Milton Park News
Browse news and stories about Milton Park in Abingdon – a dynamic business, science and technology community in Oxfordshire and one of the largest in Europe. Milton Park is a collaborative working environment and a welcoming community that fuels innovation and sustainable growth for more than 250 businesses and 9,000 people.
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Milton Park recognised for green innovation with Environmental Sustainability Award
Milton Park has been named one of the country’s most sustainable innovation communities as a result of its initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and maximise biodiversity.
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Timelapse footage shows construction progress on Milton Park’s Nebula development
Milton Park has released timelapse footage showing the construction progress on Nebula, its £40 million research and development (R&D) scheme at 190–192 Park Drive.
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Science Minister breaks ground for £40m Nebula development at Milton Park
Science Minister Andrew Griffith MP took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for Nebula, a £40 million research and development (R&D) scheme at Milton Park
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Milton Park is celebrating first year anniversary of its schools engagement programme
Milton Park is celebrating a successful first year of its schools-engagement initiative, Explore Milton Park, which has inspired 1,000 young students to consider a future in STEAM careers.
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‘Milton Wonder’ sapling planted at Milton Park on HM King’s birthday.
A historic ‘Milton Wonder’ sapling has been planted by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire to commemorate His Majesty’s Coronation on the day of his 75th birthday.
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Explore Milton Park inspires nearly 1,000 Didcot students to consider careers in STEAM
Nearly 1,000 local students from Didcot schools have participated in a range of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) activities facilitated by Milton Park
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MEPC appoints Barnwood Limited to build £40m Nebula scheme at Milton Park
MEPC has appointed construction firm Barnwood Limited to build its £40m, 80,000 sq ft Nebula scheme at Milton Park, comprising seven new research and development units on the eastern edge of the park.
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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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Milton Park opens its doors to local students from St Birinus Boys’ School
Volunteers at Milton Park, a leading science, business and technology community in Oxfordshire, were joined by students from St Birinus Boys’ School last week as part of its ‘Explore Milton Park’ school engagement programme.
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First look at planned Tokamak Energy fusion power plant
Tokamak Energy, based at Milton Park, has released the first images of its planned commercial fusion power plant with the capacity to generate enough electricity to power 50,000 homes when completed in the 2030s.
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US life science company selects Milton Park as first UK manufacturing hub
New England Biolabs® (NEB®) – a global leader in the discovery and production of enzymes for molecular biology applications – is establishing its first overseas product development and manufacturing site at Milton Park in Oxfordshire.
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Milton Park companies secure over 7% of UK’s life sciences equity investment
New research commissioned by Milton Park reveals that £2.14 billion of equity investment was generated across 272 companies based in the science, technology and business community over the past decade.
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UK’s first electric autonomous bus service begins at Milton Park
The UK’s first ever fully electric autonomous bus service launched at 10.00am on Thursday, 02 March at Milton Park in Oxfordshire.
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Milton Park companies to inspire next generation into STEAM careers
A new five-year school engagement programme will see employers located at Milton Park develop local young people’s employability skills and engage students with careers in science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics (STEAM).
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UK’s first electric autonomous bus service set to launch at Milton Park
The Mi-Link project features a 16-seat, single-decker minibus with a range of sensors and optical cameras with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence to control all steering, acceleration and braking without human intervention.
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Amano Enzyme establishes new European hub at Milton Park
The bespoke laboratory, comprising cutting-edge R&D equipment, will enable the company to further expand into strategic focus areas, such as plant-based food and drinks.