What’s Happening at Harwell

 ‘The most funded on-orbit services company in the world’ – Astroscale scales the heights in 2020

29th October 2020

Space and Satellite Applications, Uncategorised

Astroscale secures funding for its work in tackling orbital sustainability in space and wins a Grand Prix at the UNESCO Netexplo Innovation Forum 2020 for its disruptive potential.

Astroscale’s founder & CEO, Nobu Okada, elected as a VP of the International Astronautical Federation, supporting the global space community

22nd October 2020

Harwell People, News, Space and Satellite Applications

Nobu Okada, the founder & CEO of Astroscale has been elected as a Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). Harwell Campus is the home of Astroscale’s UK office and Operations Centre.

Element Six launches DNV-B1™ – its first commercially-available, general-purpose quantum grade diamond

20th October 2020

Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, News, Quantum Technologies

Element Six, whose global innovation centre is based on Harwell Campus, has launched its first commercially-available, general-purpose chemical vapour deposition…

DNA sequencing “unicorn”, Oxford Nanopore, raises further £84.4million in capital funding

16th October 2020

Life Science and Healthcare

Harwell Campus – based DNA sequencing company, Oxford Nanopore, has raised £84.4M in new capital. The funding comes from existing…

O2 launches first commercial 5G satellite lab in the UK to test autonomous vehicles at Harwell Campus

1st October 2020

Energy and Environment, News, Space and Satellite Applications

O2 has launched the first commercial laboratory for 5G and satellite communications in the UK to explore next generation connectivity…

Duo Clinch OxPropfest Property Award Double

24th September 2020

Harwell People, News

Angus Horner and Monika Zemla from the Harwell Campus Management team were honoured by UK Property Forums at the annual…