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Warwickshire business toasts success after innovative support from University of Warwick Science Park
A Leamington-based businessman is toasting the regional support he received after launching a successful care business as lockdown hit. Barney Davis started his Caremark Warwick franchise at the start of 2020 after being made redundant from a 20-year career in the...
University of Birmingham Enterprise lands award for ‘Deal of the Year’
University of Birmingham Enterprise has won the coveted ‘Commercial Deal of the Year’ award from PraxisAuril for a deal that licensed a unique method for viral testing to Innova Medical Group (IMG), a global player in screening and rapid diagnostic solutions. ...
University of Wolverhampton Science Park tenants, Goldilock, selected as Deep Tech Pioneers
University of Wolverhampton tenants Goldilock Secure has been named a Deep Tech Pioneer by Hello Tomorrow! From thousands of applications, their experts saw real potential in its Dynamic Physical Network Segregation computer and network cybersecurity...
Communicate Celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary at Discovery Park.
Discovery Park has had cause for celebration as they mark 10 years of hosting life sciences enterprises this month. Communicate are proud to have offered our support from the start. Communicate Operations Director, Mark Styles reflects on his decade at Discovery Park:...
New laboratory space set to open at Rothamsted Research in January 2023
Refurbishment work begins to transform a disused goods-in-storage area at the heart of Rothamsted’s campus in Harpenden into nine mini laboratories to help meet demand for prime lab space.New tenant companies will join a thriving ecosystem of Agri-tech, food tech and...
Investment fund Discovery Park Ventures announces BoobyBiome and Neobe Therapeutics as latest investments
Pictured: Dr Sioned Jones, Dr Lydia Mapstone and Tara O’Driscoll, C-founders of BoobyBiome Discovery Park Ventures (DPV) has announced investment in two more early-stage life science and technology companies, allowing them to scale and progress further towards...
Neobe Therapeutics raises £520K to take down walls to immunotherapy success in cancer patients
Neobe Therapeutics, an early-stage startup, has raised £520K in non-dilutive and pre-seed equity funding to engineer live biotherapeutics to remove barriers to immune infiltration in solid tumours. While immunotherapies have revolutionised the treatment of cancer, the...
Start-up business aiming to solve global medicine shortages sets up in Coventry
Pictured (left to right) Dirk Schafer (UWSP), Debra Ainge (iEthico), Claudio Zurzica (iEthico), Peter Shone (iEthico), Victoria Lynch (UWSP), Renne Kalia (iEthico) A high-tech start up business with the mission to solve global shortages of medicines is set to base...
Babraham Research Campus Ltd appoints Kathryn Chapman as Director of Science & Entrepreneurship
Babraham Research Campus Ltd, which is responsible for the development and management of the Babraham Research Campus is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Kathryn Chapman to the newly created role of Director, Science & Entrepreneurship. Kathryn is a...
Predictive medicine experts join Nexus innovation community in Leeds
Experts in predictive medicine technology have joined University of Leeds innovation community Nexus as it prepares for international expansion. The new company - EDH-AI – which specialises in research and predictive analysis into chronic illnesses, launched its...
SETsquared welcomes Marty Reid as new Interim Executive Director
Marty Reid will be joining the SETsquared Partnership in December as its new Interim Executive Director. Marty has been director of Engine Shed in Bristol since 2020 as well as SETsquared Bristol since January 2022. He takes the helm from Simon Bond, who has been...
Code red for life sciences?
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently warned that global warning has become a “code red for humanity”. With temperatures in the UK reaching unprecedent levels of 40 degrees in July, is the UK’s life sciences sector doing enough to prevent these...
Renewables energy firm moves into Fareham Innovation Centre amid demand from households keen to generate own electricity
Pictured: Amber and Simon Smith, SA Energy Demand for renewable energy at houses has seen a start-up relocate from the spare bedroom at home to a thriving business centre near Portsmouth. SA Energy - named after the first-name initials of husband-and-wife...
Discovery Park celebrates 10 years and plans to double jobs over the next decade
The team behind the success of Discovery Park have announced its plans to grow and double the number of people employed on site as it celebrates a decade of delivering jobs and investment in the South East. Discovery Park, marked the milestone by announcing its plans...
Kadans Science Partner to develop new life sciences innovation centre at Canary Wharf
Kadans Science Partner and Canary Wharf Group are developing a new innovation facility providing much needed access to fully fitted, best in class laboratories and amenity rich space for developing life science companies. Kadans are converting levels four and five,...