February and as a result Aston University will open the doors to its state-of-the-art facilities to other organisations.
Shared understanding and common ways of working enable Design Factories in the network to collaborate efficiently across cultures, time zones and organisational boundaries fostering radical innovations.
Businesses, industry partners, entrepreneurs, staff and students will be able to collaborate on projects that will involve technologies such as 3D printers and design software.
The University will be sharing its expertise in artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing, data science and web, app and graphic design to boost the local economy.
Currently there are 39 innovation hubs in 25 countries across five continents based in universities and research organisations.