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UKSPA 40th Anniversary Conference – Good Science Isn’t Enough to Secure Funding
Being good at science isn’t enough to start and grow a business, or to attract venture capital. That was the stark message from a panel of experts at the UKSPA 40th anniversary conference at Warwick University. While venture capital can bridge the gap to take a...
UKSPA 40th Anniversary Conference – The UK’s Scientific Edge
Caution from UK investors is sending many life science start-ups to the USA in search of finance. But the country retains its edge in developing innovative technology. A discussion session at the UK Science Park Association’s three-day 40th anniversary conference, at...
Barwood Partners With Gen Two To Acquire And Create Life Science Techbio Hub In South Cambridge For £12.8 Million
- Leading UK-based real estate investment and development firm, Barwood Capital (“Barwood”) has partnered with Gen Two Real Estate (“Gen Two”), a specialist life science investor and developer, to acquire laboratory space and industrial units in Whittlesford, South...
International Trade Growth Sees Logical Biological Expand At Discovery Park
Logical Biological, a leading provider of biological critical materials for diagnostics, therapeutic research, and IVD reagent manufacture, has settled into larger, upgraded laboratory space at Discovery Park, marking its third move within the science and innovation...
New Occupiers Create A Hive Of Activity At Bee House
Milton Park has announced a trio of life science biotechs, Physiomics, Outrun Therapeutics and Oxehealth, as the latest occupiers to move into Bee House. Oxehealth, a global leader in contactless patient monitoring for inpatient mental health, has moved into three...
Midlands Entrepreneurs Took Business To ‘Next Level’ After Support Of Incubator Programme, Networking Event Hears
Three entrepreneurs have described how the support from a business incubator programme helped them to move to the ‘next level’ at an event in the region. The University of Warwick Science Park’s Ignite Alumni network held its latest meet-up at the Venture Centre on...
UKSPA 40th Anniversary Conference: Science Parks – Looking to the Future
Pictured L-R, UKSPA Chair John Leake; Ebba Lund, CEO of IASP; Richard O’Boyle, CEO of Pioneer Group; Dean Cook, Director for Place and Levelling Up at Innovative UK. The rise of innovation districts and the opportunity for a major funding injection from the UK’s...
UKSPA 40th Anniversary Conference: Lively and Informative Debate on Innovation Clusters and Hotspots
Pictured L-R, discussion chair John Leake, Business Growth Director, Sci-Tech Daresbury and UKSPA Chair; Andrew Carter, CEO of Centre of Cities; Christine Doel, SQW; Professor Tim Vorley, Oxford Brookes Business School. What is an innovation cluster? It became clear...
UKSPA 40th Anniversary Conference: Big Pharma Looking for Big Returns from Obesity and Alzheimer’s Treatments
Pictured: Adrian Toutoungi (left), Partner at Taylor Wessing; and Professor Sir Mark Caulfield, Vice Principal Health at Queen Mary’s Faculty of Medicine. Discussions on the state of the UK’s life sciences market proved a major draw at the UKSPA’s 40th anniversary...
George Freeman MP – Science Parks Play a Vital Role in the UK’s Innovation Future
Science parks are on the front line of efforts to unlock a new era of growth, prosperity and productivity for the UK, delegates at the UKSPA anniversary conference in Warwick were told. The message was delivered by MP George Freeman. With a strong biomed business...
Professor Paul Monks, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Energy Security and Net Zero – Science Parks a Cauldron of Innovation in Drive Towards Net Zero
Science parks play a critical role in achieving net zero emissions, serving as hubs for research and development of renewable energy technologies. That was the conclusion of Professor Paul Monks, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Energy Security and Net...
British Business Bank Backing University Spin-Outs and UK Innovation
The support of the British Business Bank is vital for many of the start-up and growing businesses across the UK’s science park estate. Set up by the government 10 years-ago to provide access to financial support for smaller businesses, the British Business Bank has...
Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Executive Chair Research England – Science Parks at the Centre of Innovation Ecosystems
UK science parks are at the heart of the nation’s innovation ecosystems, the head of Research England has told the UKSPA conference at Warwick University. Professor Dame Jessica Corner is the Executive Chair for Research England, the UK’s biggest research funder and...
Jordan Cummins, UK Competitiveness Director CBI – A Plea for Realism in Industrial Strategy Choices
The CBI’s UK competitiveness director, Jordan Cummins, spoke of the need for realism and prioritisation in his keynote address to the UKSPA 40th anniversary conference. The UK needed to pick its battles in terms of industry and investment, he said. The country’s...
Wow! Stuff wins ‘Most Innovative Company’ at the UKSPA 40th Anniversary Awards
Toy innovation company, Wow! Stuff, based at the University of Wolverhampton Science Park, has been awarded the ‘Most Innovative Company’ at the prestigious UKSPA Awards, held at the UKSPA40 Anniversary Conference on the 17th October 2024. The prestigious award places...