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Green nano-technology company Nium relocates R&D to Milton Park
A nanotechnology climate-tech start-up eliminating emissions from ammonia production has relocated its headquarters to Milton Park Following £2.3m of seed funding in 2023, Nium has taken up 7500 sq ft of research and development space at Milton Park, to...
YASA to move UK HQ to Bicester Motion’s new Innovation Quarter
YASA, the wholly-owned Mercedes-Benz subsidiary electric motor specialist, has agreed to pre-let three landmark connected buildings for its UK HQ in the new Innovation Quarter at Bicester Motion. YASA has taken a 15 year lease for the first phase across three...
Oxford Nanopore launches PromethION 2 Integrated into open early access
Oxford Nanopore Technologies has announced the early access launch of its all-in-one desk top sequencing device, the PromethION 2 Integrated (P2i) to complete its PromethION product range. ThePromethION 2 Integrated sets a new standard for convenience and efficiency...
Bicester Motion Unveils Plans for UK’s First Vertiport Testbed
The new vertiport, which will include a compact 160 sq m passenger terminal, will be a critical facility for testing ground infrastructure and flight operations and will play a significant role in enabling the next generation of electric, low noise aviation in the UK...
Milton Park School Engagement Programme Lights the Spark for Future Innovators
Milton Park is celebrating a successful first year of its schools-engagement initiative, Explore Milton Park, which has inspired 1,000 young students to consider a future in STEAM careers Held in schools and on-site at Milton Park via student visits, the series of...
UK Innovation Clusters Map Launched
The Innovation Clusters Map from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is now online. The Innovation Clusters Map presents the most comprehensive picture to date of firm-level innovation activity across the UK. It allows users to explore the geography,...
Science Minister breaks ground at Milton Park and joins relaunch of OIS
Science Minister Andrew Griffith MP spent the day exploring Oxfordshire's Innovation ecosystem on 22nd February, during which he took part in a ground breaking ceremony for Nebula, a £40m research and development (R&D) scheme at Milton Park, Oxfordshire, ending...
Saïd Business School – Exploring Internships Evening
University of Oxford's Saïd Business School welcome businesses who could be keen on taking MBA interns over the Summer term to their 'Exploring Internships Evening' on 19th March. On the evening, you will be asked to provide a '2-minute pitch' on your company to the...
Brill Power- Unlocking the power of sustainable battery chemistries
Brill Power's Christoph Birkl, CEO and co-founder and Damien Frost, CTO and co-founder, have published an article in The Engineer magazine talking about how their chemistry-agnostic battery management system (BMS) is helping enable new technologies to be scaled up....
Latest research
The convergence of life sciences and technology
New research from Bidwells, working with YouGov and Advanced Oxford, tracks the growing relationship between life science and ... read more
Innovation Hot Spots
New research, published today by The Centre for Cities, examines the geography of innovation clusters, taking an alternative approach ... read more
Changes to Venturefest Oxford and end of annual event
A new era for Venturefest Oxford as the regional innovation ecosystem matures, with the end of the annual event and closure of ... read more
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