Sector News
Oxford Cambridge Arc Vision Unveiled
A bold vision to create a global hub for innovation and green development that inspires communities worldwide The leadership behind the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, an area which the Chancellor of the Exchequer described as a “key economic priority” for the country, has...
£300 million to boost UK manufacturing productivity by 30%
Businesses with creative ideas to boost the UK’s manufacturing capabilities, including using robotics, AI and augmented reality, are set to receive £300m of joint government and industry funding, Business Secretary Alok Sharma confirmed at London Tech Week today (11...
Over 200 jobs announced as part of the Welsh Lighthouse Lab facility
Welsh Government and Life Sciences Hub Wales are supporting plans to build a 200 strong team of specialists at Wales’ soon to be launched Lighthouse Lab, which is set to create additional capacity for the UK’s Covid-19 testing strategy. Work to establish the UK...
Six companies shortlisted for £400M Golden Valley development project
Six potential development partners have been shortlisted to work on Cheltenham’s £400,000 Golden Valley Development. One of the UK’s flagship schemes, the Golden Valley Development, will sit on a 200 hectare site adjacent to GCHQ in West Cheltenham and...
Yorkshire leaders sign manifesto to boost innovation in the region
Leaders from across Yorkshire’s local and civic government, universities and research institutions have signed a new manifesto to boost the nation’s regional innovation potential. The signatories – which include Martin Farrington, director, city development at Leeds...
Place Matters: Innovation and Growth in the UK
Produced by Metro Dynamics, on behalf of Bruntwood SciTech, the Place Matters: Innovation and Growth in the UK report explores the power of place.Many of our cities and towns have or have had a key role in the creation of the innovation-based global knowledge economy....
Next stage of health innovation campus takes shape
Manchester’s world-class health innovation and precision medicine campus - a joint venture between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), the UK's largest NHS provider Trust, and Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP), took a step forward today as Citylabs...
Supporting Occupiers’ Wellbeing: The Role of Landscape.
As lockdown measures are lifted and a new normal begins to emerge, it is clear that the economy and the health of the nation have never been so important. Although the physical threat from Covid-19 is lessening as infection...
Innovation gives us good reason for optimism
With experts predicting a 25-30% drop in economic output and British tech firms posting their worst performance since the financial crash of 2008, it’s easy to see why the future might appear particularly gloomy. There are however reasons for optimism. Recessions...
‘Supercluster’ title “will help arc breakdown barriers and maximise opportunities”
Silverstone Park Commercial Director has again pushed for the Oxford Cambridge Arc to be called the UK’s ‘High-tech Supercluster’ to help “break down barriers, encourage collaboration and maximise the opportunities”. Roz was a guest panellist during Built Environment...
Silverstone Park celebrates International Women in Engineering Day
To mark International Women In Engineering Day that took place on 23 June, Silverstone Park highlighted two successful women, role models, working at the heart of high-tech engineering. Pauline Dumont, aged 28, is a Development & Integration Engineer with Delta...
NAFIC rebrands to York Biotech Campus
The National Agri-Food Innovation Campus (NAFIC), a leading hub for bioscience in Yorkshire, has announced that it has rebranded to become ‘York Biotech Campus’ to represent its evolution from an agri-tech site to all-encompassing biotech. The rebrand includes a new...
Edinburgh BioQuarter begins search for partner to realise expansion plans
Edinburgh BioQuarter has issued a prior information notice (PIN) in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) signalling its intention to launch a procurement process to deliver a world-leading Health Innovation District for Edinburgh. A virtual bidders’ day...
A new centre for deep space exploration will be built in Leicester
Space Park Leicester has won £500,000 towards building a new centre dedicated to exploring deep space. The new Wolfson Deep Space Centre will build links between business and universities to study some of the biggest challenges in space exploration - from...
Giant space chamber will test satellites the size of a minibus
The UK’s space sector has received a major piece of new equipment to help get larger, more complex satellites ready for launch. A 16m long, 98 tonnes space test chamber, amongst the giants of Europe, has been installed in the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility...