UKSPA Conferences, 2025/2026
UKSPA is delighted to announce the dates and venues for the next four conferences in our event calendar
UKSPA Summer Conference, Rothamsted Enterprises, 3rd and 4th July 2025
UKSPA Winter Conference, Discovery Park, 20th and 21st November 2025
UKSPA Spring Conference 2026, Glasgow City Innovation District, 5th and 6th March 2026
UKSPA Summer Conference 2026, Norwich Research Park, 23rd and 24th June 2026
Be sure to save the dates! More details to follow soon.
UKSPA Spring Conference 2025 Presentations
Thank you to all our speakers, expert panellists and delegates at the USKPA Spring Conference at Exeter Science Park.
Special appreciation goes to our incredible Event Partners and Sponsors: Communicate, Modern Networks Ltd, and Ridge and Partners LLP for your continued support.
The presentations, where available, can now be accessed via the link below.
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Dutch Ambassador to the UK Visits Norwich Research Park
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Cundall Strengthens Science And Technology Offering With Appointment Of Jordan Mason
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Member News
Dutch Ambassador to the UK Visits Norwich Research Park
Photo Credit: Lesley van Dijk On Friday 14 March, as part of a two-day visit to the East of England organised by Andrew Wood, Hon Dutch Consul for East Anglia with support from Norfolk County Council’s Inward Investment Team, Dutch Ambassador to the UK, Paul Huijts,...
Cundall Strengthens Science And Technology Offering With Appointment Of Jordan Mason
Global, multi-disciplinary engineering and design consultant, Cundall, welcomes Jordan Mason, Associate Director, who will be based in their London office. His appointment reflects the businesses’ ambition to strengthen its science and technology service...
Residential Property Management Company Foster Kemp Takes Space At The Epicentre
Rapidly growing residential property management company Foster Kemp has taken space at The EpiCentre in Haverhill. The company that manages residential estates and blocks of flats, acting on behalf of leaseholders, has a large number of clients in the Cambridge, Bury...
Facilities Officer at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst
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Stantec Provided Planning Services to Help Mission Street
Stantec provided planning services to help Mission Street create a sustainable development in Cambridge. District East is a new urban innovation district with research and development facilities that integrate with the community. Planning permission has been granted,...
‘Exploring the Ecosystem at Norwich Research Park’ event to be held on 3 June
Anglia Innovation Partnership, the campus management organisation at Norwich Research Park, is hosting the 8th Enterprise Tuesday Showcase event at the John Innes Conference Centre, Norwich Research Park, on 3 June, from 1.30-6pm. This showcase event - ‘Exploring the...
Sector News
Interlligent UK RF & Microwave Training Programme 101 Hits 5-Year Milestone
Now in its fifth successful year, Interlligent UK’s RF & Microwave Engineering Training Programme 101 continues to provide industry practitioners with the essential knowledge and hands-on experience needed in the rapidly evolving A&D, satellite broadcast,...
”Mersey Makers” – a New Festival for Liverpool Innovators – to Land in the City this March
Bruntwood SciTech is launching a new spring festival to mark the arrival of lighter nights and celebrate the plethora of skilled talent, innovation and diverse creativity that the city has to offer. Mersey Makers is a free-to-attend festival curated to...
First Phase of Ground Works Underway at Cambridge Discovery Campus
Property investment and development company, Bridgemere Land in partnership with Foundation Capital Ventures (FCV), is pleased to confirm the start of onsite works at its landmark science and innovation campus, Cambridge Discovery Campus. Vertase FLI Ltd has now...
Oxford-Cambridge Arc welcomed by one of UK’s largest innovation communities
Milton Park has welcomed the news the government is set to revive plans for the Ox-Cam Arc. With aims to double the economic output of the science-rich region between Britain’s two best-known universities, the government has revived plans to build transport links and...
Monthly Networking Event at the Satellite Applications Catapult
Registration is now open for the next Satuccino hybrid networking event on Wednesday 5th February! Hosted by the Satellite Applications Catapult in Harwell and dedicated to the space sector, the Satuccino event is an opportunity to find out the latest industry news,...
Morgan Sindall Construction Appointed as Lead Contractor for Canary Wharf Life Science Transformation
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Association News
Forthcoming UKSPA Regional Meetings Announced
The next series of regional meetings for UKSPA Full and Associate Members, and key stakeholders have been announced. UKSPA regional member meetings provide a great opportunity to knowledge share, network with peers and shape the direction of UKSPA’S regional agenda....
Life Sciences: Translating, Scaling and Manufacturing
Andy Williams, chair of the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board, led a discussion on translating, scaling and manufacturing in the life sciences sector as part of UKSPA’s 40th anniversary conference at Warwick University. He said: “We do have great science and we're...
Venture Capital – Public Markets
Improving access to public market funding for life science companies UKSPA’s conference at Warwick University saw a discussion chaired by association board member Prashant Shah, CEO of the O2h Group, on funding the UK’s life sciences sector from public markets. It...
Blog
Finding Clarity, Support and Momentum as an Innovation Entrepreneur
Gary Jennings, The Innovation Director at The EpiCentre Entrepreneurs in the innovation space—whether they are launching a deep-tech startup, commercialising cutting-edge research, or spinning out from a university—face additional challenges that often go...
Why Regional Hubs are Critical to Biotech Success
The Next Biotech Breakthrough Won’t Happen in Isolation. By Gary Jennings, Innovation Director, The EpiCentre, Haverhill The biotech sector is pivotal in innovation and scientific advancement and is going from strength-to-strength. But often for start-ups in this...
Forthcoming UKSPA Regional Meetings Announced
The next series of regional meetings for UKSPA Full and Associate Members, and key stakeholders have been announced. UKSPA regional member meetings provide a great opportunity to knowledge share, network with peers and shape the direction of UKSPA’S regional agenda....
Life Sciences: Translating, Scaling and Manufacturing
Andy Williams, chair of the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board, led a discussion on translating, scaling and manufacturing in the life sciences sector as part of UKSPA’s 40th anniversary conference at Warwick University. He said: “We do have great science and we're...
Venture Capital – Public Markets
Improving access to public market funding for life science companies UKSPA’s conference at Warwick University saw a discussion chaired by association board member Prashant Shah, CEO of the O2h Group, on funding the UK’s life sciences sector from public markets. It...
The Policy Backdrop to Life Sciences – Building Finance, Skills and the Regulatory Framework
The policy backdrop to providing support – in particular finance – for the life sciences sector was the topic of debate for a high-powered plenary session at the UKSPA 40th anniversary conference at Warwick University. The first speaker was Irene Graham, Founder and...
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