The University of Oxford has become the first UK university to top the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, published 21st September. In its proud 12-year history this is the first time a British university has placed first in the rankings putting five-time leader, the California...
Alnylam, one of the most promising US biotechnology companies, has joined a growing number of life science and healthcare businesses by investing in the Thames Valley. The firm, that opened their offices on the 20th September, will invest hundreds of millions of pounds to establish...
The RVJ Agribusiness Academy is part of parent company RVJ Eurasia Food and Agro Services. The academy is the product of 7+ years of consultation with education, business and stakeholders in the provision of agri-business education. In February 2016 the Academy was officially launched in the United Kingdom,...
The life sciences company, Bayer, has committed its long term future and expansion plans by relocating its UK headquarters to Green Park, Reading, Berkshire. The company has taken 80,000sqft of space in 400 South Oak Way on a 15-year lease. Following major refurbishment of the...
Winnersh Triangle has announced that Becton Dickinson (BD) – the global medical technology company - will be taking 44,000 sqft of office space, on what we understand to be a 10-year lease, at the business park, near Reading. Becton Dickinson is due to enter three...
The Department of International Trade (DIT) has, this week, published the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) annual results for 2015/16 – the report is now live on gov.uk. Under the headline ‘UK breaks records to remain No.1 investment destination in Europe’, the DIT report: Record number...
Following the Prime Minister’s appointment of Dr Liam Fox MP as Secretary of State for International Trade further Ministerial appointments have been announced. The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Lord Price CVO, and Mark Garnier MP have now all been appointed as Ministers of State...
The decision of the British people to leave the European Union is a historic decision. Some business people will be pleased with the result and others resigned to it. Yet all companies will expect business to go on, investments and international trade to continue, markets to...
Back in 2013, US-owned 3D Systems, the inventors of 3D printing, were looking to set up an “on demand” 3D print service in the UK. Rather than set up from scratch, they looked for an acquisition of one of the UK’s top companies in the...
Silverstone Park have published an insight report into the High Performance Technology and Motorsport (HPTM) cluster that is centred around Silverstone, home of the iconic F1 Grand Prix, in Buckinghamshire. Commissioned by MEPC, to investigate the existence and character of the HPTM cluster in the area around...