Sector News
Sector News
CPD-certified conference program for Lab Innovations 2018
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, has announced the programme for its 2018 open conference streams, complementing its showcase of lab products, technologies and services. The laboratory industry is constantly evolving with new technologies, regulations and ways of working, and visitors can keep up-to-date with over 35 hours of CPD-accredited content.
West Midlands to become UK’s first large-scale 5G testbed
Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton to become 5G hubs after winning national competition
Lab Excellence Conference - Bristol on 18 September
LAB EXCELLENCE: BEST PRACTICE DESIGN, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL - 18 SEPTEMBER 2018
UKSPA Will be supporting the next S-Lab conference at the University of Bristol which features a number of contributions from UKSPA Members.
The programme includes:
Lab Innovations - The essential guide to greener more sustainable laboratories
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, will have a new focus this year on the increasingly important aspect of the “Sustainable Laboratory”.
Billion-pound backing for British innovation
Britain’s world-leading researchers and entrepreneurs will benefit from an additional £780 million to create the technologies of tomorrow.
Britain’s world-leading researchers and entrepreneurs will benefit from an additional £780 million to create the technologies of tomorrow, the Chancellor has announced (10 August 2018).
The North of England Life Sciences Accelerator: application now open
The North of England Life Sciences Accelerator (NELSA) is looking for early stage businesses & those with a business idea in the life science and healthcare sector.
An integrated programme of support, NELSA is a unique collaboration between the BioCity Group, BioHub at Alderley Park, Alderley Park, The N8 Research Partnership, the Northern Health Science Alliance, Alderley Park Ventures and Catapult Ventures.
Rolls Royce to spearhead £128m electric flight revolution
Rolls-Royce is set to be at the forefront of a £343m “revolution” in electric and hybrid planes, the Government has announced.
The investment, made by government and industry for research and development and productivity improvements will “transform the future of civil aerospace” and “continue the UK’s status as a pioneering aerospace nation”.
Government announces formation of new Northern Powerhouse body
Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry MP has announced that Local Enterprise Partnerships in the North of England are set to form a new body to support the Government’s ambitions for the Northern Powerhouse.
The Chairs of each of the eleven Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) will sit on a newly formed, Government-funded board called the ‘NP11’.
Booking open for S-Lab's Conference in Bristol, 18 September 2018
Booking is now open for the S-Lab Conference to be held at the University of Bristol, 18 September 2018.
S-Lab's Conference partnership with UKSPA means that our members who own laboratory and innovation space can take advantage of their very low HE rates (£20) for their next Conference, at the University of Bristol on Sept 18.
Developing the next generation of services - apply for funding
UK Research and Innovation has up to £12 million to invest in projects that look at ways of applying artificial intelligence (AI) and data technologies to improve service industries, with a specific focus on accountancy, insurance and legal service sectors.
Applications are invited for 2 competitions, these are for:
Large scale collaborative projects addressing sector-wide challenges across supply chains or regulators
