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ARC doubles West London footprint with landmark 121,000 sq.ft science and tech lab building
ARC, has announced that it is adding ‘Refinery’, a 121,000 sq. ft science and tech laboratory building to its West London Cluster, to address the crippling shortage of lab space across London and the wider Golden Triangle. Construction for Refinery will commence this...
Things to consider when selecting a wireless network
In this guest blog post, Geraint Williams, CISO, Modern Networks discusses some of the pros and cons of various wireless network solutions and specifically considers performance, availability, resilience, and security. We are all familiar with Wi-Fi or wireless...
Harwell joint venture acquires the The Library as part of development masterplan
A former library building at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus has been acquired by the campus joint venture as part of an ambitious pipeline of development. The pipeline of development includes tailored labs, advanced manufacturing, and grade A office space,...
Motherlabs, takes three science organisations under its wings
Motherlabs, ARC’s accelerator space is already over 60 percent occupied, only two months after it launched and is experiencing an unprecedented no. of enquiries for lab space from science, technology, and innovation businesses. Sania Therapeutics, a seed stage gene...
Brookfield launches Arc Oxford
Brookfield, the global alternative asset manager, has officially launched ARC Oxford (formerly Oxford Business Park), bringing new science-ready space to the market, to meet growing demand for lab space from life science organisations which has reached nearly 860,000...
Sciontec reveals plans for £2m investment in Sensor City
Sciontec Developments Limited is in the latter stages to transfer the ownership of Sensor City. The deal would see Sensor City join the growing Sciontec group of innovation facilities, which already includes Liverpool Science Park. Located on Copperas Hill...
Research identifies new treatment target for CNS injury and neurological disease
Birmingham researchers have identified a potential target for drugs to treat long-term neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s Disease and foster nerve regeneration in central nervous system injuries. Their research, published last week in Science Advances, is part...
Sci-Tech Daresbury’s malaria specialists Livful secures investment round
US biotechnology start-up LivFul, which has its European base at Sci-Tech Daresbury’s Innovation Centre, is looking to further expand its work saving lives from malaria and other insect-borne diseases following a recent funding boost. A management led investment round...
UKSPA meet at Charnwood Campus to discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead for the Science and Innovation sector
Around 150 members of UKSPA attended the two-day conference, where leading speakers from the UKSPA network, Charnwood Campus, Loughborough University, Charnwood Molecular (a Charnwood Campus tenant), the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP)...
New Kent partnership to supercharge STEM talent and enterprise of tomorrow
A leading university in the Kent and Medway region and the county’s largest science and innovation park have announced they are taking their collaboration to a whole new level. Canterbury Christ Church University and Discovery Park in Sandwich have signed a...
EpiCentre tenant shortlisted for Suffolk Business Awards
The company that uses plastic waste to repair and lay roads which reduces carbon emissions showing strong growth Roadfill® Ltd, one of the companies located at The EpiCentre in Haverhill, that uses recycled plastic products to repair and re-lay roads in an...
New wet laboratory buildings opening at Unity Campus from summer 2023 – construction now underway
Morgan Sindall Construction appointed as sole contractor to deliver Phase 2 of Unity Campus 90,000 sq ft of wet laboratory and office space available in 2023 to let as ‘shell & core’ or ‘fully fitted turnkey solution’ Available as suites from 3,652 sq ft, up to a...
BoobyBiome gets a boost from Discovery Park Ventures
BoobyBiome, a female-led start-up developing a live biotherapeutic product to address the spectrum of infant gut needs, has raised £1.3M in equity and grant funding, including backing from Discovery Park Ventures, the investment fund launched earlier this year by...
Plans submitted for ambitious new life science and tech developments at Alderley Park
Following extensive public consultation, plans for the next phase of Alderley Park’s masterplan development have now been submittedPlans set to deliver two new buildings for lab and office space, totalling around 200,000 sq ftNew space will accommodate up to 1,600 new...
Milestone reached in next phase of The Oxford Science Park development following successful public consultation
Significant progress has been made in the expansion of The Oxford Science Park (TOSP), with the submission of detailed planning applications for three new laboratory and office buildings on Plots 23-26. The submission follows a successful public consultation with the...