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Oxford Nanopore narrowed losses while lifting margins during first-half trading. Revenue reached £116.7m as the sequencing technology company maintained its target for adjusted EBITDA breakeven in 2027.
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UK satellite funding is targeting persistent connectivity gaps across industries. Sixteen projects will share £13m for rail broadband, agricultural sensors, optical communications, ground infrastructure, and other next-generation satellite technologies.
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Gallos Technologies has raised £35m for security and resilience investing. The funding, led by Ventura Capital and Aberdeen Investments, comes as private capital moves more aggressively into defence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, and other technologies with national-security applications.
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Government funding will expand human-based drug testing technologies across Britain. A £20m Cambridge hub and nine Innovate UK projects will develop organoids, lab-grown tissue, and AI tools intended to improve pre-clinical research.
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GSK is shifting UK research deeper into Cambridge’s life sciences cluster. The £400m investment will move more than 1,000 scientists.
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UK femtech investment has grown, but regional gaps persist sharply. Mills & Reeve research shows deal activity rising over the past decade while northern regions remain underrepresented.
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Stablecoin regulation is moving towards transatlantic market alignment now. The UK-US statement sets principles for reserves, redemption, access, and settlement.
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Grid delays are reshaping Britain’s flagship AI infrastructure ambitions today. Nscale is examining alternative power arrangements for its planned £2bn Essex campus as electricity-network constraints collide with rapidly expanding demand for compute.
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Crypto companies face tougher UK rules before full authorisation begins. The FCA’s new framework brings crypto platforms, intermediaries, custodians, stablecoin issuers, and staking arrangers closer to mainstream financial-services standards.
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Entrepreneurial impact is not only a question of scale. Estonian Business School has ranked first in Europe for start-up creation efficiency among business schools, reflecting how focused ecosystems can outperform larger institutions.