Tag: Investment
A&P and Cammell Laird have been awarded contracts by BAE Systems to build units for the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Frigates. The advanced anti-submarine warfare vessels are being constructed at BAE Systems’ site in Govan, Scotland, but will incorporate units built by both A&P and Cammell Laird. A&P Tyne – which boasts the largest fabrication […]
The campaign to install the first of 277 turbines at the world’s largest offshore wind farm is underway, marking a major advance in the industry and speeding up the transition to a cleaner, more secure energy system. The 260m tall turbines – which are almost twice the height of the London Eye – will be […]
UK digital challenger Atom Bank has recorded its first annual operating profit of £4 million over the last financial year off the back of strong customer growth numbers. The bank, which claims to be the first to operate in the UK exclusively via an app-based format, reported the milestone in its latest financial results for […]
Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult, the UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation, is to move into an office in the North East as part of its plans to support industry across the UK. The CSA Catapult North East office will be located at North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield, County Durham. Establishing […]
On Friday June 30, in partnership with local MPs, leading academics, and industry experts from across the North East, Moderna hosted a discussion focussed on the potential for driving economic growth in the North East through investment in key health and life science sectors. Leading the discussion Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Innovation and […]
Today (5th July) marked the official breaking ground of the new Energy Central Learning Hub. The major new £13.6m facility is part of Energy Central Campus’ mission to lead the UK’s clean energy revolution from the North East. The project is being delivered as part of the £90m Energising Blyth Programme to grow, renew and […]
A delegation of investors from Spain has arrived in the region to see its many specialist facilities and innovations, and understand key opportunities in the health & technology space. It follows hot on the heels of 2022 analysis by accountancy firm EY published last week, which revealed that North East England is now in the […]
The BioFocus 2023 conference showcases the North East’s life sciences sector and the region’s impressive community of world class companies, innovation assets and academic research excellence. Invest North East England’s Michelle Duggan reflects on BioFocus 2023 and takes a look at the buoyant life sciences sector in the region The life sciences sector in the […]