Case Studies
Silverstone Park Celebrates First Decade Together With Developer MEPC
Silverstone Park has celebrated its tenth anniversary under the management of MEPC. The technology and business park, on the Buckinghamshire-Northamptonshire border adjacent to the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, was acquired by asset manager and developer MEPC from...
The Rt Hon. the Lord Willetts Opens Centre of Engineering Excellence at Southampton Science Park
The Rt Hon. the Lord Willetts, Chair of the UK Space Agency Board and former Minister of State for Universities and Science yesterday opened a new regional centre for engineering excellence at the University of Southampton Science Park. The Engineering Centre is the...
Board Director Opportunities for UKSPA Members
Under UKSPA's Articles of Association, the positions of Directors and Officers of the Association are appointed by UKSPA Full Members. This year, due to two Directors stepping down from their positions, we have Board vacancies for: One Full Member representative, One...
UKSPA Seeks to Appoint New ‘Early Career Professional’ Board Observers
Back in 2021, UKSPA appointed two individuals from amongst the Association’s membership to act as Early Career Professional Observers to the UKSPA Board. Following an open application process, Emily Roberts (Outreach & Community Manager at M-SParc - Menai Science...
Living Laboratory Healthcare Innovation Conference
8 November 2023. Queen Elizabeth Teaching and Learning Centre, Queen ElizabethUniversity Hospital. Join the University of Glasgow-led Living Laboratory for Precision Medicine at its Healthcare Innovation Conference. The conference will illustrate the transformative...
Fusion technology company Oxford Sigma relocates HQ to Oxford Centre for Innovation
Pictured: Dr Thomas Davis, co-founder and CTO and Jonathan Musgrove, co-founder and CEO outside The Oxford Trust’s Oxford Centre for Innovation Oxford Sigma has returned to Oxford’s city centre to accelerate fusion materials technology commercialisation to help tackle...
Innovative Leicestershire – A Life Sciences Success Story
A Charnwood Campus Cluster event in partnership with Medilink Midlands, part of a series of events to celebrate the achievements and support the growth of the life science organisations clustered around Charnwood Campus Science, Innovation and Technology Park. Local...
Discovery Park selects 13 start-ups to join Discovery Spark life science programme
The 8-week programme offers in person training from industry leaders to build strong business foundations and prepare for investment Finalists have the chance to win a business support package worth over £100,000, including one year of free lab space at Discovery Park...
Cardiff spinout outgrows incubator
A company specialising in expanding organoids at scale is preparing to leave Cardiff Medicentre. Cellesce, a spin-out from Cardiff and Bath Universities, has been a tenant at the Medicentre since 2017. The business grew to occupy five units in the biotech and...
Birmingham launches new Dental and Biomaterials Testing Service
University of Birmingham Enterprise has announced the launch of the Birmingham Dental and Biomaterials Testing Service (BiMaTs), to provide consultancy and a comprehensive materials testing service for dental and biomaterial manufacturers. BiMaTs is co-founded...
Green light for Oxford North’s next three advanced R&D lab buildings totalling 458k sq ft
Detailed designs for three new, prestigious laboratory and office buildings which total 458,100 sq ft (42,549 sq m) and will be built as phase 2 of Oxford North, the new £700 million life sciences innovation district, have been resolved to be approved by Oxford City...
Oxford North creates 448 new construction jobs and eight apprenticeships
Since building works started in August 2021, Oxford North, the new innovation district in Oxford, has created 448 new construction jobs of which 22% were filled by people based in Oxfordshire and eight new apprentices have been employed through the project’s...
o2h technology launches the second edition of the tech kickstarter competition to support the seed stage companies with their tech development needs
Following the resounding success of its inaugural edition in Jan 2023, o2h technology (a business vertical of the o2h group) is excited to launch the second edition of the o2h tech kickstarter competition designed to support seed stage life science, Greentech, and...
Weiss Technik UK Appoints Brett Green as Managing Director
Weiss Technik UK are very pleased to announce the appointment of Brett Green as Managing Director from 1 August 2023. Brett joins the team with over 30 years’ experience in the manufacturing and technology industries, bringing with him a wealth of...
June Lovell receives British Empire Medal Award
OpTIC Technology Centre hosted a special awards event where June Lovell received a British Empire Medal in honour of her work with Counselling and Drug Rehabilitation services across North Wales. OpTIC would like to congratulate June on her fantastic achievement! If...