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Daresbury is new home to global mission against tuberculosis - 07/02/10
The prospect of early, low-cost detection of tuberculosis (TB) on a global scale has taken a step forward. US based Global BioDiagnostics is the latest international high-tech company to locate its s...Read More
Daresbury-based high-tech IT company wins prestigious award - 06/25/10
Tech-X, the software engineering firm based at the Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus (Daresbury SIC) has won a prestigious award at the recent Regional Business Awards event that took place in L...Read More
2 Northwest England Companies Win Coveted Shingo Prize Bronze Medallion for Operational Excellence - 05/24/10
Achievements Made Possible by Strong Support of Manufacturing in Northwest England
Atlanta, GA (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 25, 2010 -- Demonstrating the expertise of modern manufacturing in Northwest England,...Read More
Renovo fully recruited on Phase III trials - 04/30/10
Juvista EU Phase III Trial Fully Recruited and On Schedule to Report Data in H1 2011
Renovo Group plc, the biopharmaceutical product company developing drugs to reduce scarring, improve wound healing...Read More
School of Tropical Medicine secures £10m grant - 04/23/10
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A leading UK research institution for tropical diseases has secured £10m to help the fight against Malaria in the developing world.
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was given t...Read More
Peel Media appoints Head of Studios for MediaCityUK - 03/25/10
Peel Media announced today that Andy Waters is to join the MediaCityUK senior management team as Head of Studios.
Andy is one of a team of Resource Managers currently responsible for delivering busin...Read More
NORTH EAST WELCOMES HISTORIC NISSAN LEAF ANNOUNCEMENT - 03/18/10
Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles
Responding to news that the Nissan LEAF will be manufactured at the company’s Sunderland plant, Margaret Fay, Chairman of One North East, said: “Margaret Fay, Ch...Read More
Sharp Project receives £6.3m of funding - 03/17/10
Michael Hunt
The North West Development Agency and the European Regional Development Fund have invested £6.3m into The Sharp Project, a digital media hub in east Manchester.
The former Sharp E...Read More
New player in UK offshore wind market - 02/25/10
Press conference to announce a £100m investment in wind turbines in the UK after the UK Government signed an MOU with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe.
Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe sign...Read More
Government announces £5,000 grants towards electric cars and first 'Plugged-in Places' - 02/25/10
The Department for Transport has confirmed details of the financial incentives that will be made available to buyers of electric cars from January 2011. The subsidy will be worth 25% of a car's recomm...Read More
University of Manchester to lead new £16 million Centre for Nuclear Energy Technology - 02/23/10
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) is to invest £4.4 million towards the establishment of a £16 million centre that will support the growth of the region’s nuclear ener...Read More
UMIC's Biotechnology Incubators achieve Leading-Edge standard in UKBI Inspire Assessment - 02/12/10
UMIC has recently undergone an assessment against the UKBI Inspire monitoring, development and accreditation process, and is delighted to report it achieved a Leading Edge standard in recognition of ...Read More
Census Data for 2011 to be Gathered in Manchester - 02/03/10
The data for the next census will be gathered in Manchester, with the creation of 1,300 jobs.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the centre of the information-gathering operation by UK Dat...Read More
School secures £10m malaria grant - 02/02/10
A leading UK research institution for tropical diseases has secured £10m to help the fight against Malaria in the developing world.
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was given the 17.5m...Read More
Manchester ranked 15th in world for investment - 01/20/10
Manchester has achieved a top ranking for investment projects according to a global location trends study by IBM.
Manchester has been ranked 15th in the world by number of investment projects in 2008...Read More
Manchester scientists conduct psoriasis drug trials - 01/18/10
Scientists from the University of Manchester have been carrying out clinical trials into the effectiveness of two new psoriasis drugs.
The prescription medicines are designed to treat patients with m...Read More
One North East and major European partners join forces over electric vehicle development - 01/14/10
In a unique joint effort, 19 European cities and regions, 17 major European vehicle manufacturers and 12 European electricity providers – together with leading research and IT organisations and ...Read More
“Geeks Going Global” Forges Collaboration Between Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs and the North of England - 01/12/10
Winners of Pitch Challenge Taking Advantage of Business Opportunities in UK’s Digital Hot-Spot
Palo Alto, CA—Five Silicon Valley start-up companies recently toured and met with high level...Read More
Wind Energy Boost For North of England to The Tune of £2.6 million - 01/12/10
Almost 30 companies from the North of England applied for a share in the funding from the Northern Way; a collaboration of the northern development agencies, the North West Regional Development Agency...Read More
European fund supports UK initiative in micro-renewable energy - 01/08/10
Funding will support a business support centre in northeastern England that will focus on advice and guidance to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) which want to develop micro-renewable technol...Read More
Liverpool's economy 'outperforming UK' - 01/04/10
Liverpool is in a strong position economically, and is doing better than other locations across the country.
That is according to council leader Warren Bradley, who emphasised that despite the city's...Read More
