Member News
Pioneer Group and Innovate UK join forces on programme aiming to accelerate the development of life sciences companies
Pioneer Group is continuing its collaboration with Innovate UK by bringing its venture development ‘Launch Programme’ to the Exploit stage of Innovate UK’s ICURe programme. The Launch Programme welcomes invited life science founders from the ICURe Programme, as well...
Innovative mobile point-of-sale start-up looking to grow rapidly after move to Coventry base
A fintech start-up that provides cloud-based point of sale software to hospitality firms has officially launched after moving into its first base in Coventry. Olouris, which offers a mobile point of sale – or mPOS – service for its clients that can be downloaded as an...
Giant Space Mural Revealed at Harwell Campus
A giant spacewoman mural has been unveiled at Harwell Campus to mark the launch of the 19th annual Appleton Space Conference which will celebrate how advancements in space science, earth observation and technology at Harwell are helping to solve some of the world’s...
BugBiome wins Discovery Spark life science programme
BugBiome was announced as the winner of the Discovery Spark life science business support programme at the GIANT Health Healthcare Investment Show on 5th December. BugBiome will be awarded a business support package worth over £100,000, including one year of free lab...
Start-up that saves academics hours checking references looking to double turnover after moving to University of Warwick Science Park
A software start-up offering a product that enables academics and students to save hours checking citations and references is now looking to widen its reach and potentially double its turnover. Reciteworks.com, co-founded by entrepreneur and software developer Adam...
Silverstone Park Schools Careers Programme Enters Sixth Year
Business volunteers to deliver careers advice to hundreds of Year 8 & 9 students6,500 'meaningful encounters' with students during 2022-23 academic yearThe Buckingham School, Sponne School & Kingsthorpe College are all partner schools The Silverstone Park...
Sci-Tech Daresbury seeks contractor for Violet Phase Two following planning approval
Sci-Tech Daresbury has received reserved matters planning approval from Halton Borough Council for Violet Phase Two, a c.£24 million speculative development. The project is set to deliver a further c.80,000 sq ft of prime real estate to the national science and...
Discovery Park Ventures expands fund to £3m to invest in more innovative science and technology start-ups
Discovery Park Ventures (DPV) announces the expansion of its early-stage life science fund from £1m to £3m, in order to capitalise on exciting investment opportunities and support its existing portfolio. The fund’s investors have committed an additional £2m, which...
The Knowledge Cauldron: A Lesson for SciTech from Higher Education
Author: Martin Jarvie, Architect Associate, BDP Over the past decade universities have intensified collaboration. In some cases, natural consortia have sprung up due to shared history or geographical proximity, while other institutions have been prompted to explore...
Birmingham Biomedical Incubator Lands National Award
Unit 9, a biomedical incubator managed by University of Birmingham Enterprise, has won the prestigious ‘Place-based initiative of the Year’ award from PraxisAuril, the UK’s professional association for Knowledge Exchange and commercialisation between universities and...
Communicate celebrates double shortlisting in prestigious awards
National IT, telecoms and cyber-security specialists, Communicate, celebrate dual shortlisting in this year’s Cyber Security Awards. The company has been nominated for the third time running in the Threat Detection Product of the Year category, and this year their...
New Director at Harwell Campus for Rosalind Franklin Institute
The Rosalind Franklin Institute at Harwell Campus announces Professor Paul Matthews as its new Institute Director. The Rosalind Franklin Institute is a national research institute developing new technologies to tackle important health research challenges. Funded by UK...
Laing O’Rourke signs Oxford North’s Red Hall and first laboratory buildings
Laing O’Rourke has secured the contract to deliver phase 1a of Oxford North’s £700 million new innovation district to deliver the Red Hall, and the first two laboratory buildings. Oxford North will deliver one million sq ft (92,903 sq m) of laboratory and workspaces,...
Plymouth Science Park grows board with two new members
Plymouth Science Park welcomes two new non-executive directors, Amber Morley and Kerry Hayes, bringing experience in renewable energy and economic development. Kerry Hayes has made significant contributions to the renewable energy sector in the South West for over a...
Oxford North’s new landmark timber cycle pavilion approved by Oxford City Council
Plans have been approved by Oxford City Council to create a new landmark timber cycle pavilion in the heart of Oxford North to provide secure long-stay and short-stay spaces for phase 1a of Oxford’s new £700 million innovation district. Designed by the project’s...