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‘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 powering...
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...
HS2 launches Innovation Accelerator initiative to drive new ideas for the project
HS2 Ltd has put itself firmly at the vanguard of Britain’s technological creativity as it launches a new start-up ‘Innovation Accelerator’ at Innovation Birmingham. The Accelerator is a call out for entrepreneurial ideas that can help drive project efficiencies and...
Global Collaboration Establishes Wales’ National Covid-19 Testing Laboratory
An advanced laboratory dedicated to leading Wales’ national Covid-19 testing has been established in Cardiff, thanks to collaboration between Public Health Wales and one of the world’s leading diagnostics companies. Creating a national Covid-19 testing lab at...
How streamlining can help overcome the impact of Coronavirus
As budgets and timeframes are squeezed, education and research organisations can benefit from streamlining systems, says Josh Fry, director of cloud, Jisc Since lockdown began in March, organisations in the UK have had to move faster than ever before to provide a...
UK manufacturing industry needs national recovery plan
UK industry is calling for a national recovery plan, including a short-term stimulus, to boost investment and help save valuable jobs. A survey shows manufacturing output has plunges to a record low as the peak of the pandemic takes its toll on the economy....
Tony Danker named as next CBI Director General
The CBI has announced that Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, who is stepping down as Director-General in November, will be succeeded by Tony Danker, the current Chief Executive of Be The Business. Carolyn had expected to complete her five-year term in September this year but...
Liz Truss launches future trade strategy for UK tech industry
New measures to boost digital trade and help turn the UK into a global tech powerhouse were announced on Wednesday 10 June by the International Trade Secretary, answering industry calls for support for UK tech firms. Liz Truss unveiled a package of strategic...
New Executive Director announced for UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has announced today that business development expert, Paul Vernon, will take the helm as the new Executive Director of Business and Innovation. He will play a critical role in helping STFC shape and deliver a...
Business Secretary launches working groups to help unleash Britain’s growth potential
Beginning this week, Mr Sharma will chair the first meetings of new ‘recovery roundtables’ bringing together businesses, business representative groups and leading academics. They will consider measures to support economic recovery and ensure we have the right skills...
VentilatorChallengeUK marks two months of success
A consortium of significant UK industrial, technology and engineering businesses from across the aerospace, automotive and medical sectors, has come together to produce medical ventilators for the UK. The VentilatorChallengeUK Consortium is led by Dick Elsy,...