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OMass Therapeutics makes move to ARC Oxford as it announces new phase of growth.
OMass Therapeutics, a biotechnology company that identifies medicines against highly validated target ecosystems, today announces the next phase of its growth towards becoming a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company. This includes a move to purpose-designed...
Join I2SL for Virtual, International Education Week
The International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) has always valued global perspectives, which is why as an international partner, we are pleased to join I2SL and the top experts in laboratory sustainability and decarbonization from around the world at...
Latest research shows that job creation within Cambridge’s innovation clusters fuels an increasingly buoyant and resilient ecosystem
Economic data shows uplifting effect on employment across both Knowledge Intensive (KI) and non-KI sectors in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region The latest in-depth analysis on the Cambridge city region economy from Cambridge Ahead, produced by the Centre for...
Public support for R&D is at risk, with many struggling to see how it helps during a cost-of-living crisis, new polling shows.
R&D is at risk of being labelled a “luxury” given the pressures on public finances. New polling fromCaSE shows that over a third of people can think of very few or no ways that investment in R&Dimproves their lives, this backs up earlier parts of the study...
United Kingdom Science Park Association Announces New Board Appointments
The United Kingdom Science Park Association (UKSPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new Board Directors following its recent Annual General Meeting, which took place during the UKSPA Winter Conference at No.1 Circle Square, Manchester. Announcing the...
Enterprising Women reopens for third year providing free business support for women
SETsquared Bristol, the University of Bristol-led tech incubator, has opened applications for Enterprising Women 3.0, a supportive and inclusive business support programme to help women take their business or idea to the next stage. The NatWest funded programme will...
The Journey to Net Zero
The United Kingdom Science Park Association (UKSPA) held its Autumn conference in the beautiful Charnwood Life Science Campus in Loughborough. Sustainability was a key topic, with over 150 attendees for the panel discussion on the “journey to...
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...
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...
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)...
Science Parks must take the lead in closing the life sciences skills gap
If the UK’s rapidly-growing life sciences sector is going to deliver on its potential, then it needs to take fast and effective steps to tackle the skills shortage that is holding it back. Even before the pandemic, talent shortages were in evidence, but since the...
Exclusive UKSPA member only discount for IASP Conference in Seville
UKSPA have agreed an exclusive discount for the 39th edition of IASP’s World Conference. Set to be held in Seville from the 27th to 30th of September, this year’s event – the first in-person edition since 2019 – will explore the many ways in which innovation...
Exciting Job Opportunity at UKSPA
The United Kingdom Science Park Association (UKSPA) is looking to appoint a Membership & Engagement Coordinator. The position of Membership & Engagement Coordinator is an exciting and high-profile new role at UKSPA, that will combine: Member Support: Dealing...
Howard Group appoints new Chair and Board member
Sian Steele appointed Chair of the Boards of Howard Investments and Howard Ventures Andrew Hynard appointed Non-Executive Director Cambridge-based property developer and investor Howard Group is pleased to announce Sian Steele as its new Board Chair. Sian...