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Catapult Network

The Catapult Network welcomes the Review published today by the Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

The report describes the findings of their inquiry into how Catapults can better contribute to delivering the UK’S R&D roadmap.

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Local innovators challenged to reduce carbon emissions across Sunderland

Sunderland City Council is collaborating with the national Digital Catapult to launch the £10,000 Carbon Neutral Challenge and reduce carbon emissions across Sunderland.

Local innovators challenged to reduce carbon emissions across Sunderland

Sunderland City Council is collaborating with the national Digital Catapult to launch the £10,000 Carbon Neutral Challenge and reduce carbon emissions across Sunderland.

Cell and Gene Therapy

Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult brings together over 20 organisations with the aim to accelerate technology development and potentially lower cost in cell and gene therapy manufacturing

The consortium will assess multiple process analytical technologies (PAT) which are either new or routinely used in other industries

Offshore Renewable Energy

£1.7m Awarded to North of Tyne Offshore Wind Innovators

Five companies operating in the North of Tyne region have been selected to showcase their innovative technologies to offshore wind industry giants Equinor and EDF Renewables as part of the Technology, Innovation and Green Growth for Offshore Renewables (TIGGOR) programme. The successful companies – Transmission Dynamics, Kinewell Energy, SMD, Trident Dynamics and Unasys – will receive a share of £1.7m

Medicines Discovery

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£13m Translational Research Facility in Infectious Disease to Bolster North West’s Status as International Powerhouse in Life Sciences

The UK’s centre for therapeutics innovation, Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC), has received a £5 million grant to build a Translational Research Facility in Infectious Disease on its Alderley Park site, as part of the government’s Getting Building Fund programme. Actively seeking collaborations with SMEs, academics and others in infectious disease research, the new facility is set to become a beacon

Connected Places

Live trials concluded to put the UK at the forefront of Unmanned Traffic Management innovations

Home » News Live trials concluded to put the UK at the forefront of Unmanned Traffic Management innovations Connected Places Catapult 17th June 2021 Share: A new

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Ditch sporadic funding and unleash financial muscle for local energy transition

New report calls for local decarbonisation strategies to be made a statutory obligation and net zero powers devolved to local authorities to meet the world’s most ambitious climate change target. Systematic public funding should be leveraged, with the help of the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB), to attract private sector investment, and unlock economic potential. Report to provide evidence for

Ditch sporadic funding and unleash financial muscle for local energy transition

New report calls for local decarbonisation strategies to be made a statutory obligation and net zero powers devolved to local authorities to meet the world’s most ambitious climate change target. Systematic public funding should be leveraged, with the help of the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB), to attract private sector investment, and unlock economic potential. Report to provide evidence for

High Value Manufacturing

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CPI welcomes Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng to learn more about world-leading mRNA COVID vaccine development capability

The minister’s visit follows a further £5 million investment awarded to CPI as part of the Government’s vaccines package announced in the recent Budget. CPI today welcomed Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, to its base in Darlington to hear more about plans for the development of an mRNA ‘vaccine library’, which will help in the ongoing fight against coronavirus. This UK-led science will play a major role in the international efforts to future-proof our resilience to new variants of COVID-19.

High Value Manufacturing

CPI welcomes Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng to learn more about world-leading mRNA COVID vaccine development capability

The minister’s visit follows a further £5 million investment awarded to CPI as part of the Government’s vaccines package announced in the recent Budget. CPI today welcomed Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, to its base in Darlington to hear more about plans for the development of an mRNA ‘vaccine library’, which will help in the ongoing fight against coronavirus. This UK-led science will play a major role in the international efforts to future-proof our resilience to new variants of COVID-19.

Satellite Applications

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BRAIL Project Update

The Backhaul and Radio Access Integrating LEO (BRAIL) project is a Catapult led initiative exploring cutting edge hybrid backhaul connectivity solutions for 4G and 5G services. Funded by the UK Space Agency, and with consortium partners OneWeb, Livewire Digital and Strathclyde University (with support from subcontractors at the University of Surrey and Tor Vergata, University of Rome), we successfully explored

Compound Semiconductor Applications

What The Great Place To Work® 2021 Best Workplaces™ Award Means To Us

Last month, CSA Catapult announced its place on the Great Place to Work® 2021 Best Workplaces™ list. CSA Catapult joined 183 UK-based organisations who had been recognised by its employees and Great Place to Work® as an organisation that promotes a healthy workplace culture through trust, pride and camaraderie during the Coronavirus pandemic. CSA Catapult HR Director, Clare Gunning, shares

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