Business
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Machine Discovery secures £4.5m funding to deliver AI tools for semiconductor design
Machine Discovery, an Oxford-based software company that uses machine learning technology to accelerate compute-intensive optimisation and simulation tasks, has secured £4.5m funding.
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Oxford North creates 448 new construction jobs and eight apprenticeships
Since building works started in August 2021, Oxford North, the new innovation district in Oxford, has created 448 new construction jobs, and eight apprentices have been employed through the project’s construction partners.
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The landmark Odeon Cinema building in Banbury Cross is up for sale
The Odeon Cinema in the centre of Banbury in Oxfordshire is up for sale with a price tag above £2 million. White Commercial is offering the property for sale as an investment and considers that the site has future development potential.
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UK’s first full-size electric autonomous bus takes to the road at Milton Park
The UK’s first fully electric, full-size single-decker autonomous bus service has started operating between Didcot Parkway train station and Milton Park.
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Harwell-based SpaceTech business Open Cosmos raises $50m funding from impact investors
Open Cosmos – the leading space tech business making satellites that gather data to solve pressing global challenges – has raised $50m in Series B funding from three leading impact investors, ETF Partners, Trill Impact and A&G.
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Simply Business has launched its annual £25,000 Business Boost grant competition
Simply Business has launched its annual Business Boost grant competition, which will award a £25,000 cash prize to give a UK small businesses a helping hand in the face of economic challenges – including the cost of living, energy bill increases, inflation and supply challenges.
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Hedges announces latest round of hires including a Head of Summertown Office
Hedges has announced its latest round of new hires comprising family law specialists Alexandra Baggallay and Ian Davies, and Head of Summertown Office, Daniel Boyle.
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Oxford GPs lead nationwide launch of AI-driven assessment technology for COPD
Oxford GPs have led the nationwide launch of AI-driven assessment technology for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), an incurable medical condition affecting over 1.2 million people in the UK, using the N-Tidal device.
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Learning Pool launches new office in Bicester in response to mass growth
Following the closure of Learning Pool’s office in Combe, West Oxfordshire (which it inherited through the acquisition of HT2 Labs in 2019) last September, the learning technologies company has opened its doors to its newest office in Bicester.
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The Oxford Trust appoints new Director of Innovation and Operations
Nicki Campling joins The Oxford Trust as Director of Innovation and Operations for the Trust’s two innovation centres: the Oxford Centre for Innovation in the city centre and the Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington