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Harwell Lights up Oxfordshire Sky as it Celebrated its 80th Birthday on New Year’s Day
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus celebrated its 80th birthday, marking eight decades of world-leading science and innovation with a dazzling spectacle visible across Oxfordshire. The UK’s most powerful display laser shone from the centre of the iconic Diamond...
Celebrating 15 years of Business Growth Support at Ocean Village Innovation Centre
A Southampton hub for ambitious businesses is marking a major milestone - 15 years of helping companies grow, innovate and succeed. Since opening in December 2010, Ocean Village Innovation Centre (OVIC), has supported more than 200 companies by providing flexible...
Green Light for New Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg Public Art Sculptures in Oxford North’s Canalside Park
Oxford City Council has granted permission to Thomas White Oxford, the development company of St John’s College, for a new public artwork commission titled ‘The Length of a Moment’ which will celebrate moths as essential pollinators created by the internationally...
Discovery Park Start-Up Joins £8.2M Research Project to Revolutionise Medicines Manufacturing
Particology, a specialist particle science company based at science and business hub Discovery Park, has been selected for an £8.2M Government-funded research consortium to make the manufacture of medicines more efficient and sustainable. The three-and-a-half...
Launch of the BioEscalator’s 2024/25 Annual Review, People and Partnerships Driving Better Patient Health
The BioEscalator is the University of Oxford’s thriving incubator for fast-growing biomedical companies. In 2024/25 it worked with people and organisations across the local and global innovation ecosystem and it’s delighted with what’s been achieved. Its Annual...
Mission Street and BGO Welcome Orbit Discovery to Oxford West End Innovation District Inventa
Mission Street, a specialist investor, developer and operator for the science and innovation sector, and BGO, a leading global real estate investment manager, have signed Orbit Discovery, a leading UK biotech company, to the duo’s purpose-built innovation district...
EpiCentre Impact Report Reveals £150 Million in Investment and 300 Jobs Created in Five Years
The EpiCentre in Haverhill has become a powerful catalyst for business growth, helping dozens of growing companies scale successfully and create jobs for the region, according to its newly published report. The report “Celebrating 5 Years of Innovation, Growth and...
Shimadzu Training Courses: Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry – 10-11 February 2026
Back by popular demand we are continuing our Excellence in Science learning by running another free learning workshop!Where Craig & Gibson Rooms, James Watt Centre,Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh Campus, Edinburgh, EH14 4ASWhen GC/GCMS - Tuesday...
KQ Liverpool Seeks Charity Partners for its Major Fundraising Campaign in 2026
Prospective charity partners urged to come forward Knowledge Quarter Liverpool is on the lookout for local charity partners to benefit from its epic charity fundraising plans for next year, to coincide with the organisation’s 10th anniversary. Building on the success...
€10million Cross-Border ONEHEALTH Project Launched to Address Critical Public Health Challenges
A new €10m collaborative research project ONEHEALTH has been officially launched by science and technology hub Catalyst with its partners at an event in Belfast. The project, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body...
Imperial’s Leap Incubator Attracts Five Innovative Startups in First Month
Leap, the new shared lab incubator space from Imperial Incubator located at ARC West London, has officially opened its doors and demand is already surging. Just one month after launch, five early-stage science companies have moved into the space. The first cohort of...
“Dark labs”: the Future of Science – and the Key to Radical Energy Savings?
Ed Hayden, Partner and Architecture lead for Science and Research at Ridge We are entering a new era of AI-powered “dark labs”, in which built-in robotics, product tagging and intelligent monitoring systems will remove the need for the majority of manual intervention....
IRCA Group joins R&D Incubator at Colworth Science Park
IRCA Group, a global leader in high-quality food ingredients, has signed a lease at Pioneer Group’s new food and beverage incubator, Gastronomica at Colworth Science Park in Bedfordshire. IRCA has taken 405 sq ft of space in the facility, providing the company with a...
Salience Labs to Pioneer Photonic Switches for AI Data Centres at Milton Park
Milton Park has welcomed Salience Labs, a start-up which is pioneering photonic switches for AI data centres. The company, which has raised over $54m (£41m), including backing from Oxford Science Enterprises, builds on decades of research from the universities of...
High quality lab and office space coming to University of Warwick Science Park in £6m refurbishment
The University of Warwick Science Park has announced its ambition to attract some of the country’s most innovative life science companies at the forefront of R&D to the site with a refurbishment investment of £6 million offering a state-of-the-art lab and office...