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...
In October 2019, MEPC confirmed that the 138,000 sqft speculative development scheme at its high-tech business estate, Silverstone Park, will be increased to 258,000 sqft due to market demand. The construction of the development is underway and MEPC have released stunning imagery and aerial footage that...
Construction of the UK’s new Vaccines Centre has begun ahead of schedule. The highly specialist facility will house the Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) that will provide the UK’s first bespoke strategic vaccine development and manufacturing capability. The rapidly accelerated programme will aim to see...
Companies in the Thames Valley region were once again included in the 2020 Queen’s Award. This highlights the region’s prominent position as it continues to lead the UK in innovation, sustainable development and international trade. The Queen’s Award for Enterprise is an awards programme for British...
Reading based Rutherford Health plc has started coronavirus antibody testing for its staff and patients. Tests are being carried out in Rutherford Centres across the UK including Newport, Bedlington, Northumberland and Liverpool, before being processed at a laboratory in Middlesex. Data is being provided to...
Exscientia, a University of Dundee spinoff, now based in the Oxford Science Park, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to develop new medicines has teamed up with the UK national science facility to screen more than 15,000 drugs for their effectiveness in treating COVID-19. The company explained...
One of the world’s largest property groups and asset managers, Brookfield Asset Management, has acquired the private sector half shareholding in the Harwell Campus joint venture which manages and develops the campus. The acquisition, which comes at a critical time for the UK economy and property...
A collaboration between the University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group clinical teams will enrol heath volunteers between the ages of 18 and 55, who pass screening, to be the first people to test the new vaccine. Researchers are working as quickly as possible...
Scientists from the University of Oxford’s Engineering Science Department and the Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advance Research (OSCAR) have developed a rapid testing technology for COVID-19. The team have been working to improve test capabilities as the virus spreads internationally. The new test gives results in...
Barclays has announced the launch of its latest Eagle Lab at the Wood Centre for Innovation in partnership with The Oxford Trust. The flagship Lab, for early-stage science and technology start-ups, is aimed at supporting spin-out scientists, university graduates and entrepreneurs in their quest for...