Sector News
Budget is business friendly, but won’t deliver high investment, high productivity economy- Tony Danker, CBI Director-General
Tony Danker, CBI Director-General, said: “Today, the Chancellor has shown a genuine willingness to listen to business with measures that will get firms innovating and help the economy to grow. It takes several positive steps forward, but isn’t bold enough to deliver...
Mayor of West Yorkshire officially launches the West Yorkshire Innovation Network to drive up innovation across the region
Pictured: Mandy Ridyard (Produmax), Tracy Brabin, Sir Roger Marsh and Jeremy Ridyard (Produmax). The West Yorkshire Innovation Network gains momentum with support from the Mayor of West Yorkshire and announcement of new Chair The Mayor of West Yorkshire has marked the...
We are Pioneer Group announce new life sciences incubation and acceleration facility to open at The Campus, Cherrywood
A new 30,000 sq ft life sciences incubation and acceleration facility which will provide specialised lab, office and collaboration space for over one hundred life science and health technology professionals, entrepreneurs, and researchers has been announced for The...
Creating the future by making the best use of what we’ve got. UKSPA’s Interim Chair Patrick Bonnett reflects on the Government’s Innovation Strategy.
The end of July saw the publication of the new Innovation Strategy by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The strategy was launched by Kwasi Kwarteng, the BEIS Secretary of State at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre near Sheffield....
Kadans Science Partner expands Cambridge presence with acquisition of Merlin Place
Kadans Science Partner has added to its Pan-European portfolio after acquiring Merlin Place in Cambridge from a private investor who was represented by Bidwells. This acquisition continues Kadans’ growth in Cambridge following its acquisition of B900 at the Babraham...
Bold new strategy to fuel UK’s world-class space sector
New plans to strengthen the UK as a world class space nation by firing up its multibillion-pound space industry have been set out in a National Space Strategy launched at the Harwell Campus. From connecting people with their friends and family and monitoring climate...
New ten-year plan to make the UK a global AI superpower
The UK has launched its first National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy to help it strengthen its position as a global science superpower and seize the potential of modern technology to improve people’s lives and solve global challenges such as climate...
World leading Pandemic Institute launched in Liverpool
Liverpool is to headquarter the Pandemic Institute, committed to helping the world prevent, prepare, and respond more effectively to pandemics. The Pandemic Institute is a medical, academic and civic partnership between the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John...
UK manufacturing orders gauge hits record high in September: CBI
A record share of British manufacturers reported rising new orders this month but global supply chain problems and labour shortages held back growth in output, a recent survey showed. The Confederation of British Industry's monthly manufacturing order book balance...
Upskilling, retraining and innovative recruitment will address tech skills shortage says WISE as it launches latest research
Key findings 72% of survey respondents did not have an undergraduate computing degree of which 29% did not hold a STEM undergraduate degree of any kind.Women were more likely to re-train for a job in the tech sector than men; 15% of female respondents had...
Blackstone’s BioMed Realty Announces Plans to Double the Size of Its UK Life Sciences Portfolio
Blackstone portfolio company BioMed Realty plans to deliver approximately 800,000 square feet of additional high-quality purpose-built lab space, following the acquisition of two new sites in Cambridge. BioMed, a leading provider of real estate solutions to...
How the 2021 Spending Review can make the UK a ‘science superpower’
Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) Assistant Director Daniel Rathbone sets out the key asks from the 2021 Spending Review and the rationale behind them. We now know that the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) we have all been waiting for will conclude...
View the presentations from the Science and Innovation Parks Development Conference; partnered by UKSPA
Last week leading stakeholders and influencers gathered for the Science and Innovation Parks Development Conference where the emerging opportunities in the sector were discussed. The event, held in London, highlighted future development activity from park expansions...
Dr David Hardman MBE to step down as Bruntwood SciTech’s Managing Director in Birmingham at the end of the year
Dr David Hardman MBE, Managing Director for Bruntwood SciTech in Birmingham, is to step down at the end of the year, after 23 years working in the science parks industry, the last 13 of which have been focussed on leading the strategy, vision and development of the...
Construction to start at Oxford North with Hill Group awarded £15 million contract
Thomas White Oxford (TWO), the development company of St John’s College, is due to start infrastructure construction works following Oxford City Council’s planning committee resolution to approve its enabling works reserved matters application (RMA) to kick-start...