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Oxford 2 Cambridge Arc (O2C Arc) in partnership with Capital London Axiom Siliconvalley Science Innovation Corporation Ltd and Axiom Capital Limited (CLASSIC) are jointly developing a new soft landing information and innovation portal for UK and Chinese SME’s (up to £10million turnover) to encourage and support UK/China innovation collaboration at a Business2Business; University; Science/Technology Park, Innovation City/Regional level.

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The Oxford 2 Cambridge Arc is in the process of finalising its planned move to a new and exciting management structure supported by ngage solutions limited.

The importance of business networks to entrepreneurs has been recognised by government as well as by regional and local policy makers, academic researchers and business groupings. Networking has generally been viewed as an unproblematic activity. This study provides an analysis of the coverage, function, and effectiveness of business networks in the Oxford to Cambridge Arc (O2C Arc), highlights key trends; and draws conclusions on the consequences and implications of those trends.

The marketplace for science and technology is vast, fast-growing and complex. It cuts across all borders, between countries, industries and scientific disciplines. It involves many skills: corporate R&D managers, academic researchers, technology transfer officers, IP specialists, venture capitalists and policy-makers. And for success, what counts is what you know, and whom you know.

Results announced by Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION), Europe’s leading technology business angel network, show that it has marked another successful year of helping innovative companies to raise funding. The OION Network has also announced a pipeline of additional deals agreed under the
Co-Investment Programme which it runs with Bank of Scotland Growth Equity.

EEDA awards funding to Cranfield University and University of Cambridge to establish presence at Colworth Science Park - press release, 9th April, 2008

The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has awarded a £1.85m grant to two of the world’s leading academic institutions, to establish an academic presence at Colworth Science Park in Bedfordshire. The science and innovation hub is being developed under a joint venture between Unilever and international property group Goodman.

Cranfield University and University of the Arts London are set to launch a new Master’s degree in Innovation and Creativity in Industry, providing the next generation of business leaders with invaluable creative, technology and business skills. The collaboration will bring together both universities’ expertise in arts and design and engineering to deliver a novel Masters’ degree in design (MDes) that aims to provide future leaders with an understanding of how to exploit creativity within technology organisations.

The E.Factor, in cooperation with the Centre of Entrepreneurial Learning, based at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, invites you to learn more about this exciting online networking resource for entrepreneurs and hear about opportunities within the clean energy sector from top Keynote Speaker Peter Fusaro, chairman of Global Change Associates in New York.

Date: 21st April 2008

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The Bay Area held an innovation roundtable in 2007 – the topic was innovation 3.0 and how the Valley can lead the world. You can find the report of proceedings on this web-site. Key conclusions were:

The region (the Bay Area) must work collaboratively—across both public and private sectors—to address the challenges, manage the complexities, and build on existing strengths.

The region should promote innovation leadership by operating within a global innovation environment while retaining a local innovation leadership position.

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE - 20 March 2008

MOD initiative to incubate innovation. Pilot likely to take place at HARWELL in the Oxford to Cambridge (O2C Arc)

A new pilot Centre for Defence Enterprise (1) will invite inventors, scientists and academics to join forces with private investors and develop new defence technologies to aid the Armed Forces, Baroness Taylor announced today.