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Connected Places
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Eight innovators selected for Bristol Temple Meads testbed
Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s Innovation Accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership has today announced the latest organisations to join the Station Innovation Zone programme. Eight organisations with concepts aimed at enhancing accessibility, sustainability, personal safety, and overall passenger experience have been selected to develop proposals to trial their innovations at Bristol Temple Meads. In the coming months, Connected Places Catapult will support the selected organisations as they progress through the Station Innovation Zone —a multi-million-pound programme hosted at Bristol Temple Meads in partnership with Network Rail. Early next year, three will be selected to move forward to live trials with their ideas being tested at the station.
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Connected Places
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Eight innovators selected for Bristol Temple Meads testbed
Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s Innovation Accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership has today announced the latest organisations to join the Station Innovation Zone programme. Eight organisations with concepts aimed at enhancing accessibility, sustainability, personal safety, and overall passenger experience have been selected to develop proposals to trial their innovations at Bristol Temple Meads. In the coming months, Connected Places Catapult will support the selected organisations as they progress through the Station Innovation Zone —a multi-million-pound programme hosted at Bristol Temple Meads in partnership with Network Rail. Early next year, three will be selected to move forward to live trials with their ideas being tested at the station.
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Energy Systems
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“Electricity market reform is inevitable”
A new report focusing on transitional arrangements for the reform of Great Britain’s electricity market has been released by Energy Systems Catapult. As the country strives to meet its Clean Power 2030 Mission commitments, current electricity market arrangements have been deemed insufficient to meet future energy demands.
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Digital
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New solution set to decarbonise the UK’s transport-logistics sector
Digital Catapult, a deep tech innovation organisation, has announced the results of a pilot programme it delivered to address the environmental impact of empty trucks on roads across the country. The initiative trialled a new solution to decarbonise the transport-logistics sector, demonstrating a potential to cut CO2e emissions by 15-30%.
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High Value Manufacturing
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UK needs bold and ambitious industrial strategy
Katherine Bennett, CEO of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, has welcomed the launch of the government’s new industrial strategy saying it must be ‘bold and ambitious’. Business and Trade Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, have published a green paper to kickstart delivery of the industrial strategy, the first in seven years. The key sectors the government will focus on are: advanced manufacturing; clean energy industries, creative industries; defence; digital and technologies; financial services; life sciences; and professional and business services.
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Compound Semiconductor Applications
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Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult Scotland joins project to establish UK’s first sustainable electronics centre
Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult Scotland has joined a £5.5m initiative to establish the UK’s first sustainable electronics centre in Scotland. The Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies Centre (REACT) will drive the transition to Net Zero electronics, addressing both the environmental and economic challenges faced by the industry.
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Satellite Applications
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CySpace Connected Capability Network Launches to Enhance Security and Resilience of the UK’s Space Domain Awareness Capability
Today marks the launch of the third Satellite Applications Catapult-funded Connected Capability Network (CCN) which aims to unite communities across the UK, enabling them to harness the benefits of satellite data and space technology.
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Satellite Applications
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CySpace Connected Capability Network Launches to Enhance Security and Resilience of the UK’s Space Domain Awareness Capability
Today marks the launch of the third Satellite Applications Catapult-funded Connected Capability Network (CCN) which aims to unite communities across the UK, enabling them to harness the benefits of satellite data and space technology.
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Offshore Renewable Energy
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Offshore renewables supply chain accelerator programme opens exclusively for ambitious North East Scotland businesses
One of the UK’s most successful supply chain mentoring programmes delivering tailored business support for companies targeting success in the growing offshore renewables energy sector will open exclusively to North East-Scotland based companies from today.
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Offshore Renewable Energy
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Offshore renewables supply chain accelerator programme opens exclusively for ambitious North East Scotland businesses
One of the UK’s most successful supply chain mentoring programmes delivering tailored business support for companies targeting success in the growing offshore renewables energy sector will open exclusively to North East-Scotland based companies from today.
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Medicines Discovery
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CF AMR Syndicate Wins Most Impactful Industry Collaboration of the Year Award
The Cystic Fibrosis Antimicrobial Resistance (CF AMR) Syndicate was named winner of the Most Impactful Industry Collaboration of the Year at last night’s OBN Awards. The CF AMR Syndicate is a cross-sector initiative that brings together leading experts in CF and AMR from industry, academia and the clinic with people with CF. It was established in 2019 and is jointly managed by Medicines Discovery Catapult, Cystic Fibrosis Trust and LifeArc.
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Cell and Gene Therapy
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Cell and gene therapy industry continues to expand manufacturing infrastructure in the UK
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, an independent innovation and technology organisation committed to the advancement of cell and gene therapies has released its Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Report 2024. It highlights continued growth in manufacturing infrastructure for advanced therapies, with 32 MHRA-licensed GMP manufacturing facilities in the UK, an increase from 28 last year.
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