Impact
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Connexin finances the network behind smart water
Connexin has secured a financing package of up to £35m for its UK smart water connectivity network. The funding supports planned deployment for existing utility customers as the industry expands remote meter readings and leakage monitoring.
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Cambridge’s quantum centre begins before computer arrives
Cambridge and IonQ have opened a dedicated research centre and funded nine quantum projects. The planned 256-qubit Superion computer and on-campus networking infrastructure remain future installations.
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Britain commissions spacecraft to remove dead satellites
The UK Space Agency has commissioned a £61 million mission led by ClearSpace UK to capture and remove two defunct satellites. The robotic spacecraft is scheduled to launch in 2029.
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CERN and Mistral plan a foundation model for physics
CERN and Mistral have agreed to develop foundation models for particle physics, beginning with simulations of proton collisions. The research aims to consolidate multiple scientific analysis tasks into a reusable AI architecture.
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Oxfordshire fibre rollout finishes early despite scope discrepancy
Gigaclear has completed its North Oxfordshire Project Gigabit rollout four months ahead of schedule, reaching 3,880 premises. Earlier government data recorded 4,180 premises in the initial contract scope.
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Quantum funding targets rail, healthcare and navigation
The government has announced £50m for quantum sensing and navigation projects, supporting businesses developing railway monitoring, medical scanners and resilient positioning technologies.
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CarbonFarm funds satellite verification for rice methane cuts
French climate technology company CarbonFarm has raised €7m to expand satellite-based monitoring of rice farming, including a €1m investment from Proparco, as demand grows for verifiable agricultural emissions reductions.
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Epyr raises €15m to expand industrial heat storage
French energy technology company Epyr has raised €15m to expand industrial thermal storage after deploying an operating system at WEPA’s Troyes paper mill, with a larger project planned for Papeco.
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Virtual remand hearings enter £17.4m justice pilot
The Ministry of Justice plans £17.4 million of virtual remand hearing pilots in at least four police areas, seeking to reduce prisoner transport and court delays.
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Liverpool spinout funds experiments behind materials AI
Matter Machine, a University of Liverpool spinout, has raised £4 million to combine materials experiments and AI prediction as it develops a commercial discovery platform.
