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Life Sciences Week joins £7.2m campaign to bring pioneering Total Body PET CT Scanner to UK

Life Sciences Week has announced University Hospitals Birmingham Charity as its official Social Impact Partner for 2026, supporting a major £7.2 million fundraising.

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Tech

Transicon and Siemens to tackle operational cybersecurity in free SME webinar

Telford-based automation specialist joins forces with global technology firm to address growing threat to UK manufacturers Midlands engineering specialist Transicon is partnering with.

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AI Tech World Affairs

UK must treat global tech standards as a strategic priority, Aston Business School research warns

China’s rapid expansion and America’s dominance mean the UK risks falling behind in the race to shape the technologies of the future The.

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People Tech

UK astronaut John McFall could become first disabled person to live in orbit

Agreement between UK government and US space company Vast brings Hampshire surgeon one step closer to historic mission UK astronaut John McFall could.

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Crime Tech

£26m fund to cut knife crime including in West Midlands 

New tech targets knifing hotspots to within 0.1 of a square km West Midlands Police is among 27 forces across England and Wales.

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Life Sciences Tech

Microscopic worms launched into Space in bid to safeguard future Moon astronauts

Tiny nematodes, supported by Midlands-built hardware, could unlock secrets of long-duration spaceflight  British scientists are sending dozens of microscopic worms into space today.

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Justice Tech

West Midlands lawtech firms to benefit from £4.5m government programme extension

LawtechUK funding boost backs regional growth ambitions West Midlands businesses operating in the legal technology sector are set to benefit from a £4.5.

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Culture Tech

Global gaming festival with £1.3m prize pool comes to Birmingham 

E-sports and digital creators attend DreamHack at NEC from March 27 to 29 One of the world’s largest gaming festivals is making its.

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Life Sciences Tech

£50m Government innovation boost for West Midlands frontier sectors

Record sum to support life sciences, advanced manufacturing and creative tech The West Midlands is the “home of innovation,” regional mayor Richard Parker.

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Life Sciences Tech

UK sets out pathway for space-manufactured medicines to reach patients

Regulatory clarity and new guidance aim to help firms bring microgravity-produced drugs from orbit to NHS patients The UK government has announced a.

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