Evotec SE celebrates the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art facility at 95 Park Drive, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Campus at Milton Park. The facility has been developed to accommodate new biology laboratories, collaborative workspaces and meeting rooms. Not only this, but the design has had a...
Exscientia - a world-leading pharmatech company in AI drug discovery with laboratory and robotics work based at Milton Park – has announced a new collaboration with multi-national life science company with Merk KGaA, Germany. The multi-year collaboration focuses on the discovery of novel small molecule drug...
German car giant BMW has announced plans to invest more than £600 million in their Mini factories in Oxford and Swindon, in order to build a new generation of electric cars - exclusively producing them by 2030. Plant Oxford has always been the driving force in...
The University of Oxford has once again topped the Times Higher Education World University Rankings as the best university in the world for a record eighth consecutive year. The rankings rate 1,904 universities from 108 countries around the world. Oxford’s ranking was welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor...
The University of Oxford has produced the highest number of tech unicorn founders across Europe, according to a new report. The term “unicorn” is given to companies valued at over $1 billion dollars and there are around 1300 active unicorns globally. The report, undertaken by venture capital firm Antler, surveyed over...
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the University of Oxford have entered a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of "safe, effective and globally accessible vaccines" against Disease X – the threat of unknown pathogens with the potential to cause pandemics. Up to $80m...
Reading and the surrounding area shines, according to a new Local Business Pulse Index (LBPI) report from KPMG UK and the university of Nottingham. The report offers a picture of the current and expected economic profiles of local areas across Britain and uses AI technologies to...
Oxford Biomedica plc, a quality and innovation-led viral vector CDMO, has announced that it has expanded its License and Supply Agreement (“LSA”) with Cabaletta Bio, Inc., a Philadelphia-based clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and launching the first curative targeted cell therapies for patients with...
A company specialising in interior fit-out and refurbishment for the science and technology sector has been acquired by an international group. Founded in 2005, Oxford and Reading-based Bulb Interiors provides research, innovation and manufacturing facility planning and construction services. It has developed niche expertise through the...
Buckinghamshire-based Space Agency Pulsar Fusion has partnered with the University of Michigan to develop an international relationship concerning electric propulsion research with the USA. Electric propulsion and specifically Hall effect thrusters are a key technology enabler for spacecraft. Pulsar believes building a relationship with the team...