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Science, engineering & technology news
Find all of the latest science, technology and engineering news below including all updates from the North East Technology Park (NETPark), success stories for NETPark’s tenant companies and market breakthroughs in new research in areas such as printable electronics, photonics, microelectronics and nanotechnology.
£55 billion R&D funding boost to unlock UK breakthroughs from health to clean energy
£55 billion R&D funding boost to unlock UK breakthroughs from health to clean energy
Nov 17, 2025
Google's Plan for Space-Based Computing
Google's Plan for Space-Based Computing
Nov 13, 2025
OpenAI signs $38bn cloud computing deal with Amazon
Agreement to use AWS datacentres, and Nvidia chips inside them, part of $1.4tn spending spree on AI infrastructure.
Nov 4, 2025
£55 billion R&D funding boost to unlock UK breakthroughs from health to clean energy
Funding boost for science and tech breakthroughs that improve lives, create jobs and grow our economy.
Oct 31, 2025
A revolutionary DNA search engine is speeding up genetic discovery
A revolutionary DNA search engine is speeding up genetic discovery
Oct 29, 2025
MIT physicists just found a way to see inside atoms
MIT scientists turned molecules into tiny colliders to glimpse inside atomic nuclei—and possibly uncover why the universe exists at all.
Oct 28, 2025
Advances in science set to transform treatments for people living with dementia
From blood tests to AI, new ways to diagnose dementia sooner and treat it faster set to be unlocked by new research challenge.
Oct 24, 2025
OpenAI deepens UK government ties with new MoJ partnership
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is expanding its partnership with the British government with the announcement of a new domestic data storage offering for UK businesses.
Oct 23, 2025
UK–Sweden Agreement to Boost Innovation Opens Doors for NETPark Collaborations
NETPark welcomes the news of a strengthened innovation partnership between the UK and Sweden, following the signing of a bilateral agreement by Science Minister Lord Vallance and Sweden’s State Secretary for Education and Research Maria Nilsson.
Oct 22, 2025
University spin-out company receives prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise
We’re proud to celebrate Geoptic, a pioneering company based at NETPark, which has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.
Oct 21, 2025
£1m funding prize for UK innovators
A new national prize fund is calling on UK innovators to unleash the power of Agentic AI — and NETPark businesses are perfectly placed to lead the charge.
Oct 21, 2025
REPROCELL Achieves Major GMP Certification for Stem Cell Manufacturing
REPROCELL, based at NETPark, has reached a major milestone in regenerative medicine.
Oct 20, 2025
Filtronic Wins Business Growth & Strategy Award at Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2025
NETPark-based RF technology leader Filtronic has secured its seventh accolade of 2025, winning the Business Growth & Strategy Award at the Make UK Manufacturing Awards for the North East, Yorkshire & Humberside region.
Oct 20, 2025
Filtronic shortlisted for two Make UK Manufacturing Awards
NETPark-based Filtronic has been shortlisted in two categories at the prestigious Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2025 – North East, Yorkshire & Humberside:
Oct 17, 2025
REPROCELL CEO Featured in Global Interview on Regenerative Medicine
We’re proud to share that REPROCELL CEO Dr Chika Yokoyama has been featured in The Worldfolio interview, “Stem Cell Stories: More Than Just Labs.”
Oct 16, 2025
NETPark Company Expands Into Cyber Security Services
NETPark tenant Zener Engineering Services Ltd (ZES) has launched a new Cyber Security Services offering, strengthening their expertise in digital protection and resilience.
Oct 16, 2025
All aboard for science: Celebrate Science 2025 arrives at Locomotion
Durham University’s free family science festival, Celebrate Science, is back this October half term – and it is pulling into a new location.
Oct 14, 2025
UK Tech Cluster Group launches Investment Corridors as part of the Regional Tech Booster programme
A bold new initiative is putting regional tech hubs like NETPark firmly on the investment map.
Oct 14, 2025
PervasID Supports NHS with Real-Time Asset Tracking
NETPark-based PervasID is working with NHS trusts to improve how hospitals manage and locate critical medical equipment.
Oct 14, 2025
REPROCELL Showcases Human-Relevant Respiratory Research Model
REPROCELL, a life sciences company based at NETPark, is spotlighting its Precision-Cut Lung Slice (PCLS) assay — a powerful tool for respiratory drug development that maintains the structure and cell interactions of native lung tissue.
Oct 14, 2025
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