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Bidwells names new science and technology boss
Bidwells has named Max Bryan as its new head of science and technology. He replaces David Williams, who left the consultancy last year to become commercial director at Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire. Bryan has been with Bidwells since 2018. He leads its office and...
Booming digital sector fuels growth at Platform
18 new businesses moved to Platform during the last three months of 20217 existing companies at Platform expanded as a result of growth £1.6bn growth predictions for Yorkshire’s digital tech sector expected to fuel further demand in 2022 Bruntwood SciTech welcomed 18...
Biotech start-up expands at Heyford Park Innovation Centre
A biotech start-up founded in the middle of the pandemic is expanding at Heyford Park Innovation Centre. Oxford StemTech first moved to the site in September 2020 after being established by Oxford University researchers. Graduates from Heyford Park Innovation Centre...
Latest building at Exeter Science Park to support 100 new jobs in science and technology
Exeter Science Park’s new £5 million centre for maturing STEMM (science, technology, engineering, maths and medical) businesses opened its doors in January 2022, providing bespoke laboratory and office space for 100 jobs. The first tenants to move into the 14,000...
Bruntwood SciTech boosts profit, revenues and value after a year of expansion
Bruntwood SciTech – a 50:50 joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General - has reported a significant growth in pre-tax profit in its latest financial year.After suffering a £7.6m pandemic-induced loss in 2020, the property platform dedicated to the growth...
Rolls-Royce deploy nuclear power experts to Space Park Leicester
Image: Abi Clayton and Dr Gary Jones outside the new Rolls-Royce offices at Space Park Leicester Nuclear power experts Rolls-Royce are looking forward to developing their unique expertise in energy solutions from a new base at Space Park Leicester. Staff with a...
Mental health and well-being support platform arrives at the Epicentre
Augmentive, a on-line platform offering specialist mental health and well-being support has taken space at The EpiCentre in Haverhill. One in six adults experienced some form of depression in summer 2021, compared with one in ten before the pandemic, according to the...
Discovery Park recruits 53 firms in 2021 – and promises more to come
The new year has started positively for Discovery Park after it announced that more than 50 new companies had been attracted to the science, technology and innovation park near Sandwich in Kent during 2021. During the last 12 months, Discovery Park’s...
Report demonstrates Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst’s key role in delivering the economic benefit from leading edge UK life sciences.
An independent report has been released by Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) that demonstrates its key role in delivering economic benefit from life sciences research and innovation in the UK. SBC was formed in 2012 through a collaboration between the Department for...
Pandemic shake-up provides opportunity to future-proof UK real estate sector
Avison Young‘s 2022 Forecast identifies key topics shaping real estate in the coming year Strategic real estate advisor Avison Young today released its 2022 Forecast, providing an outlook forthe real estate industry, spanning office, retail, leisure, industrial and...
Anti-viral coating company CodiKoat, expands at The EpiCentre, Haverhill.
This month marks a key milestone at The EpiCentre in Haverhill with the announcement that CodiKoat, one of its first life sciences occupiers is expanding, further boosting the centre’s reputation as a credible innovation space within East Anglia. CodiKoat, is a...
New hub to strengthen life science skills at Discovery Park
The launch of a new partnership will help to meet skills demand at Discovery Park, the life science and innovation campus near Sandwich in Kent. Discovery Park has brought together the combined expertise of Canterbury Christ Church University, EKC Group, Pfizer, The...
Liverpool sets out plan for city’s first net zero carbon building
The first steps to deliver Liverpool’s first operational net zero carbon building will be taken next week. A report to Liverpool City Council’s cabinet is recommending the council enter into an agreement with Sciontec Developments Limited (Sciontec) that will pave the...
New Chief Executive appointed at UKSPA
James Chaffer has been appointed as Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Science Park Association (UKSPA). James will join UKSPA on 4 January 2022 following the retirement of Jim Duvall who leaves after fourteen years at the Association. James is currently...
Sci-Tech Daresbury celebrates bright future following Ultraviolet planning approval
Sci-Tech Daresbury’s position at the forefront of the UK’s flourishing science and technology sector has been further boosted following the confirmation of planning approval by Halton Borough Council for Ultraviolet, which forms the next phase...