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Mursla raises additional £0.5M funding to progress development of its exosome-based novel technology platform for cancer detection
Mursla, a liquid biopsy company based at Cambridge Science Park, has raised £410K from the UK Government’s Future Fund and existing investors. In addition, the organisation has secured a £40K COVID-19 grant from the Cambridgeshire Capital Grant Scheme.The funding will...
Handover signals the completion of the new Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus
On time and on budget, the final set of keys were handed over at the Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus (AberInnovation) on Monday 24 August 2020, to mark the completion of the new world-leading bioscience facility after a two-year construction programme....
Propcos, corporate occupiers, pension funds…have your say
Business rates are the bane of most corporate occupiers but bring in £30bn for the Government each year. After years of assurances, the Government has launched what it calls a “fundamental” review of the business rates system. There is a call for evidence and it is...
Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst announces Professor Jackie Hunter as new Chair
Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC), a leading location for development and commercialisation of cutting-edge therapeutics, is pleased to announce that Professor Jackie Hunter is to take the role of Chair in September 2020. Jackie is currently a Board Director...
The Next 100 Days – Seizing the opportunity in a new normal
This is the final blog in the series looking at how companies can align their commercial goals with an effective approach to Intellectual Property (IP), using Potter Clarkson’s Next 100 Days guide. We developed this guide to help companies prioritise their IP...
The EyeControl communication solution gives a voice to Locked-in and ventilated patients.
EyeControl, an Israeli medical technology startup, was founded in 2016, by three entrepreneurs, each with a personal connection to Locked-in individuals. After opening a UK subsidiary in 2019, the team behind this ground-breaking communication solution is setting up...
Kent consortium gets green light to develop £60m investment bid to accelerate medicines development
A proposal that could bring £60million investment into the life sciences sector in Kent has taken a significant stride forward by securing £50,000 to develop the bid further. The money is seedcorn funding via UK Research and Innovation’s flagship £236m Strength in...
£10.8m investment kick-starts life sciences development in Birmingham
Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC) has been announced as one of eight ‘shovel ready’ projects in the West Midlands which will benefit from a combined £66 million of Government funding. BHIC will sit at the heart of a critical cluster of health excellence...
High-growth tech firm joins rapidly expanding digital community at Alderley Park.
CurrentBody, the world’s largest e-commerce supplier of beauty devices, has announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Glasshouse at Alderley Park in a move that will see it join a thriving hub of digital and technology businesses. The high-growth beauty tech...
Inventive use of space allows Diagnostics for the Real World to keep on top of demand for COVID-19 test kits
Chesterford Research Park based Diagnostics for the Real World (DRW) made worldwide headlines earlier this year with a game-changing way of testing for COVID-19. The University of Cambridge spinout responded quickly to the pandemic by adapting its HIV testing machine,...
Millions awarded to create new technology park in Malvern
The new technology park will be built as part of an expansion of the existing Malvern Hills Science Park, home to defence contractors QinetiQ and more than 40 more science and technology businesses. The multi-million-pound plans will see an additional 11 acres of...
SportPark on Science and Enterprise Park to receive £6 million Government expansion fund
Plans to develop a Global Sports Hub centred at Loughborough received a boost with the announcement today that SportPark on Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP) will undergo a £6m expansion. The project will create a fourth pavilion of 2,000 sqm...
Multi-million-pound funding awarded for new building at Exeter Science Park
Exeter Science Park has been awarded £5 million from the Government’s national ‘Getting Building’ fund to develop its ‘Grow-out Building’ for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in science, technology, engineering, maths and medical (STEMM) sectors. The Heart of...
£2.5m of Government funding to accelerate delivery of Incubator at Discovery Park
Science Park helping to drive local economic growth with SELEP support Discovery Park, the Life Sciences Opportunity Zone for ambitious and growing life sciences companies, has been awarded £2.5m towards accelerated delivery of its Incubator facility by the South East...
The Next 100 Days: Mitigating Risk
This is the next blog in the series looking at how companies can align their commercial goals with an effective approach to Intellectual Property (IP), using Potter Clarkson’s “Next 100 Days” guide. During times of crisis, it is more important than ever to mitigate...