Case Studies
Planning permission granted for Birmingham Health Innovation Campus
Work is set to begin on the first phase of Birmingham Health Innovation Campus this Summer after planning permission was granted by Birmingham City Council. The first phase will see the development of No.1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus which will offer...
Industrial property at Silverstone Park continues to attract new business occupiers
MEPC has successfully let a further 38,940 sq ft of industrial property in March at its Silverstone Park business estate on the Buckinghamshire-Northamptonshire border. Five properties have been let to businesses operating in industry sectors that include automotive,...
Samsara takes new lab space at the Wood Centre for Innovation
Biotech start-up, Samsara Therapeutics, is the first company to take new laboratory space at The Oxford Trust’s Wood Centre for Innovation. The Trust, a local charity encouraging the pursuit of science and enterprise, is developing life science laboratories...
BES delivers 12-week design for grade c filling line
The BES design team recently delivered both the concept and detailed design of a Grade C Filling and Sterilization Facility for a manufacturer of plasma-derived products in the South East. BES was appointed as Principal Designer for the project, with responsibility...
Multi-sensory creative studio and unique approach to grief counselling each win prizes worth £10,000 in annual StartUp Sussex competition
Curious Connectors co-founders Catherine Ireton and J. Luis Berna Moya named University’s entrepreneurs of the yearSocial Impact Prize won by Louise Harman for Louise on DeathMore than £37,000 worth of prizes handed out to student and graduate start-ups A creative...
The ‘back to business’ drive brings new occupiers to the Epicentre in Haverhill
Amidst the pandemic, The EpiCentre in Haverhill continues to show growth and recently welcomed its tenth customer to the innovation centre. Joining the Oxford Innovation’s group of 26 centres around the UK, The EpiCentre opened last November and has quickly put itself...
Welcoming back employees – Creating inviting environments
Whilst some offices have been empty for several months as people have worked from home, many in the science sector or others requiring specialist facilities, have remained on-site with COVID-safe managed access. However, with the government’s announcement of a roadmap...
o2h Ventures announces investment in a new spin out from the University of Sussex supported by Sussex Innovation.
o2h Ventures, a UK based fund managing investments through its Human Health SEIS Fund, announces investment in Stingray Bio Ltd, a new spin out from the University of Sussex supported by Sussex Innovation. Despite tremendous advances over the last decade, breast...
Oncologica is the first UK genomic testing lab to be Government approved for day 2 and day 8 testing
Chesterford Research Park based Oncologica, a leading cancer medicine and Covid-19 genomic sequencing laboratory is pleased to announce that its Cambridge based testing laboratory is now the first UK laboratory to receive approval by UKAS and the Department of Health...
£20 million fund to grow UK life sciences manufacturing opens for applications
Life science companies can now apply to the new £20 million fund to expand manufacturing in the UK, Minister Nadhim Zahawi announced today (Wednesday 7 April). Announced last November by the Prime Minister and now open for applications, the Medicines and...
Trading beyond Brexit: The essentials for your SME tenants
With a majority of businesses struck with unforeseen challenges in the last year – COVID-19, Brexit, redundancies, shattered supply chains, it’s no wonder many SMEs have yet had the opportunity to get their head around the new trading regime with Europe. If you...
Vale of White Horse District Council and MEPC to review Milton Park Local Development Order to meet 2040 Vision and respond to climate emergency
Vale of White Horse District Council and MEPC Milton Park have agreed to review the Local Development Order (LDO) to help bring more sustainable investment to the park. The review will look at how the changes can align to the council’s commitment to help tackle the...
Bidwells Lab Design for the Future webinar in association with UKSPA announced
As the science & technology sector evolves, so too must its real estate. The utilisation of AI, robotics and cloud-based research data is changing the way scientists work and the spaces they occupy. Demand and pace of start-ups and spin-outs is rapidly changing...
AECOM announce new appointment
UKSPA members AECOM have appointed Sianann Tait as Associate Director, Laboratory Architect, strengthening its Healthcare, Science and Tertiary Education design team in UK & Ireland. Formerly with BMJ Architects, Sianann brings with her circa 15 years of...
UK manufacturing outlook improves in March, CBI survey shows
Output volumes in the UK manufacturing sector in the three months to March improved to broadly flat, which marked the highest balance since May 2019. This is according to the CBI’s latest monthly Industrial Trends Survey. The survey of 321 manufacturers found that...