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Plymouth Science Park and National Composites Centre forge strategic partnership to boost South West innovation
Plymouth Science Park (PSP) and the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster industry-led collaborative research & development, drive innovation adoption and skills development, enhancing the South West...
Discovery Park partners with Canterbury Christ Church University to open CoLab, a new coworking labspace for early stage life science businesses
Discovery Park has opened the doors to CoLab, a new shared lab facility. In partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University, CoLab has been specially designed for early-stage life science businesses, providing flexible bench space in a collaborative coworking...
o2h Group heralds massive demand for Cambridge Wide Open Day
Attendance levels for the 2024 Cambridge Wide Open Day on Wednesday June 12 are already double the numbers at last year’s inaugural event. o2h Group, which is organising the event, has persuaded some world-class life science and technology companies plus relevant...
Chesterford Research Park appoints Glencar to continue construction of 60,000 sq ft Sidney Sussex Building
Cambridge, UK, 5th June 2024: Chesterford Research Park has announced the appointment of Glencar to undertake construction of its new Sidney Sussex Building, which is expected to deliver over 60,000 sq ft of laboratory and office space. Owned by Aviva Investors, the...
The Hub at the EpiCentre Café opens for business on 17th June 2024
A new coffee shop opens in The EpiCentre from 17th June 2024. Being the place to catch up, it will be no surprise it’s to be called The Hub at The EpiCentre. This will be run by a newly formed catering company looking to grow its operations across the region. Behind...
Matchable and Oxford North partner to boost Oxfordshire corporate volunteering
Matchable, the digital platform which matches companies and their teams to innovative, high impact charities, social enterprises and impact start-up volunteering projects, has partnered with Oxford North, to help boost corporate volunteering in Oxfordshire. Oxford...
Accelerate@Babraham selects its next set of science superstars!
Pictured: from left, Krishnaa Mahbubani (The New Platelet Company), Marloes Tijssen (The New Platelet Company), Lavenniah Annadoray (Ephyra), Jess Stokes (enstic), Programme Manager Jenny Hirst, Staša Stanković (OvartiX), Alexandre Webster (U-Ploid biotechnologies...
11 promising femtech start-ups descend on Discovery Park, kicking off 2024 business support programme
The Femtech & Women’s Health edition of ‘Discovery Spark’ champions early stage businesses working to close the gender health gap Discovery Park announced the selection of 11 promising start-ups in FemTech & Women’s Health to join Discovery Spark, their growth...
Milton Park’s fitted labs give boost to vaccine biotech NeoVac
Biotech company NeoVac has relocated to a new fitted lab and office space at Milton Park. The move into the CL2 laboratories at 127 Olympic Avenue, Milton Park, will allow NeoVac to scale and capitalise on future growth opportunities, in its mission to revolutionise...
Oxford North ‘tops out’ Red Hall and first laboratory buildings and unveils new park name
Oxford North, the new innovation district in Oxford, has reached its highest point in construction and topped out its first phase with the Red Hall’s new cantilever roof lowered into place and two new lab buildings' steel frames completed. Oxford North is the new £700...
Lasit Laser UK is on track to double its turnover since opening its first UK base at Blythe Valley Innovation Centre.
Pictured: : Andy Stewart, Centre Manager at Blythe Valley Innovation Centre (left), with Barrie Rice, General Manager of Lasit Laser UK, at Lasit Laser UK’s new offices. Lasit Laser UK is on track for year-on-year growth since settling into office space at Blythe...
New Shuttle Bus Service Helping Businesses to Recruit Young People
A new shuttle bus service for employees and visitors at Silverstone Park is giving business occupiers at the estate added support and confidence in being able to recruit more young people including apprentices, they have said. The fast and affordable service started...
Discovery Park to Welcome Asymchem this Summer
Asymchem Laboratories (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. announced today that it will operate the former Pfizer U.K. small molecule API pilot plant and part of the development laboratories through a new lease agreement between Asymchem and Discovery Park.
ARC Oxford Unveils Next Generation Ascent Development
ARC Oxford has secured planning permission to demolish seven buildings at the city campus and develop a new state-of-the-art facility for the science, technology and innovation sector. ‘Ascent’ has been designed to accelerate innovation and once operational is estimated to create approximately 500 jobs and contribute £38 million GVA to the economy annually.
The Crown Estate announces significant new partnership to provide vital workspace to support UK’s science, technology and innovation ambitions
The site of the former Debenhams in Oxford will soon be transformed into a c.100,000 sq ft life sciences, technology and innovation space in the heart of the city, as The Crown Estate partners with Oxford Science Enterprises and Pioneer Group to provide vital lab space in the region. The project represents an initial investment of c.£125 million by The Crown Estate, marking the start of a partnership that has a long-term ambition to invest up to £1.5 billion to support the UK’s science, technology and innovation sectors.