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Life Science leaders join Northern Health Science Alliance board
The NHSA has welcomed three new directors to take forward the organisation The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) today welcomes three new directors to take forward the organisation into the next stage of its development as a world-leading cluster organisation...
Sugars could be the key to an earlier, more accurate test for prostate cancer
A new type of test that uses complex sugars to detect prostate cancer earlier and with greater accuracy is being developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham. The test works by identifying sugars, known as glycans, in blood. These sugars are attached to...
Quell Therapeutics Ltd arrives at Imperial College ThinkSpace’s I-HUB
A rare Grade ‘A’ listed building on one of Glasgow’s most prominent street corners has been put up for sale with a price tag of offers over £3 million The biopharmaceutical company has designed and built its own 11,000 sq ft bespoke laboratory and office space at the...
Food and drink entrepreneur confirmed as Sussex Innovation’s new CEO
An entrepreneur linked to some of Brighton and Hove’s best-known home-grown food and drink brands has been confirmed as the second ever CEO of Sussex Innovation.Nigel Lambe has been acting as interim CEO of the University of...
‘Wellbeing Robot’ Offering Free AI-Powered Consultations to SMEs
Award-winning Cari provides personalised, AI-powered mental health advice Cari, the award-winning virtual wellbeing consultant based at Sussex Innovation Centre, is being offered for free to small business owners concerned about the mental health and wellbeing of...
Perkins and Will – Road Map to Return
Perkins and Will, a global design practice and one of the world's leading workspace design firms is helping clients across the world plan how they can safely return to working in office spaces. The firm has produced guidance to support businesses with their...
Buro Happold: Repurposing UK scientific infrastructure to respond to Covid-19 and future pandemics
In response to the enormous challenge the UK is facing in tackling the present outbreak of Covid-19, Buro Happold has partnered with Abell Nepp and Arcadis to undertake qualitative research to generate an accurate understanding of the space and infrastructure needs of...
Work begins on ambitious workspace development at Leicester’s Pioneer Park
Work has begun on an ambitious next phase of development at Leicester’s Pioneer Park. Leicester City Council is working with local firm Brackley Property Developments Ltd to build further much-needed new commercial workspace as part of ongoing work to support the...
Deb Hetherington joins Bruntwood SciTech’s team in Leeds as new head of innovation
Bruntwood SciTech (the 50:50 joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General) has today announced that Deb Hetherington has joined the team in Leeds as Head of Innovation to help drive the growth and expansion of the city’s burgeoning digital and tech sector,...
Government’s £250m Future Fund opens for business
Government's £250m Future Fund opens for business Hot on the heels of the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak’s, announcement on 20th April, more details of the Government’s Future Fund have been announced. The new fund opens today (20 May) for applications. Demand is likely to...
Major boost to Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre will rapidly expand UK capacity to manufacture a Covid-19 Vaccine.
The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC), a not-for-profit organisation providing the UK’s first strategic vaccine development and advanced manufacturing capability, has been awarded up to £131million by the Government which sees investment in...
New guidance for safer travel and safer transport operations
The Department for Transport has published guidance for safer travel and safer transport operations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in England. Click for details
Discovery Park part of domestic and global response to COVID-19 pandemic
The life sciences and healthcare community at Discovery Park, the Life Sciences Opportunity Zone for ambitious and growing life sciences companies, is working to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in a variety of ways. From novel anti-viral drugs to new collaborations to...
Student-led AI system win top prize in New Enterprise Competition
Kaedim, a student start-up which uses AI to create digital assets in a fraction of the time, is the winner of this year’s University of Bristol New Enterprise Competition, scooping £10,000 and a 12-month membership to tech incubator SETsquared Bristol. Kaedim was...
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: the current position
Following the successful launch of the claims portal on 20 April, the scheme has now been extended in its present form until the end of July. What is the current position? The first announcement of the Scheme on Friday 20th March explained that the Government...