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New smart tech to capture large scale marine mammal behaviour in the Celtic Sea

An innovative new £2.7 million project deploying state of the art listening equipment in the Celtic Sea, to create an interactive map of marine mammal behaviour, has been launched by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with Celtic Sea Power and the University of Exeter.

Offshore Renewable Energy

New smart tech to capture large scale marine mammal behaviour in the Celtic Sea

An innovative new £2.7 million project deploying state of the art listening equipment in the Celtic Sea, to create an interactive map of marine mammal behaviour, has been launched by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with Celtic Sea Power and the University of Exeter.

High Value Manufacturing

Carl Ennis portrait

Former Siemens CEO joins HVM Catapult Board of Directors

Carl Ennis led Siemens’ UK and Ireland operation with an annual business turnover in excess of £4bn and over 11,000 employees.

HMGCC CO-Creation Challenge: Imaging hidden objects in walls

Satellite Applications

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Britain’s Drone Economy is Stuck Between Trial and Take-Off

The UK drone economy could be worth up to £45 billion by 2030 and the Government has set a course for routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations by 2027, including last mile deliveries. The technology exists. The investment has been made. So why is almost every commercial drone flight in Britain still an exception rather than the rule – and what would it take to change that?

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The Warm Homes Agency: three questions that will decide whether it will actually fuel innovation

Kat Young on what needs answering for the incoming WHA to deliver once-in-a-generation change.

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Digital Catapult launches programme to connect UK SMEs with industry leaders to accelerate digital twin adoption

Digital Catapult, the deep tech innovation organisation, has launched its latest Industry Challenge Led Accelerator, delivered through the UK Digital Twin Centre, to create a new route for businesses...

Digital Catapult launches programme to connect UK SMEs with industry leaders to accelerate digital twin adoption

Digital Catapult, the deep tech innovation organisation, has launched its latest Industry Challenge Led Accelerator, delivered through the UK Digital Twin Centre, to create a new route for businesses...

Cell and Gene Therapy

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R&D project spotlight: Enhancing DNA impurity detection in AAV through automation of the PicoGreen assay

In this blog, laboratory technician Ted Mason, discusses how we have streamlined our adeno-associated virus (AAV) analytical capabilities through the integration of an automated assay for DNA impurity detection.

Cell and Gene Therapy

R&D project spotlight: Enhancing DNA impurity detection in AAV through automation of the PicoGreen assay

In this blog, laboratory technician Ted Mason, discusses how we have streamlined our adeno-associated virus (AAV) analytical capabilities through the integration of an automated assay for DNA impurity detection.

Medicines Discovery

Amira Modi and Dr Laura Fletcher portrait

Medicines Discovery Catapult appoints global life science and commercialisation leaders to its Board of Directors

New board appointments to support MDC's mission to turn drug discovery into commercial breakthroughs.

Connected Places

Applications open for Diesel-Free Sites Programme

Up to £60,000 is available to UK SMEs to deploy proven diesel-free construction solutions with Costain and Anglian Water

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