The UK Government recently announced its selection of Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire as the home of the flagship Faraday Institution Headquarters, a new Government funded £65 million research institute. The new centre will be charged with leading the UK’s research into energy...
Medtech leader AliveCor, whose European operation is in Slough, Berkshire, has been named the number one Most Innovative Company in Artificial Intelligence by Fast Company in its annual ranking. The business also ranked 20th overall in an evaluation of thousands of companies worldwide in its Top...
Prime Minister Theresa May recently joined Reading West MP Alok Sharma to officially open the new UK headquarters of global technology company, Thales at Green Park, Reading. The company, headquartered in France, has a 130-year history in the UK, incorporating many iconic British businesses such...
Leading Formula E team DS Virgin Racing has completed the move of its operational arm to new state-of-the-art facilities at Silverstone Park – in close proximity to the Silverstone Circuit, the home of British motor racing. The UK-based team, which has competed in the all-electric FIA...
Prime Minister, Theresa May, recently held a roundtable at 10 Downing Street with senior representatives of Japanese businesses that are significant investors in the UK. During the meeting, she discussed the role of the modern Industrial Strategy in making the UK an even more attractive destination...
International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox has announced Richard Burn as the new HM Trade Commissioner (HTMC) for China during his recent trade visit to the country. Richard is the first of nine HMTCs to represent and promote the UK in important markets across the world, leading...
A landmark agreement for a 50% boost in the number of flights allowed between the UK and China has been announced by UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. This builds on successful discussions in October 2016, when passenger flight limits were raised from 40 per week...
The University of Oxford spin-out, Oxsight, uses the latest smart glasses to improve sight for blind and partially sighted people. OxSight’s aim is to develop sight enhancing technologies to improve the quality of life for blind and partially sighted people around the world, affected by...
Alnylam, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the leading corporate exponent of RNAi therapeutics (RNA interference), which makes it possible to “silence” disease-causing genes. It has a broad range of drug candidates in clinical trials for rare inherited diseases and for more...
A Life Sciences Roundtable, organised by the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce, was recently hosted at leading life sciences company Bayer’s stunning offices in Green Park, Reading. A cross-section of representatives from life sciences businesses and academia from across the Thames Valley, including SMEs and...