Tag: life sciences
Life sciences firm invests in Cambridge with help from Growth Works
A leading Spanish-owned life sciences company has chosen Cambridge for its first expansion to the UK following support from the Combined Authority and Business Board’s dedicated business growth service Growth Works and other partners. Quibim, a global leader in whole-body medical imaging, has located to the Bradfield Centre at Cambridge Science Park, with a commitment […]
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Region welcomes, CMR Surgical’s UK-based facility to Ely, Cambridgeshire
CMR Surgical has chosen to locate its global manufacturing facility to Lancaster Way in Ely. CMR Surgical, is a global surgical robotics business behind Versius®, a surgical robotic system designed to make the benefits of keyhole surgery more accessible to surgeons, patients, and hospitals. This UK-based facility will become a hub for global exports as the […]
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Land made available at Granta Park to expand key life sciences sector
A significant plot of land at Granta Park, south of Cambridge, will be made available to help grow the region’s thriving life sciences sector, forming part of plans to create thousands of skilled local jobs. Research and technology company TWI, which spearheaded the creation of Granta Park, decided to release 27 acres of land, with […]
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Global life sciences companies compete to invest in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough economy
Life sciences companies from across the globe have been pitching for support to help them invest in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough economy. Mayor Dr Nik Johnson joined a specially arranged panel to hear the pitches from companies from countries around the world including USA, Spain, Japan, Brazil, South Africa, Israel and India amongst others. A […]
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IT and Life Science firms in Cambridge outperforming UK
Information technology and the life sciences are the largest and most dynamic of the KI sectors Medium term data on the growth of the Cambridge economy, right up to the start of the 2020 Covid lockdown, shows persistently much higher annual growth rates than the national economy, particularly amongst knowledge-intensive (KI) firms. This confirms Cambridge’s […]
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Mill SciTech Park pre-planning application submitted
A pre-planning application for the development of the Mill SciTech Park, on the Hauxton Mill site in South Cambridgeshire has been submitted by o2h Group. The Cambridge-based business behind the project believes this marks an important step in the delivery of their exciting proposals which would see the creation of a state-of-the-art office and laboratory […]
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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority #RescuetoRecovery Retraining Scheme prioritises retraining and getting people back to work
At a time when economic recovery is more important than ever, the Cambridgeshire &Peterborough Combined Authority prioritises individuals by supporting them to retrain into new jobs. According to the ONS figures to the end of July, the number of people on payrolls in the UK has decreased by 730,000 since March. Meanwhile, in July 26,630 […]
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Agri-Tech Growth Fund grant for world leader in natural plastic alternatives
Cambridge-based Xampla, a global leader in the creation of natural plastic alternatives made from plant protein, has been awarded a £60,000 grant by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. The grant, which is part of the Agri-Tech Growth Fund, will aid the development of an entirely new class of biomaterial made from pea protein plants […]
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