A team of researchers based at Harwell Campus and Oxford University have found that antibodies derived from llamas can neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The teams used advanced imaging with X-rays and electrons from the Diamond Light Source, as well as the Oxford University Team identifying...
In what was a challenging year for the wider property market, UK Industrial & Logistics was remarkably resilient in 2019. Supported by positive fundamentals and structural change, the sector is well-placed to weather the storm posed by the COVID-19 pandemic relatively well and remain the...
Ten new science and technology companies have joined MEPC’s Milton Park, one of the leading business communities in Europe, with five new leases agreed during lockdown and five agreed previously, totalling 45,448 sq ft. The five companies that have agreed new leases during lockdown totalling 28,898...
A 16m long, 98 tonnes, space test chamber, is being installed in the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF), at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. This major piece of new equipment will help get larger, more complex satellites ready for launch and is amongst the...
The South East office market is both resilient and adaptable to accelerated change in demand, according to Lambert Smith Hampton’s (LSH) 2020 South East Office Report. Just as momentum was building in the wake of last December’s decisive election result, drastic measures to contain a global...
Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) has produced a presentation that explores the many ways in which Oxfordshire’s life sciences sector is responding to the pandemic. The response from the county’s life sciences sector to COVID-19 has been immediate – a mass-mobilisation which is witnessing ground-breaking research...
Oxfordshire, one of the leading life sciences and healthcare clusters in Europe, is home to numerous national assets and leading companies from within the sector. Learn more about one of Europe’s most- successful Life Sciences clusters with a track record in establishing and attracting world-leading life...
The South East retains its place in the top three UK regions for total FDI projects according to the EY Attractiveness survey. The annual EY report examines the performance and perceptions of the UK and its regions as destinations for FDI, and this year includes...
Oxford Biomedica, a leading gene and cell therapy group, has signed a one-year clinical and commercial supply deal with AstraZeneca for a potential Covid-19 vaccine. The agreement relates to the adenovirus vector-based vaccine candidate AZD1222, which entered clinical trials at multiple sites in the UK recently. Oxford...
fDi Magazine, published by the Financial Times, has unveiled its Europe’s Top Cities and Regions of the Future for 2020/21. The annual list gives an overview of the best locations in terms of global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) statistics, taking into account the regions’ and...