As part of the 2020 Budget announcement, the Government have pledged £180m over six years to the Natural History Museum to create a brand new science digitisation centre at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. The new facility will be a global, sustainable base for high-end natural...
The UK economy is expected to strengthen over the coming months with the Thames Valley set to be one of the strongest performing regions over the next three years, highlighting a 2.2% predicted growth in Gross Value Added (GVA), which is higher than the South...
AND Digital, one of Europe’s fastest growing tech companies, has secured an £11 million equity investment from the British Growth Fund (BGF) to support its continued growth and global expansion. The company, now employing over 600 people and generating an annual turnover of £42 million, was...
Didcot Quarter, the largest industrial development in South Oxfordshire for over 20 years, has begun construction which speculatively will provide a total of 310,000 sqft of distribution and logistics space. The construction of the first industrial unit, known at DQ 190 which will cover 190,000 sqft...
Slough-based property giant, Segro, has posted strong results in its centenary anniversary year, revealing an impressive 8.9% increase in net asset value per share and a commitment to a capital expenditure programme in excess of £600 million. Segro, the UK’s largest listed property company by market...
Oxford VR, a virtual reality University of Oxford spin-out, have secured £10 million investment to advance its real-world impact in mental health and accelerate clinical leadership in the United States (US). The company have been developing evidence-based automated psychological treatments using immersive virtual reality, treating...
The Government have announced that they will invest £81 million to support a new advanced imaging centre to house super-bring lasers to produce state-of-the-art 3D X-rays in just 40 seconds. This will dramatically speed up the development of new medical treatments, bringing down the cost...
Oxbotica, Europe’s leading self-driving vehicle software company is the first business to move into Culham Science Centre’s connected and autonomous vehicle building (CAV) as it looks to scale-up the release of its software for use across multiple industries. The software company have signed a 10-year lease...
Harwell Campus, a major UK science and technology hub based in Oxfordshire, is calling for UK energy innovators to come together to help fight global climate change using next-generation energy solutions. It has opened the invitation to all organisations who have an interest in creating global-impact...
The 2020 Cities Outlook Report, published by Centre for Cities, highlights the continued positive economic performance of some of the key Thames Valley towns and cities. The report uses Office for National Statistics (ONS) data to measure the economic performance of cities and towns across the...