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The UK Is Back In The World’s Largest Research And Innovation Funding Programme – Horizon Europe
The UK is back in the world’s largest research and innovation funding programme - Horizon Europe. It means businesses of all sizes can access the £80 billion of grants, from period 2021 – 2027, available to support their research and development from early stage to...
British Business Bank Commits up to £36m to Osney Capital’s Fund 1
The British Business Bank today announces it has made a cornerstone commitment of up to £36m to Osney Capital’s Fund 1 through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme. The Fund, which is oversubscribed from its original target of £50m, is the first UK-focused cyber...
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Welcome to the latest edition of the UKSPA News Bulletin, your definitive source for updates on UKSPA events, publications and UKSPA member news. In this issue, we bring you all the latest dates for our next four conferences, the latest edition of Breakthrough and...
Pioneer and Miltenyi Biotec Unveil Strategic Partnership at Victoria House
Miltenyi Biotec, an innovator of products and services for biomedical research and cell and gene therapies, has announced a strategic partnership with leading developer of life science ecosystems, integrating infrastructure, investment, and venture support, Pioneer...
Interlligent UK RF & Microwave Training Programme 101 Hits 5-Year Milestone
Now in its fifth successful year, Interlligent UK’s RF & Microwave Engineering Training Programme 101 continues to provide industry practitioners with the essential knowledge and hands-on experience needed in the rapidly evolving A&D, satellite broadcast,...
”Mersey Makers” – a New Festival for Liverpool Innovators – to Land in the City this March
Bruntwood SciTech is launching a new spring festival to mark the arrival of lighter nights and celebrate the plethora of skilled talent, innovation and diverse creativity that the city has to offer. Mersey Makers is a free-to-attend festival curated to...
First Phase of Ground Works Underway at Cambridge Discovery Campus
Property investment and development company, Bridgemere Land in partnership with Foundation Capital Ventures (FCV), is pleased to confirm the start of onsite works at its landmark science and innovation campus, Cambridge Discovery Campus. Vertase FLI Ltd has now...
Oxford-Cambridge Arc welcomed by one of UK’s largest innovation communities
Milton Park has welcomed the news the government is set to revive plans for the Ox-Cam Arc. With aims to double the economic output of the science-rich region between Britain’s two best-known universities, the government has revived plans to build transport links and...
Monthly Networking Event at the Satellite Applications Catapult
Registration is now open for the next Satuccino hybrid networking event on Wednesday 5th February! Hosted by the Satellite Applications Catapult in Harwell and dedicated to the space sector, the Satuccino event is an opportunity to find out the latest industry news,...
Morgan Sindall Construction Appointed as Lead Contractor for Canary Wharf Life Science Transformation
Funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., supported by LS Estates, have appointed construction services organisation Morgan Sindall Construction (Morgan Sindall) to be the lead contractor for the new life science development at 17 Columbus Courtyard (17CC),...
Forthcoming UKSPA Regional Meetings Announced
The next series of regional meetings for UKSPA Full and Associate Members, and key stakeholders have been announced. UKSPA regional member meetings provide a great opportunity to knowledge share, network with peers and shape the direction of UKSPA’S regional agenda....
Royal Commission Boosts UK Research & Development With Fellowships Linking Academia And Industry
Our Industrial Fellowships provide funding toward fees and salary for an individual to study for a PhD while working, linking cutting edge academic research with industrial scale to create new products and services. They offer everything that a conventional PhD does,...
Government Launches New Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)
Last week (30th October) the Chancellor announced the opening of a new Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF) which will provide up to £520 million in capital grants to help UK’s medicines manufacturers grow and innovate. It builds on the success of...
Life Sciences: Translating, Scaling and Manufacturing
Andy Williams, chair of the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board, led a discussion on translating, scaling and manufacturing in the life sciences sector as part of UKSPA’s 40th anniversary conference at Warwick University. He said: “We do have great science and we're...
Venture Capital – Public Markets
Improving access to public market funding for life science companies UKSPA’s conference at Warwick University saw a discussion chaired by association board member Prashant Shah, CEO of the O2h Group, on funding the UK’s life sciences sector from public markets. It...