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Philip Macdonald, Managing Partner, Oberlanders Architects and UKSPA Board Director Looks Forward to the Forthcoming UKSPA Spring Conference in Glasgow
The UKSPA Spring Conference is one of the standout moments in the sector’s calendar and an event I look forward to every year. It’s a brilliant opportunity to reflect and build on the vital role our science parks and innovation districts play in sustaining the UK...
Discovery Park Businesses Champion Higher Apprenticeships to Build STEM Talent Pipeline
To mark National Apprenticeship Week (9 - 15 February), Discovery Park is calling for more young people to consider higher apprenticeships as a route into rewarding careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths). Last year, 3,850 young people in Kent...
Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst is seeking to Appoint a Leasing Asset Manager to join their team
Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) is seeking an experienced to Leasing Asset Manager to join our senior team on a part-time basis (three to four days per week/22.5-30 hours per week).Reporting to the Finance Director, this role will play a key part in managing and...
ARC Launches Motherlabs Oxford Accelerator Following Strong Demand at WEst London Campus
ARC has launched Motherlabs Oxford, a new purpose-built life sciences accelerator space at its ARC Oxford campus, expanding its early-stage laboratory offering in response to sustained demand across the sector. The launch builds on the performance of Motherlabs at ARC...
New Integrated HPLC/UHPLC from Shimadzu
Shimadzu announces the launch of the i-Series LC-2070/LC-2080 Integrated HPLC/UHPLC Systems, designed to meet the evolving demands of pharmaceutical laboratories. These compact, robust instruments feature Analytical Intelligence™ with auto-diagnostics and...
Exeter Science Park Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
Exeter Science Park has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation as it embarks on the next phase of its development. Lindsay Lucas, who brings more than 18 years’ experience in the tech industry, will step into the key regional leadership...
New Life Science Copywriting Company Emveria Comes to the Epicentre
Len Keenan, a specialist copywriter for the life science industry, has taken a virtual office at The EpiCentre in Haverhill, providing him with a postal business and registered office address together with the use of co-working space when needed. Len who has a...
High Growth Business Network Launched
The founders of 13 early-stage Hampshire businesses recently met on to launch a peer group network designed to boost growth and propel their innovations onto the world stage. The Catalyst Alumni Network connects science and technology companies that have participated...
Landmark Collaboration Launches Birmingham Knowledge Quarter – A Transformative Vision for Innovation and Inclusive Growth
Bruntwood SciTech joins four of Birmingham’s most influential academic and civic leaders to officially sign the Birmingham Knowledge Quarter (B-KQ) Collaboration Agreement. This landmark partnership between Bruntwood SciTech, Aston University, Birmingham City Council,...
AI as a Supporting Role, Not The Headline Act.
How The EpiCentre Startups are responsibly using AI as part of a small team. In the third instalment of the EpiCentre podcast series, the conversation turned to artificial intelligence and what it really means for small and medium sized businesses. After funding and...
The EpiCentre Hits 50-Customer Milestone at The EpiCentre.
The Epicentre in Haverhill has passed its half-century and is now working with over 50 companies as it celebrates five years since it opened its doors Centre Manager, Helen Earl, says: “Supporting more than 50 companies today is a fantastic milestone but in reality,...
Cambridge Science Park Expands Leadership Team to Fuel the Next Generation of Breakthroughs
Cambridge Science Park is expanding its leadership team, strengthening its critical role and future ambition at the centre of science and technology innovation in Cambridge and across the UK, as captured within its ‘masterplan’. David McNee joins as Estate...
New Scale-Up Lab Space in Central Bristol to Open in March
Science Creates and the University of Bristol to open OMX this March — 30,000 sq ft of flexible lab space ranging from 1,000 to 5,000 sq ft in Bristol city centre. OMX, a new 30,000 sq ft laboratory and scale-up facility in Bristol city centre, opens this March —...
Pioneering Scientist Opens Lab at Exeter Science Park to Accelerate Groundbreaking Work
A start-up biotechnology company specialising in fungi-based protein production is set to establish its operations in a lab space at Exeter Science Park to support its next phase of growth. The company, HyphaPRO, has been founded by University of Exeter graduate Andy...
UK Startups Face a Funding Squeeze but EpiCentre Founders are Pivoting, Not Pausing
Across the UK, founders are feeling the squeeze. Investors are cautious, politics is volatile and the days of easy capital are firmly behind us. Yet at The EpiCentre in Haverhill, a different story is unfolding, defined not by paralysis but by creativity and...