Despite the current economic climate, Sagentia is seeing increasing investment from its clients in innovation and new product development. The skills shortage in STEM is a potential inhibitor to sustainable growth for this important sector of the UK economy where maintaining leadership is essential. Sagentia believes that this investment will benefit the company by engaging early with the best STEM students who will be the next generation of British innovators.
- This investment programme comprises:
- Sponsorship of PhD student(s) at the University of Cambridge;
- Up to 10 annual bursaries for students on STEM courses at top UK science and engineering universities, including Cambridge, Bath, Southampton and Loughborough;
- Up to 10 paid summer placement and sandwich year student positions to gain experience of working at the leading edge of science and technology; and
- For students that become Sagentia employees, contributions towards repayment of Student Loans for their first three years of work.
Sagentia, undertakes innovation, technology and product development work globally, with a strong presence in North America, Europe and the UK, on behalf of some of the world’s leading technology organisations in the medical, industrial and consumer products sectors. The Group also undertakes product development projects for innovative start-up ventures to translate technology concepts into commercial reality.
Martyn Ratcliffe, Executive Chairman of Sagentia Group plc, comments: “This investment in the education of British STEM students aligns PLC corporate social responsibility with the future requirements of Sagentia as a science and engineering company. The UK has a well-deserved reputation for innovation, built on the UK’s world leading science and engineering universities. Sagentia’s future growth is dependent on increasing this excellent resource pool and the success of the company in recent years enables Sagentia to now make this investment.”
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