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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.
Kromek hails strategy 'coming to fruition' after posting record revenues of £17m
County Durham tech innovator Kromek is toasting record revenues after seeing sales rise 44% to top £17m on the back of a raft of new...
Jul 25, 2023
Filtronic wins £3.2m satellite broadband tech contract with UK Space Agency
Telecoms tech firm Filtronic has secured a £3.2m contract to design a "next generation" space communication systems for the European...
Jul 24, 2023
CSA Catapult to establish a presence in the North East
Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult, the UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation, is...
Jul 21, 2023
Filtronic awarded IASME Governance Gold certification
Designer and manufacturer of RF-to-mmWave components and subsystems, Filtronic, has been awarded the prestigious IASME Governance Gold...
Jul 14, 2023
Dr Paul Scott appointed as IBEX CEO
IBEX is delighted to announce that Dr Paul Scott has been appointed as CEO. The appointment is part of a planned transition with previous...
Jul 11, 2023
Graphene Composites selected to participate in the Microbials Accelerator Programme
Graphene Composites have been selected as one of the companies that will participate in the Microbials Accelerator Programme, funded by...
Jul 7, 2023
REPROCELL, IBM and STFC announce successful completion of AI project
NETPark tenants, REPROCELL has announced the launch of a new commercial service upon completion of one of the first EXCELERATE projects...
Jun 7, 2023
Magnitude Biosciences awarded £250,000 grant
Magnitude Biosciences Limited, a specialist provider of C. elegans research services to the longevity, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceutical...
Jun 5, 2023
Kromek secures President Zelensky against radiological threat
Radiation detection equipment created by Kromek in Sedgefield has been used to protect Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at an...
Jun 5, 2023
Kromek celebrates turning 20
Kromek Group plc, the NETPark-based technology company, is celebrating its 20th year in business. Established in 2003 as a spin out from...
May 25, 2023
NETPark-based environmental innovator awarded a share of £40m innovation prize
NETPark-based environmental gel innovator Intelligent Gels in partnership with Durham University, Northumbrian Water and technology...
May 18, 2023
Kromek wins National CBRN Centre Award
Kromek, the NETPark-based developer of radiation detectors, won the National CBRN Centre Certificate of Merit 2023 at the recent TAC-ADS...
May 16, 2023
Rewilding at NETPark
With the success of other rewilding projects in the North East, NETPark is to become the latest of the business parks to take up the...
May 12, 2023
Kromek launches plans to raise £8m from investors in share placing
The Durham business wants to invest the money as it is seeing the 'highest ever levels of customer engagement' across the business....
May 9, 2023
Innovative diamond manufacturer moves to next phase of growth thanks to grant
Janet Todd, NETPark Projector Director and Gary Gibson, Founder of Dyman Advanced Materials
May 5, 2023
Kromek receives order of c.$1.4m in medical imaging from new OEM customer
Kromek Group plc (AIM: KMK), a leading developer of radiation and bio-detection technology solutions for the advanced imaging and CBRN...
May 1, 2023
Filtronic hails 5G infrastructure contract with 'global' operator
Communications tech firm Filtronic has landed a £900,000 contract with a 5G infrastructure provider. An initial production deal will see...
Apr 21, 2023
Kromek to Collaborate on CT Scanner Technology
Sedgefield-based detection technology developer Kromek has entered into an agreement with a US-based company to develop the next...
Apr 19, 2023
Pragmatic Semiconductor Announces Appointment of Semiconductor Industry Veteran, David Moore, as CEO
Moore will join Pragmatic with immediate effect and takes over from Pragmatic’s co-Founder, Scott White. White will take on the role of...
Apr 18, 2023
Kromek secures orders totalling over $1m in medical imaging
County Durham’s Kromek Group, a leading developer of radiation and bio-detection technology solutions for the advanced imaging and CBRN...
Mar 31, 2023
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