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Life Science leaders join Northern Health Science Alliance board
The NHSA has welcomed three new directors to take forward the organisation The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) today welcomes three new directors to take forward the organisation into the next stage of its development as a world-leading cluster organisation...
Sugars could be the key to an earlier, more accurate test for prostate cancer
A new type of test that uses complex sugars to detect prostate cancer earlier and with greater accuracy is being developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham. The test works by identifying sugars, known as glycans, in blood. These sugars are attached to...
National Manufacturing Institute Scotland leadership team bolstered with CEO appointment
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland has announced that John Reid has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer to lead the growth and development of the world-leading group of industry-led manufacturing research and development facilities at the...
Member News
Life Science leaders join Northern Health Science Alliance board
The NHSA has welcomed three new directors to take forward the organisation The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) today welcomes three new directors to take forward the organisation into the next stage of its development as a world-leading cluster organisation...
Sugars could be the key to an earlier, more accurate test for prostate cancer
A new type of test that uses complex sugars to detect prostate cancer earlier and with greater accuracy is being developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham. The test works by identifying sugars, known as glycans, in blood. These sugars are attached to...
Quell Therapeutics Ltd arrives at Imperial College ThinkSpace’s I-HUB
A rare Grade ‘A’ listed building on one of Glasgow’s most prominent street corners has been put up for sale with a price tag of offers over £3 million The biopharmaceutical company has designed and built its own 11,000 sq ft bespoke laboratory and office space at the...
Food and drink entrepreneur confirmed as Sussex Innovation’s new CEO
An entrepreneur linked to some of Brighton and Hove’s best-known home-grown food and drink brands has been confirmed as the second ever CEO of Sussex Innovation.Nigel Lambe has been acting as interim CEO of the University of...
‘Wellbeing Robot’ Offering Free AI-Powered Consultations to SMEs
Award-winning Cari provides personalised, AI-powered mental health advice Cari, the award-winning virtual wellbeing consultant based at Sussex Innovation Centre, is being offered for free to small business owners concerned about the mental health and wellbeing of...
Perkins and Will – Road Map to Return
Perkins and Will, a global design practice and one of the world's leading workspace design firms is helping clients across the world plan how they can safely return to working in office spaces. The firm has produced guidance to support businesses with their...
Sector News
Life Science leaders join Northern Health Science Alliance board
The NHSA has welcomed three new directors to take forward the organisation The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) today welcomes three new directors to take forward the organisation into the next stage of its development as a world-leading cluster organisation...
Sugars could be the key to an earlier, more accurate test for prostate cancer
A new type of test that uses complex sugars to detect prostate cancer earlier and with greater accuracy is being developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham. The test works by identifying sugars, known as glycans, in blood. These sugars are attached to...
National Manufacturing Institute Scotland leadership team bolstered with CEO appointment
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland has announced that John Reid has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer to lead the growth and development of the world-leading group of industry-led manufacturing research and development facilities at the...
Deb Hetherington joins Bruntwood SciTech’s team in Leeds as new head of innovation
Bruntwood SciTech (the 50:50 joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General) has today announced that Deb Hetherington has joined the team in Leeds as Head of Innovation to help drive the growth and expansion of the city’s burgeoning digital and tech sector,...
£40m boost for cutting-edge start-ups
Innovative businesses and start-ups are set to benefit from a £40 million government investment to drive forward new technological advances. Business Secretary Alok Sharma today (20 May 2020) announced the government is doubling investment in the Fast Start...
Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) BEIS Webinars
The UK Government, in consultation with industry, has produced guidance to help ensure workplaces in England are as safe as possible during the coronavirus pandemic. Join a free webinar, hosted by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to find out...
Association News
Connect, share and support
UKSPA Chairman Dr Glenn Crocker MBE on why the innovation network has never been more important… In my first contribution to Breakthrough, following my appointment as UKSPA chairman, I wrote in the last issue about the need for UKSPA to remain relevant in the face of...
Financial Impact of Covid-19 on Science and Innovation Locations
UKSPA asked members two questions in a survey that run from Thursday 3 April to Tuesday 7 April 2020. This provide a snapshot of member activity at this time and provides useful evidence on the impact of Covid-19 that will be used in further UKSPA briefings to...
UKSPA survey results – Initial impact of Covid-19
Background UKSPA carried out an initial survey of members from Tuesday 31 March to Friday 3 April 2020 on the current impact of Covid-19. This post gives members the final analysis of this initial survey which shows the support that members are giving to their...
Blog
How Covid-19 has changed the future of workplace design forever
The global pandemic has changed workplace design forever. It’s informed us of what’s inherently important to our people, and we can use this to create spaces to support them in new ways of working. So what will your future office be like? Covid-19 has created a huge...
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: the current position
Following the successful launch of the claims portal on 20 April, the scheme has now been extended in its present form until the end of July. What is the current position? The first announcement of the Scheme on Friday 20th March explained that the Government...
Innovation Assets as Leadership Symbols
We may be entering the deepest recession for 300 years. There are 6 million people furloughed - across all sectors - and many businesses are in hibernation, clinging on and hoping for clarity of when the lockdown will end, what 'post-lockdown' will really mean and...
Science at home : Is it possible for researchers to work remotely ?
Given recent events, huge swathes of us have suddenly had to start working remotely in order to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and ease the strain on healthcare systems globally. Scientific researchers play a key role in the fight against the virus as well as other...
Consistency in innovation: how companies from across the Bruntwood SciTech network are supporting the fight against Covid-19
The COVID-19 crisis has already had a global impact, in particular the way businesses operate. The world is rapidly attempting to find solutions to the myriad of challenges caused by the COVID-19 crisis, and nowhere else is this more true than across the Bruntwood...
Heavenly Connections
The network increasing awareness of angel investor benefits Minerva Business Angels are part of the University of Warwick Science Park Ltd and initially started as an informal network in 1994. In 2010 we formed our first investment group and from there we have...
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