Atos, a French-headquartered, global leader in digital transformation, has signed a four-year contract worth £5 million with the University of Oxford to develop a new artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer. This will be the largest AI-focused supercomputer in the UK, enabling UK academics and industry to drive...
Oxfordshire-based, Tokamak Energy, the business accelerating the development of commercial fusion power, has been awarded £10m from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), as part of the UK Government’s Advanced Modular Reactor project. The award follows an extensive due diligence process where Tokamak...
FLB Accountants LLP, which employs 60 people from its offices at Winnersh Triangle in Reading, has doubled its property footprint there, taking a new 10-year lease at 250 Wharfedale Road. Spanning 1.5 million sq ft of mixed-use buildings, Winnersh Triangle provides a wide range of spaces...
Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group have taken the next step towards the discovery of a safe, effective and accessible vaccine against coronavirus. The results of the Phase I/II trial indicate no early safety concerns and induces strong immune responses in both parts of...
Hollister Incorporated sells Wokingham offices in favour of move to Winnersh Triangle in Reading. The global healthcare company which is headquartered in Chicago, has sold its UK premises at 42 Broad Street in Wokingham, Berkshire, and will relocate its workforce to Winnersh Triangle business park in...
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...
The Government tasked Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to submit bids for funding of ‘ready to go’ projects to boost local economies as part of the response to Covid-19 and economic recovery. TVB-LEP collaborated with the six Berkshire local authorities and other stakeholders in order to accelerate...
The last speculatively developed unit at SEGRO Park Bracknell has been let, just a few weeks after reaching it’s practical completion during the COVID-19 lockdown. The speed at which the unit was leased is a clear example of the strong demand for well located, modern and...
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...
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...