The government has announced that the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will have have a research and development (R&D) budget of almost £40 billion for 2022-25. The £39.8 billion, to be allocated between partner organisations, is the largest commitment to BEIS … [Read more...]
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Gold Award for Cheshire East healthcare app
Cheshire East Council's online healthcare and wellbeing system, available through the NHS app, has been recognised at the iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards 2022. The MyCareView healthcare app received a Gold Award for ‘Best Use of Digital and Technology’ at the awards for public sector … [Read more...]
LSH Auto appoints Chief Information Officer
LSH Auto, the dealership group behind Mercedes-Benz of Macclesfield, has announced the appointment of Chris Gensmantel as Chief Information Officer. Chris (pictured at LSH Auto's Stockport location) joins the business with more than 23 years’ experience in the UK retail motor industry. Most … [Read more...]
Gene therapy development and manufacturing business expands into Alderley Park
Global cell and gene therapy development and manufacturing business, Charles River, has revealed a move to the Alderley Park science and technology campus. Charles River will join an existing cluster of drug discovery and development businesses based at the UK’s largest single site life science … [Read more...]
Tidy Planet technology chosen to help power electric motorsport championship
Macclesfield based Tidy Planet, along with Dorset-based partners Eco Sustainable Solutions, have seen their technology used to convert food waste to energy at the Extreme E off-road electric vehicle racing championship latest meet in Dorset on 18-19th December. The Extreme E global championship … [Read more...]
AstraZeneca to power Macclesfield site with biogas
Pharmaceuticals giant, AstraZeneca, has announced a partnership with Future Biogas that will support a new 125GWh plant to produce sustainable fuel for the firm's UK sites, including Macclesfield. Future Biogas operates 10 plants in the UK (pictured) which use locally grown bio-crops for the … [Read more...]
AstraZeneca gives backing to local food bank
Pharmaceutical firm, AstraZeneca, has announced its financial support for the Silklife food bank in Macclesfield. The average number of people accessing support through the foodbank has increased by an average of 87%, with the coronavirus pandemic exacerbating the need for Silklife's services in … [Read more...]
Handforth business park welcomes clinical trial specialists
Clinical sample services specialists Colibri Scientific have relocated from Alderley Park to a larger facility at Orbit’s Deanway Business Park, near Handforth, to support their continued growth. Colibri Scientific provides sample operational services for early phase clinical trials across all … [Read more...]
Alderley Park contract research firm secures £700k investment
A contract research organisation based at Alderley Park has secured £700,000 in its latest funding round, led by existing investor, Mercia; the investment will help support continued growth at the firm. Gentronix provides toxicology testing to companies developing pharmaceutical products in order … [Read more...]
Council leader urges collective climate change action
As world leaders discuss global climate action at the COP26 summit, Cheshire East Council's leader, Cllr Sam Corcoran has urged the North-west to come together to take action on climate change. The North-west is at the forefront of the green industrial revolution, with a number of key innovations … [Read more...]
Business and political leaders set out five ‘gamechangers’ for levelling up the North
Political and business leaders from across the North of England has set out five ‘gamechanger’ policies that will help the region lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution and allowing government to deliver on its levelling up promise. In a document published by the NP11 group of northern local … [Read more...]
Science and technology innovations secure £113 million government funding
The government has announced of £113 million investment in the UK's science and technology sector to help bring innovations to market. 97 projects nationwide have received the backing, with developments coming from both universities and the private sector. Funding has been delivered through the … [Read more...]