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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...
Coronavirus Handling & Bio Safety Levels
Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease it causes (COVID-19) is what we are all talking about at the moment. The importance of testing and prompt diagnosis has now become abundently evident to all. But what is involved in handling, processing, storing, and disposing...
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MDC, at Alderley Park, advancing COVID-19 testing capacity in partnership
Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC), at Alderley Park, in partnership with industry and academia, is advancing COVID-19 testing capacity. Following the Government announcement of the establishment of large scale national COVID-19 hub laboratories across the UK, initial...
Brookfield Asset Management Buys into Harwell Science and Innovation Campus…
Brookfield Asset Management, through its Strategic Real Estate Partners III ("BSREP III") Fund, has acquired a 50% stake in Harwell Campus, as private shareholder partner of the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Limited Partnership, the public/private joint...
How Nottingham company Sygnature Discovery is working on discovering drugs to battle coronavirus
One of Nottingham's most successful bioscience companies is working towards developing a drug to help treat the deadly coronavirus. Sygnature Discovery, which moved into BioCity in Nottingham city centre in 2004, provides drug discovery and pre-clinical services and...
Surrey Research Parks’s MedPharm produces and donates hand sanitisers
Surrey Research Park tenant, MedPharm, the leading global contract development for topical products, has quickly marshalled resources in both the US and UK to produce and donate hand sanitisers to help fight the Covid-19 outbreak. The speed of the Covid-19 pandemic...
Chesterford Research Park occupier Diagnostics for the Real World rapid COVID-19 test rolled out to NHS
New testing devices developed by a Cambridge team that can diagnose Covid-19 in less than 90 minutes are being used at Addenbrooke's Hospital. The portable machines, called Samba II, have been developed by a University of Cambridge spin-off company called...
The Catalyst on Newcastle Helix awarded BREEAM “Outstanding” rating
National architects, GSSArchitecture, are pleased to announce that following completion in October 2019, The Catalyst has become the first commercial office building in the North East to be awarded the certification of “Outstanding” by BREEAM under the current...
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Chesterford Research Park occupier Diagnostics for the Real World rapid COVID-19 test rolled out to NHS
New testing devices developed by a Cambridge team that can diagnose Covid-19 in less than 90 minutes are being used at Addenbrooke's Hospital. The portable machines, called Samba II, have been developed by a University of Cambridge spin-off company called...
Manufacturers and Engineers make great leaps to fight Coronavirus
The VentilatorChallengeUK consortium is committed to playing its role in delivering both medical ventilator designs to the required specifications and, in conjunction with these other companies, organisations and groups, aid the delivery of additional ventilators to...
Life Sciences Hub Wales lead Wales wide Covid-19 drive
We’re leading industry efforts to combat COVID-19 by launching a nation-wide drive to get companies from a range of sectors working together on solutions. Our mission is to accelerate the development of urgently needed products and treatments, such as ventilators,...
Three UK cities to build 5G accelerators
A consortium led by Telefonica UK (O2) has been awarded a contract to build 5G accelerators in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry. The three 5G accelerator facilities, to be called 5PRING, will include demonstration spaces with access to 5G technology, both...
Government list of Business Support organisations
The Government is working closely with Business Representative Organisations and Trade Associations to support the national response to coronavirus, including ensuring messages from Government are heard by all businesses and that business voices are heard by...
DCMS and techUK relaunch Cyber Exchange
techUK, in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), relaunched (on 30/03/20) Cyber Exchange - the Government and industry backed platform which helps organisations navigate the UK cyber sector, promoting growth and fostering...
Association News
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...
The UKSPA Covid-19 Survey
As part of our activity to measure the impact of Covid19 on UKSPA members we launched the survey earlier this week. The broad conclusions were as follows: Almost 70 % of members now have their management teams working remotelyAround 10% of members have some of their...
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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...
Coronavirus Handling & Bio Safety Levels
Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease it causes (COVID-19) is what we are all talking about at the moment. The importance of testing and prompt diagnosis has now become abundently evident to all. But what is involved in handling, processing, storing, and disposing...
The UKSPA Covid-19 Survey
As part of our activity to measure the impact of Covid19 on UKSPA members we launched the survey earlier this week. The broad conclusions were as follows: Almost 70 % of members now have their management teams working remotelyAround 10% of members have some of their...
Faced with a crisis, we are forced to innovate
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates once again that scarcity and the most severe constraints force people to innovate, says Nesta’s Chief Executive Ravi Gurumurthy It is a striking feature of every humanitarian crisis that when people are faced with scarcity and the...
The Challenges facing UK tech in the Coronavirus crisis – scaleups surveyed by Tech Nation
It’s hard to believe the official UK lockdown is just a week old. In the last seven days, and the period running up to it, life and business for all of us have changed unrecognisably. With hundreds of billions already pledged by the UK Government to support employers...
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