Digital
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Industry giants look to quantum to optimise operations
Seven leading businesses have joined Digital Catapult’s latest quantum innovation accelerator to fast track the development of solutions and accelerate the practical application of deep tech. Aiming to help solve complex market challenges in major sectors of the UK economy including transport, defence and telecommunications, the programme convenes unique quantum capabilities and innovation consultancy to de-risk technology adoption.
Connected Places
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Innovators chosen to develop projects that connect people and nature
Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership, has today announced the names of 12 small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) welcomed on to the Design to Deliver programme to develop new design-led ideas to help regenerate nature. Design to Deliver aims to unlock the potential of the UK design industry to benefit small businesses looking to develop better products and services that can improve wild urban places, help citizens to make nature-conscious decisions, and use satellite data and services to encourage more responsible behaviours towards nature.
Compound Semiconductor Applications
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Supporting the next generation of STEM leaders in the UK and Malaysia
A project set-up to support STEM education in Malaysia, jointly organised by Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult, has been launched this week. The UK-Malaysia STEM Education Showcase will promote interest in STEM subjects and careers among school children in Malaysia.
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.
Medicines Discovery
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Medicines Discovery Catapult Publishes First Year of ESG Progress
Medicines Discovery Catapult has published its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, covering the period of October 2023 to September 2024. Medicines Discovery Catapult reshapes drug discovery for patient benefit, by transforming great UK science into better treatments, through partnership. The organisation delivers positive impact in its role as a national Life Sciences service and is committed to acting in a safe and responsible way whilst doing so.
Cell and Gene Therapy
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Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and UCL Researcher-in-Residence to develop a digital twin of CAR-T manufacturing
A new Researcher-in-Residence partnership between the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, an independent innovation and technology organisation specialising in the advancement of the cell and gene therapy industry, and Associate Professor Stephen Goldrick from University College London (UCL), will develop a digital twin and build advanced process models of a key step in the CAR-T manufacturing process.
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