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Institutional development · Industry collaboration · United Kingdom

Oxford University Innovation becomes founding partner of Harwell's CO:LABS development

Oxford University Innovation has joined CO:LABS, a new development at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus for science and technology businesses, as a founding partner.

Photo: Science and Technology Facilities Council / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Why it matters: Emerging companies at CO:LABS on Harwell Campus will count Oxford University Innovation among the founding partners supporting them.

Oxford University Innovation (OUI) has been named a founding partner of CO:LABS, according to the UK Science Park Association.

CO:LABS is described as a new landmark development at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, intended to help science and technology businesses connect, collaborate and grow.

The announcement presents the partnership as a further step in expanding the resources and expertise on offer to emerging companies at CO:LABS.

Editor’s view

Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor

Emerging science and technology companies at CO:LABS will have Oxford University Innovation among its founding partners, which the announcement says adds to the resources and expertise available to them.

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