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Positive economic impact of University of Warwick Science Park revealed in new report
Pictured: The UWSP team with representatives from WCC, CWLEP, CWGH and CWCC The positive economic impact of a Midlands science park – including the raising of nearly £6 million in finance for businesses – has been revealed in a new report. The University of Warwick...
Southampton Science Park is a regional jewel in the crown
Southampton Science Park is a ‘Jewel in the Crown’ according to the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (EM3), which regards it as an ‘outstanding asset that plays a significant role in contributing to the economy and wellbeing of communities and offers a...
New Finance Director joins Plymouth Science Park
Plymouth Science Park welcomes new Finance and Business Development Director, who previously directed at a leading FTSE 100 company and worked with The Seafood Restaurant (Rick Stein) in Cornwall. Neil McLeod took on his first Finance Director position in 1996 with a...
Innovation, Resilience and Productivity – New Ways to Future Proof your Business Growth
A Charnwood Campus Cluster event, part of a series of events to support the growth and success of the life science organisations clustered around Charnwood Campus Science, Innovation and Technology Park. Over 100 business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and...
Cardiff appoints new Head of Commercialisation
Cardiff University has appointed a new Head of Research Commercialisation and Impact with the remit to transform academic research into business and entrepreneurship. Paul Devlin, formerly Head of Commercialisation at Heriot-Watt University, brings a wealth of...
Cardiff Medicentre celebrates 30 years
A biotech and medtech innovation hub in the Welsh capital has reached a milestone third decade of helping to grow some of the UK’s most exciting businesses. Founded in 1992, Cardiff Medicentre was the first business incubator of its kind in the UK. A joint...
Meet the Norwich women behind the real-world application of science
To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we look at the science-based roles women at Norwich Research Park are fulfilling in business and in health. Michelle Frost, NNUH - Pictured. Michelle Frost works as a specialist biomedical scientist at...
Innovation Centre Knowledge Gateway tenant wins Young Innovator Award
Balkerne’s CEO Harish Pesala is one of the recent winners of the Young Innovators Award 2022/23, a programme funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s national innovation agency. Balkerne was the first company to join the Innovation Centre Knowledge Gateway (ICKG) and since...
Highly Successful Charnwood Campus Innovation Surgeries back for 2023
A Charnwood Campus NHS and Academia Collaboration Platform event, part of a series of events and workshops to support the growth and success of the life science organisations clustered around Charnwood Campus Science, Innovation and Technology Park. Companies in the...
Bench to Boardroom – Why Can’t Women Make the Leap?
This Saturday ( 11 February) marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and according to Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, which is holding an Assembly to mark the occasion, “We can all do our part to unleash our world’s enormous...
OpTIC resident Kairos Biotech Ltd receives €1m investment to develop transplant theranostics
Kairos Biotech Ltd have announced that they have received €1m funding of Dutch entity EchiumBio Holding BV. An earlier provided convertible loan was also converted into shares. EchiumBio received 25% share of a fully diluted equity pool of the company. Kairos Biotech...
Four new appointments at the University of Warwick Science Park
The University of Warwick Science Park (UWSP) have appointed John Roberts as Buildings and Facilities Manager; Andy Foster as Facilities Compliance Officer; Christine Masih as Tenant Services Administrator and Claire Calagan as Receptionist. This brings the UWSP team...
Plymouth Science Park welcomes Jacques Wood, Senior Digital Applications Engineer to lead their Advanced Manufacturing Centre
Plymouth Science Park is delighted to welcome Jacques Wood, Senior Digital Applications Engineer, to head up the Park’s Advanced Digital Manufacturing & Innovation Centre (ADMI). Jacques Wood joined Plymouth Science Park in January 2023 to lead on the advanced...
York Biotech Campus announces new tenant for campus
York Biotech Campus has adapted over 10,000 sq ft of space onsite, including the modification of 3,000 sq ft of laboratory space, in order to welcome an international organisation to the campus. Cargill Bioindustrial, which is part of Cargill, a provider of...
The University of Southampton and its Science Park reveals economic impact
A report by policy and economics consultancy London Economics has found that the University of Southampton contributed £4.14 billion to the UK economy in the 2020-21 academic year. Wider societal benefits resulting from the activities of the University include...