Guest Articles
How early stage life sciences companies can improve the odds of attracting founding
The last decade has witnessed a boom in life science start-ups and that pace is set to continue as the search goes on to find improved treatments for diseases including Alzheimer’s and cancer. The science has been backed by record levels of funding, with investment...
Surrey Research Park Annual Review 2022: Reflection and Outlook
This has been a positive year for Surrey Research Park (SRP) and our businesses despite a challenging external environment, and we have advanced the SRP agenda on multiple fronts. We continued with high occupancy, averaging 97%, throughout the year. We enabled several...
Tackling Life Sciences Challenges Through Collaboration In 2023
The last 12 months have been challenging on every front, from Covid recovery and soaring energy prices to the slump in investment in Life Sciences, while the Government’s decision on R&D tax credits has been the most recent blow to a sector whose huge potential is...
New Year, New Cyber Threats
With the rapid evolution of information technology, small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) are continually adapting new ways of working, and 2023 will be no different. As hubs of innovation, science parks house many SMBs where collaborative tools such as Teams and...
Communicate Celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary at Discovery Park.
Discovery Park has had cause for celebration as they mark 10 years of hosting life sciences enterprises this month. Communicate are proud to have offered our support from the start. Communicate Operations Director, Mark Styles reflects on his decade at Discovery Park:...
Code red for life sciences?
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently warned that global warning has become a “code red for humanity”. With temperatures in the UK reaching unprecedent levels of 40 degrees in July, is the UK’s life sciences sector doing enough to prevent these...
Top five takeaways for the future of science and technology- Ridge and Partners LLP
Earlier this year we joined our industry colleagues as official UKSPA partners at The Oxford Science Park. Liz Sparrow, Nick Hayes, and Patric Vale from Ridge engaged in the lively and meaningful debates concerning national and regional trends in UK science parks....
Why breaking down barriers to funding for female-led life sciences companies is essential
The UK is a global player in the health arena. It holds a unique position at the sharp end of scientific discovery and the development of effective treatments. The country’s rapidly expanding life sciences sector has the potential to transform outcomes for...
Why TechBio UK is the moment when everything changed
The Covid pandemic changed the scene of healthcare on a global scale and embedded the use of data firmly into healthcare solutions. With a population almost exclusively served by the NHS, the UK is ideally placed to lead the world in the next stage of data...
Science parks – journey to net zero
At the recent UKSPA conference, Laura Ludlow joined a panel comprising Dr Sally Basker (CEO, Exeter Science Park), Carl Potter (MD, Avison Young UK), Stephen Hill (Associate Director, Arup), Anu Sabherwal (Senior Associate, NBBJ Design) and chaired by Grant Bourhill...
Life Sciences need urgent Government focus
With a new government now in place, there are questions to which urgent answers are needed if the Life Sciences sector is going to deliver on its potential and not become lost amongst the many pressing issues which Prime Minister Liz Truss finds herself facing. As a...
Is the Life Sciences sector running out of lab space?
Vincenzo Maggio, Partner in Real Estate Investment at law firm Mills & Reeve takes a look at the current lab space shortage. It is no secret that despite significant business space demand across Oxford and Cambridge there is an equally significant lack of supply....
The Journey to Net Zero
The United Kingdom Science Park Association (UKSPA) held its Autumn conference in the beautiful Charnwood Life Science Campus in Loughborough. Sustainability was a key topic, with over 150 attendees for the panel discussion on the “journey to...
Things to consider when selecting a wireless network
In this guest blog post, Geraint Williams, CISO, Modern Networks discusses some of the pros and cons of various wireless network solutions and specifically considers performance, availability, resilience, and security. We are all familiar with Wi-Fi or wireless...
Turning bright ideas into booming businesses
When used effectively and strategically, IP rights can help turn commercial ambitions into a reality – not least when securing all-important funding, and even the most ground breaking of inventions requires investment to become a viable market proposition. Now, more...