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73 UK organisations, including UKIC, call on the government to approve the DCO for the new road tunnel across the river Thames between Essex and Kent. It is aimed to boost the UK economy by up to £40 bn and create a more resilient road network. More: innovationcorridor.uk/news/british-b…

73 UK organisations, including UKIC, call on the government to approve the DCO for the new road tunnel across the river Thames between Essex and Kent.

It is aimed to boost the UK economy by up to £40 bn and create a more resilient road network.

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UKIC welcomes Poppy Gustafsson OBE as the Minister for Investment. The former co-founder and CEO of Darktrace, will be tasked with promoting the UK to investors and businesses around the world and attracting more inward investments. Hear from Jackie: innovationcorridor.uk/news/uk-innova…

UKIC welcomes Poppy Gustafsson OBE as the Minister for Investment.

The former co-founder and CEO of <a href="/Darktrace/">Darktrace</a>, will be tasked with promoting the UK to investors and businesses around the world and attracting more inward investments.

Hear from Jackie: innovationcorridor.uk/news/uk-innova…
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.Jackie Sadek on chairing a panel of city and regional leaders at EXPO REAL. 🗣️“It was a feisty showing and it demonstrated huge commonality of purpose. “...summarised in 3 words: 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬.” More: innovationcorridor.uk/news/can-sue-g…

.<a href="/JackieSadek/">Jackie Sadek</a> on chairing a panel of city and regional leaders at <a href="/EXPOREAL_Munich/">EXPO REAL</a>.

🗣️“It was a feisty showing and it demonstrated huge commonality of purpose.

“...summarised in 3 words: 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬.”

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The The Alan Turing Institute's Turing Lectures, returns with a series exploring #deepfakes, trustworthy #AI and the future of #democracy, in partnership with the Knowledge Quarter at King’s Cross. 🗓️Upcoming is a lecture by @shannonvallor, Edinburgh Futures Institute, on 9 December. innovationcorridor.uk/news/new-turin…

The <a href="/turinginst/">The Alan Turing Institute</a>'s Turing Lectures, returns with a series exploring #deepfakes, trustworthy #AI and the future of #democracy, in partnership with the Knowledge Quarter at King’s Cross.

🗓️Upcoming is a lecture by @shannonvallor, <a href="/UoE_EFI/">Edinburgh Futures Institute</a>, on 9 December. 

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“Empower regional leaders to attract investment” On 8 October, UKIC chair Jackie Sadek spoke on the UK Cities & Partners (UKCAP) stand at EXPO REAL about how to attract further overseas investment into the Corridor. Full interview with Jackie👇

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🌍London Stansted Airport reveals a 5-year £1.1bn investment programme. The centrepiece being an £600m extension to the airport’s existing terminal, estimated to help the airport serve up to 43m passengers a year, doubling its annual economic contribution. innovationcorridor.uk/news/london-st…

🌍<a href="/STN_Airport/">London Stansted Airport</a> reveals a 5-year £1.1bn investment programme.

The centrepiece being an £600m extension to the airport’s existing terminal, estimated to help the airport serve up to 43m passengers a year, doubling its annual economic contribution.

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📢UKIC launches a revamped website featuring refreshed colours and an improved user interface, making the website easier to navigate. Visit now and discover innovation, business opportunities, and collaborative potential driving growth in the Corridor: innovationcorridor.uk

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.@cambspboroca - UKIC member - has achieved substantial results through its proactive approach to business engagement and investment. Read about CMR Surgical's decision to establish itself in #Ely and its success with the surgical robotic system #Versius. innovationcorridor.uk/news/cambridge…

.@cambspboroca - UKIC member - has achieved substantial results through its proactive approach to business engagement and investment. Read about <a href="/CMRSurgical/">CMR Surgical</a>'s decision to establish itself in #Ely and its success with the surgical robotic system #Versius.

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📣UCL has been awarded the University of the Year 2024 by the The Times and The Sunday Times' Good University Guide. It is the second consecutive year that a UKIC university earned the title, last year's winner being ARU. Read more about the Guide's recognition: innovationcorridor.uk/news/ucl-named…

📣<a href="/ucl/">UCL</a> has been awarded the University of the Year 2024 by the <a href="/thetimes/">The Times and The Sunday Times</a>' Good University Guide.

It is the second consecutive year that a UKIC university earned the title, last year's winner being <a href="/AngliaRuskin/">ARU</a>.

Read more about the Guide's recognition:  innovationcorridor.uk/news/ucl-named…
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💼Budget: UK R&D recieves record £20.4 billion investment, increasing Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's R&D budget to £13.9 billion. This will help progress various initiatives, including a £520 million commitment to the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund. More: innovationcorridor.uk/news/governmen…

💼Budget: UK R&amp;D recieves record £20.4 billion investment, increasing <a href="/SciTechgovuk/">Department for Science, Innovation and Technology</a>'s R&amp;D budget to £13.9 billion. 

This will help progress various initiatives, including a £520 million commitment to the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund.

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💬Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority said: “[The Budget] sets a clear intent to unlock growth...[making] clear key industrial sectors, like life sciences, will not thrive unless we invest in their foundations—our infrastructure." Read more: innovationcorridor.uk/news/budget-se…

💬<a href="/NikJohnsonCA/">Dr Nik Johnson</a>, Mayor of <a href="/CambsPboroCA/">Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority</a> said: “[The Budget] sets a clear intent to unlock growth...[making] clear key industrial sectors, like life sciences, will not thrive unless we invest in their foundations—our infrastructure."

Read more: innovationcorridor.uk/news/budget-se…
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MissionStreet and BentallGreenOak secure approval from Cambridge City Council to transform an unused site to deliver a world-class 23-acre urban science district aiming to support start-ups to large multinationals with R&D spaces. Design lead: @hawkins_brown More: innovationcorridor.uk/news/mission-s…

MissionStreet and <a href="/BentallGreenOak/">BentallGreenOak</a> secure approval from <a href="/camcitco/">Cambridge City Council</a> to transform an unused site to deliver a world-class 23-acre urban science district aiming to support start-ups to large multinationals with R&amp;D spaces.

Design lead: @hawkins_brown

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📣UCL engineers sets new world record by sending data wirelessly 9,380 times faster than the best average 5G download speed in the UK and more than five times higher than the previous wireless transmission world record. More: innovationcorridor.uk/news/ucl-engin…

📣<a href="/ucl/">UCL</a> engineers sets new world record by sending data wirelessly 9,380 times faster than the best average 5G download speed in the UK and more than five times higher than the previous wireless transmission world record.

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.London Stansted Airport welcomed a UKIC delegation for an exclusive tour. Highlights: ➡️Stanstead Airport's Managing Director shared updates about its record-breaking summer and its £1.1 billion transformation plans ➡️A look at the terminal and airfield More: innovationcorridor.uk/news/london-st…

.<a href="/STN_Airport/">London Stansted Airport</a> welcomed a UKIC delegation for an exclusive tour. 

Highlights:
➡️Stanstead Airport's Managing Director shared updates about its record-breaking summer and its £1.1 billion transformation plans
➡️A look at the terminal and airfield

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🔬GSK and Cambridge University announce a £50 million five-year collaboration, called the Cambridge-GSK Translational Immunology Collaboration, to accelerate R&D into immune-related diseases—targeting hard-to-treat kidney and lung diseases. More: innovationcorridor.uk/news/gsk-and-c…

🔬<a href="/GSK/">GSK</a> and <a href="/Cambridge_Uni/">Cambridge University</a> announce a £50 million five-year collaboration, called the Cambridge-GSK Translational Immunology Collaboration, to accelerate R&amp;D into immune-related diseases—targeting hard-to-treat kidney and lung diseases.

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.East West Rail is set to boost the Oxford-Cambridge economy by £6.7bn per year by 2050. 🚨Launched: A 10-week consultation to encourage communities to have their say, including on how the trains are powered and planned timetables and services. More: innovationcorridor.uk/news/consultat…

.<a href="/eastwestrail/">East West Rail</a> is set to boost the Oxford-Cambridge economy by £6.7bn per year by 2050.

🚨Launched: A 10-week consultation to encourage communities to have their say, including on how the trains are powered and planned timetables and services.

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A #Cambridge collaboration announced 3-year team up with the ARIA to fast-track brain health technologies, including miniaturised brain implants designed to treat depression, dementia, chronic pain, epilepsy and injuries to the nervous system.🧠 innovationcorridor.uk/news/cambridge…

A #Cambridge collaboration announced 3-year team up with the <a href="/ARIA_research/">ARIA</a> to fast-track brain health technologies, including miniaturised brain implants designed to treat depression, dementia, chronic pain, epilepsy and injuries to the nervous system.🧠

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.Prologis commits to £500m investment at Cambridge Biomedical Campus. 2000 Discovery Drive will contain 6 floors of specialist life sciences facilities across 115,000 sq. ft, bringing together clinical, academic and commercial excellence. More: innovationcorridor.uk/news/prologis-…

.<a href="/Prologis/">Prologis</a> commits to £500m investment at <a href="/CamBioCampus/">Cambridge Biomedical Campus</a>.

2000 Discovery Drive will contain 6 floors of specialist life sciences facilities across 115,000 sq. ft, bringing together clinical, academic and commercial excellence.

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