<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Kent Science Park News</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park News</description><item><title>Chance For Local Businesses To Raise Questions With MP</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ChanceForLocalBusinessesToRaiseQuestionsWit.aspx</link><description>Gordon Henderson, MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, will be at Kent Science Park on the 25th May 2012, for a Q&amp;amp;A session with local business people. Chaired by Trevor Sturgess, Business Editor for the Kent Messenger Group, the event is an opportunity for business owners to directly ask their MP questions, which he will either answer or escalate at Westminster for them.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park “Buzzing” with the Launch of Beekeeping Courses</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentScienceParkBuzzingwiththeLaunchofBeeke.aspx</link><description>The Kent Science Resource Centre (KSRC) on the Kent Science Park has been abuzz recently, as they have started hosting courses on Beekeeping. The courses are aimed at varying levels of experience - from people completely new to beekeeping up to experienced keepers who are looking for practical help and advice.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Swale Schoolchildren Discover Science Is Fun</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/SwaleSchoolchildrenDiscoverScienceIsFun.aspx</link><description>On the 4th May, Kent Science Park held a prize giving ceremony for the winners of its annual &amp;ldquo;Science is Fun&amp;rdquo; competition.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Resource Centre Impresses French Students With CSI Skills</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentScienceResourceCentreImpressesFrenchStud.aspx</link><description>The Kent Science Resource Centre (KSRC) on the Kent Science Park was host to a continental contingent of students recently, when a group of A-Level aged young-adults spent a day there whilst visiting the area from France.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Get Quizzical For Demelza With Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GetQuizzicalForDemelzaWithKentSciencePark.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is getting quizzical on the 24th May &amp;ndash; by hosting a charity quiz night to raise money for Demelza Hospice Care for Children. The event is taking place from 6.30pm at The Woodstock Club, Broad Oak Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8AG.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Minister Impressed and Encouraged by Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/MinisterImpressedandEncouragedbyKentScience.aspx</link><description>Thames Gateway Minister Bob Neill said he was impressed and encouraged by Kent Science Park&amp;rsquo;s recession-defying business growth during a visit to the specialist Sittingbourne site.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP Based Biomedical Company Success At Industry Awards</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KSPBasedBiomedicalCompanySuccessAtIndustryA.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park based life science businesses KWS Biotest Ltd were runners-up for the Outstanding Achievement Award at the national Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2012 at the Millennium Centre, Cardiff on the 13th March. The fast growing organisation were nominated after winning the Growth Award at the South West regional Biomedical iNet Awards last November.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP Families Have An Eggs-tremely Good Day</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KSPFamiliesHaveAnEggs-tremelyGoodDay.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park celebrated Easter with the families of staff working on the site &amp;ndash; by holding a family Easter Egg hunt! The contest was open to the families of all tenants on site, with the winning team collecting a giant egg. Everyone taking part was asked to make a minimum donation for the Park&amp;rsquo;s charity partner &amp;ndash; Demelza Hospice Care for Children.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park’s ToxiMet Goes Global With ToxiQuant System</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ToximetGoesGlobal.aspx</link><description>Food safety testing firm ToxiMet is gearing up for a global launch of its revolutionary ToxiQuant system.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>LaunchPad to lift businesses higher and faster</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/LaunchPadtoliftbusinesseshigherandfaster.aspx</link><description>Helping new businesses touching down in the county, as well as start-ups, to establish themselves and grow as quickly as possible is the philosophy behind a new initiative developed by Kent Science Park, in partnership with Locate in Kent.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Water conservation solution from KSP company</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/WaterTanks.aspx</link><description>With the hosepipe ban now in full-effect in Kent, many keen gardeners will find that the watering can is the only way for them to keep their plants alive over the summer months. However, Kent Science Park-based landscaping and ground maintenance firm JB Landscape can offer an alternative solution - by helping people to capitalise on water that normally goes to waste.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>The Bradley Group Tells Apprentice “You’re Hired”</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/TheBradleyGroupApprentice.aspx</link><description>Don&amp;rsquo;t tell Sir Alan but there&amp;rsquo;s a new apprentice in town. 17-year-old Abbey Brown has joined Kent Science Park based health and safety consultants The Bradley Group as their full-time apprentice.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Health &amp; Safety Trainers On Course For Success </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/HealthandSafetyTrainersOnCourseForSuccess.aspx</link><description>Health and Safety consultants The Bradley Group have ended the financial year on a high, by diversifying the courses they offer and taking on a number of new staff members.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Science Park Employee Is A Marathon Man </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ScienceParkEmployeeIsAMarathonMan.aspx</link><description>A Kent Science Park employee will be proving that he can go the distance on the 22nd April, when he takes part in the Virgin London Marathon to raise money for a children&amp;rsquo;s charity.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP Ensures That “Science Is Fun” During Science &amp; Engineering Week</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ScienceIsFun2012.aspx</link><description>Sittingbourne&amp;rsquo;s Kent Science Park is teaming up with The Science Museum from the 9th to the 18th of March, to encourage primary school children throughout Swale to get excited about science during National Science and Engineering Week.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent partnership goes Dutch</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentpartnershipgoesDutch.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park and Locate in Kent, the county&amp;rsquo;s investment promotion agency, have joined forces and are flying the flag for the county at a global event for leading biotechnology and drug discovery companies.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>EcoVillage’s Pancake Eating Champ “Batters” The Competition in aid of Demelza on Pancake Day</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/EcoVillagesPancakeEatingChampBattersTheCompe.aspx</link><description>This year the EcoVillage caf&amp;eacute; at Kent Science Park celebrated Pancake Day in style, by holding a pancake-eating contest for employees based on the Sittingbourne-based site, whilst raising money for Demelza Children&amp;rsquo;s Hospices.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Concur Expansion Means More Jobs For Swale </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ConcurExpansionMeansMoreJobsForSwale.aspx</link><description>Concur, a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, is looking to increase the employees in its Sittingbourne office by 25% over the next 12 months. Despite the difficult economic conditions, the Kent Science Park-based business is planning on hiring more staff in 2012 to augment their existing 100-strong team.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Helping Businesses Get The Most Out Of Opportunities In Europe</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/HelpingBusinessesGetTheMostOutOfOpportuniti.aspx</link><description>The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is hosting a free lunchtime presentation and networking event at Kent Science Park on Thursday 15th March 2012. The purpose of the event is to help local SMEs to make the most of the business opportunities available to them in the EU.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Local Businesses Can Put Questions to MP at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/LocalBusinessesCanPutQuestionstoMPatKentS.aspx</link><description>With a proposed airport in the Thames Estuary back in the news, and more focus than ever on trying to grow the economy in the UK, it&amp;rsquo;s increasingly important that local businessmen and women can speak to their MP. Because of this, Kent Science Park will once again be hosting a quarterly Question and Answer breakfast meeting with Gordon Henderson, MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park is Successful Despite the Downturn </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentScienceParkisSuccessfulDespitetheDownt.aspx</link><description>Despite the economic doom and gloom, Kent Science Park went from strength to strength in 2011, and is continuing that momentum into 2012.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park Gets February Off to a Bloody Good Start</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentScienceParkGetsFebruaryOfftoaBloodyGo.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park got the coldest month of the year off to a positive start, as they held an extremely successful blood donation session on the 1st of February. The blood donation vans were on site from 9:30am until 4pm, and attracted a total of 78 donors from the different businesses across the Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Leading Food Management System Can Now Help Everyone</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/LeadingFoodManagementSystemCanNowHelpEveryo.aspx</link><description>Merit Technology, the leader in production control software technology for bakeries, has developed their unique software package so that any type of business in the food sector can benefit from thousands saved in the bakery industry. The Kent Science Park based organisation has been operating for over 25 years and their software can take control of everything including the purchase ordering system, sales ledger, production planning and recipe management.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>PlantWorks Leading the UK in Sustainable Soil Treatments</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/PlantWorksLeadingtheUKinSustainableSoilTrea.aspx</link><description>PlantWorks Ltd, based on the Kent Science Park, are starting 2012 with a bang by launching their new Empathy brand with their first delivery to B&amp;amp;Q. As the UK&amp;rsquo;s only producer of Mycorrhizal Fungi, a proven biological and sustainable soil treatment, PlantWorks anticipate that the Empathy brand will give gardeners a realistic alternative to existing chemical treatments.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park Helping Businesses to get the Most out of Social Media</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentScienceParkHelpingBusinessestogettheMo.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is holding a workshop to help businesses get on top of their Social Media strategy. The practical one-day course will introduce those new to Social Media to the three biggest sites: Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Reducing the Use of Paper in Clinical Trials in 2012</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ReducingtheUseofPaperinClinicalTrialsin20.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park based company NorthWise Services (NWS) is on course to help reduce the amount of paper used in life science research in 2012.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>2011 – A Good Year for Kent Science Park – Supporters of Startups and SMEs</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/2011AGoodYearforKentScienceParkSupporters.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park has demonstrated its importance to the county&amp;rsquo;s economy after securing new lettings of more than 28,000 sq ft of lab and office space during 2011.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Award Winning Invention To Help Feed The World</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/AwardWinningInventionToHelpFeedTheWorld.aspx</link><description>Solar Grow 1 (SG1), a revolutionary germination and seedling development system, has the potential to put an end to world hunger. Developed by multi award winning scientist, Alexander K Bushell, whose company Boundless Horizons operates out of the Kent Science Park; SG1 was awarded the &amp;ldquo;British &amp;amp; World Invention of the Year&amp;rdquo; at the British Invention Show 2011 held at Old Spitalfields Market in London - the top award available at this prestigious show.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Santa Delivers Festive Hampers to Demelza</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/SantaDeliversFestiveHamperstoDemelza.aspx</link><description>Santa Claus paid a visit to Demelza&amp;rsquo;s Sittingbourne Children&amp;rsquo;s Hospice on Monday morning, to drop off some Christmas Hampers that had been created by his busy elves working at the Kent Science Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>GoResponse Answers the Call to Expand</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GoResponseAnswerstheCalltoExpand.aspx</link><description>When GoResponse&amp;rsquo;s business grew to full capacity and started crying out for more space, they knew they had to answer the call and expand onto new premises.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>A Flexible Solution for the UK Life Science Sector</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/AFlexibleSolutionfortheUKLifeScienceSector.aspx</link><description>Flexible Lab Solutions, based on the Kent Science Park, are revolutionising the life science sector. Up until now, any small life science business trying to get started would need to buy specialist laboratory equipment outright, often for upwards of &amp;pound;80,000. This cost is understandably prohibitive for start-ups. However, Flexible Lab Solutions are the first company in Europe to offer these businesses the opportunity to hire this equipment for a set amount of time, rather than buy it.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Charity Training Day Success</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/CharityTrainingDaySuccess.aspx</link><description>Learning pivotal leadership skills, whilst having fun and raising money for a good cause was the order of the day at Kent Science Park on 13th December.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>MP Speaks to Local Businesses at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/MPSpeakstoLocalBusinessesatKentSciencePark.aspx</link><description>Gordon Henderson, MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey addressed members of the local business community at a Breakfast Question and Answer session at the Kent Science Park on 9th December 2011. Two of the main topics discussed were the viability of building a new airport on the Thames Estuary, and whether the UK should remain part of the EU.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Food testing firm sets up home at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/FoodtestingfirmsetsuphomeatKentSciencePar.aspx</link><description>Food safety testing firm ToxiMet has moved to Kent Science Park after graduating from its university campus home.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Government Investment In The UK Life Science Industry</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GovernmentInvestmentInTheUKLifeScienceIndus.aspx</link><description>The Government has announced a &amp;pound;360 million investment in the UK&amp;rsquo;s life science industry, including a &amp;pound;180m fund to nurture innovative technologies from the academic and commercial sectors through to companies with products or technology platforms in order to attract private equity.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Local Business’ $10m US Contract Win Coincides With Focus On Exports</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/LocalBusiness10mUSContractWinCoincidesWith.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park based company Proquis have been selected by The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the US to supply, install, configure and implement an electronic Document Control and Quality Management System into 165 of its sites.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Put Your Questions To Gordon Henderson, MP</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/PutYourQuestionsToMPGordonHenderson.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is holding a business Question and Answer session with Gordon Henderson, Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP, on the 9th December 2011.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Casa Support Pushing For Charity</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/AmicusHorizonsPushingForCharity.aspx</link><description>Casa Support, a division of AmicusHorizon, held a charity bed push for Halloween to raise money for young carers in Swale. Employees from the Kent Science Park-based organisation spent the day pushing a bed around the park dressed in spooky Halloween costumes.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Insight Leading The Way With Charity Day</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/InsightLeadingTheWayWithCharityDay.aspx</link><description>Insight HR and Management Consultancy have linked up with Kent Science Park to host a Charity Training Day between 10am and 4pm on the 13th December at Kent Science Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KENT SCIENCE PARK TO CREATE NEW LINKS WITH CHAIN </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KENTSCIENCEPARKTOCREATENEWLINKSWITHCHAIN.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park has secured a stake in a multi million euro cross-Channel trade project that aims to bring English and French firms closer together.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>The Bradley Group Helps to Combat Asbestos</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/TheSilentKillerLurkingInOurHomes.aspx</link><description>After the overwhelming success of The Bradley Group&amp;rsquo;s recent asbestos awareness training, the Kent Science Park based training provider will be hosting another half-day course on the 1st December.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Top Dog Business Networking Is Relaunching At Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/TopDogBusinessNetworkingisRelaunching.aspx</link><description>When Top Dog&amp;rsquo;s networking venue fell through recently, Kent Science Park stepped in to save the day by hosting the Top Dog event.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Avenue Celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentScienceParkbasedbusinesscelebratesits10.aspx</link><description>Avenue, the property management arm of AmicusHorizon Ltd based on the Kent Science Park, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Erica Kacikova, Business Development Director at Avenue discusses the last ten years and what the future holds for the organisation.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Chamber of Commerce to Host Networking Evening at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ChamberofCommerceToHostNetworkingEvening.aspx</link><description>The Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce is hosting its first business networking evening on Thursday 3rd November from 17:00 to 19:00 at the Kent Science Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>A Successful Blood Drive In Time For Halloween</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ASuccessfulBloodDriveInTimeForHalloween.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park once again had an extremely successful blood donation day on the 5th October. The blood donation vans were on site from 9am until 6pm, and attracted a record number of first time donors with nearly 40% of the total donations coming from people who had never donated before.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>85% Boost in Shared Commutes as KSP Celebrates Liftshare Week</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/SignificantBoostinSharedCommutes.aspx</link><description>
Kent Science Park has helped to celebrate national Liftshare week by hosting a Car Share Day, and saw a significant increase in the number of people sharing their journey to work on that day.
</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Midas Mediscience goes to market </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/MidasMediscienceissettotakeitsrevolutionary.aspx</link><description>Midas Mediscience is set to take its revolutionary heart cell-based drug testing technology to market from its base at Kent Science Park.&amp;nbsp;The specialist research and development company has already collaborated with several biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and will shortly release important new data demonstrating the usefulness of its patented, cell-based assay, DrugPrint, which enables scientists to reliably and predictably recognise small electrical changes when cultured heart cells are exposed to test medicines.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park at the Swale Business Awards</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentScienceParkattheSwaleBusinessAwards.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park was one of the major sponsors of the 2011 Swale Business Awards. The awards highlight excellence in local business across four categories: Small Business of the Year, Retail and Hospitality, Customer Service and Commitment and Swale Business of the Year 2011.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Vivacta Improves Point-of-Care Cardiac Tests </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/VivactaImprovesPoint-of-CareCardiacTests.aspx</link><description>Vivacta Limited, the medical diagnostics company with a revolutionary system for point-of-care testing based at Kent Science Park, announced improved sensitivity in its panel of troponin-based cardiac tests.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Entity Expand at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/EntityExpandatKentSciencePark.aspx</link><description>Information management software and solutions specialists Entity Group has taken on eight new employees to help manage its ever-increasing workload.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Entity Expands at KSP</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/EntityExpands.aspx</link><description>Entity Group has taken on eight new employees and expanded its office space at Kent Science Park by a third to help manage its ever-increasing workload.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Bradley Group Offers Free Asbestos Training</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/BradleyGroupAsbestos.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park based training provider The Bradley Group is playing its part in a Britain-wide drive to help tradesmen protect themselves from asbestos.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP Company aims to Clean Up in the North</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/EcologiaOpenNewOffice.aspx</link><description>Ecologia Environmental, the expert in pioneering land remediation techniques, has just opened its 4th UK office.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>£150 in Cash for Sharing his Commute</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/LiftsharePrizeWinner.aspx</link><description>An Ecologia employee was left smiling when he was presented with &amp;pound;150 in cash, just for sharing his commute to Kent Science Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Science Museum Day is Huge Hit with Swale’s Primary School Children</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ScienceMuseumVisit.aspx</link><description>83 children from 3 Swale primary schools were left transfixed on Wednesday 20th July as an outreach team from the Science Museum used bubbles, magnets, fire, bricks, nails and a small stuffed frog called Phil to demonstrate and explain some of the most important concepts in science.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Jade is ‘One in a Hundred’ for KSP Company</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/JadeApprenticeship.aspx</link><description>16-year-old Jade Hawkesford is swapping traditional subjects like Maths and French for professional skills such as Event Management and Business Administration, as she begins a year-long apprenticeship with KSP based Marketing &amp;amp; PR agency Insource Marketing Management (IMM).</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Tunstall Primary School football kit sponsored by KSP</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/PurplePatchforPrimaryFootballTeam.aspx</link><description>Tunstal Primary will be taking to the pitch in a striking new purple kit at the beginning of the new season.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP to Host Seminar on how to Grow your Business Online</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GrowYourBusinessExponentiallyOnline.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is hosting a series of events this autumn designed to help businesses grow at an exponential rate by harnessing the earning power of the Internet.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>"Green Future" a Reality at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/RenewableEnergy.aspx</link><description>100% of the electricity used on the site is generated from renewable sources!</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Join the Mind-Gym at KSP to Unlock Sellers Block!</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/MindFittness.aspx</link><description>Visit the Mind-Gym to Unlock Seller's Block!</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park Speed Networking a Success!</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/SpeedNetworkingSuccess.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park&amp;rsquo;s Speed Networking events have gone from strength to strength in recent months, with business leaders from all over Kent visiting the park to make new contacts.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Top 3 Finish for Science Park Runner</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/Top3Finishin10Krun.aspx</link><description>A team of 10 runners from Kent Science Park took part in the Rotary Club of Sittingbourne Invicta&amp;rsquo;s 10K race on Sunday 22nd May, raising over &amp;pound;500 for the charity.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Science is Fun at Prize-giving for Swale’s Schoolchildren!</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ScienceisFun.aspx</link><description>Over 100 children, parents and teachers visited Kent Science Park on Friday May 6th to take part in the prize-giving ceremony for the &amp;lsquo;Science is Fun&amp;rsquo; initiative, a borough wide community scheme designed to inspire Swale&amp;rsquo;s budding scientists.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Bank of England Visits Kent Science Park to meet the Region’s Business Leaders</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/BankofEnglandEvent.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is giving Kent business leaders the opportunity to find out how the inflation report, and any accompanying change in interest rates, will affect them at a breakfast question and answer session with one of the Bank of England&amp;rsquo;s key representatives in the region on May 19th.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP helps Swale's Women in Business to Sharpen their Written Skills</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/WomeninBusinessJune.aspx</link><description>Susan Odev, the best-selling Swale author and Mum-Ultrapreneur, is helping Women in Business to sharpen their written skills at Kent Science Park on June 16th.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>MP wants to put Sittingbourne &amp; Sheppey at the heart of the UK’s economy.</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GordonHendersonMayQandA.aspx</link><description>Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP Gordon Henderson has used an appearance at Kent Science Park to reinforce his ambition to see Sittingbourne and Sheppey establish itself at the centre of industry and commerce in Kent.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP and IoD team up to organise science forums</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KSPteamsupwithIoD.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is delighted to be teaming up with the Kent branch of the Institute of Directors (IoD) to present a series of discussion forums focusing on scientific topics of interest to local businesses.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Easter Egg Hunt Raises £150 for Local Scouts</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/EasterEggHuntaSuccess.aspx</link><description>An Easter Egg Hunt organised by the EcoVillage Caf&amp;eacute; at Kent Science Park has raised &amp;pound;150 for Sittingbourne and Milton Scouts.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Science Park Recognised for Supporting Blood Donation</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/BloodSupporterLoyaltyAward.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park&amp;rsquo;s Site Administrator Babs Knott was in London in April collecting an award recognising the work the park does to encourage blood donation.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Merit's Technology Helps Highland Bakery</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/MeritsTechnologyHelpsHighlandFirm.aspx</link><description>Highland bakery group Harry Gow&amp;rsquo;s investment in technology developed at Kent Science Park has helped the group grow significantly, opening their 16th shop this spring.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park Celebrates Science &amp; Engineering Week with Local Youngsters</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KSPCelebratesScienceandEngineeringWeek.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park has teamed up with The Science Museum to inspire primary school children throughout Swale during National Science and Engineering Week, 11th to the 20th of March.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>EcoVillage Cafe Crowns the “Flippin’ Champ”</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/FlippinChamp.aspx</link><description>The EcoVillage caf&amp;eacute; at Kent Science Park has celebrated Pancake Day in style, by challenging the park&amp;rsquo;s employees to take part in a pancake flipping competition.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Woodstock Club Hosts Tunstall School Football Tournament</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/TunstallSchoolFootballTournament.aspx</link><description>120 primary school children from across Swale came to the Woodstock Club at Kent Science Park to take place in the Tunstall Primary Football Tournament on Saturday March 5th.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP Launches Speed Networking Event</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/SpeedNetworking.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park launched its inaugural &amp;lsquo;speed networking&amp;rsquo; event on the 16th of February, with business leaders from throughout Kent taking part.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Accelerate Your Growth at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/AccelerateYourBusinessGrowth.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is hosting a free business event on the 15th of February, designed to help local business leaders to achieve rapid growth</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Local MP to Launch Unique New Business Service at Kent Science Park Q&amp;A</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/MPQandA.aspx</link><description>Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP Gordon Henderson has confirmed that he will be returning to Kent Science Park to take part in a series of four &amp;lsquo;Business Q&amp;amp;A&amp;rsquo; sessions throughout 2011.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park Calls for Blood Donors</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/FebruaryBloodDonation.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is urging employees to give blood on February 16th, in response to an appeal from the National Blood Service (NBS) following the severe weather conditions over the Christmas period.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Removing Barriers for Disabled Employees</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/DropKerbs.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park&amp;rsquo;s Facilities Team has installed five new drop kerbs in the park as the result of a suggestion from wheelchair user Craig Potter, an employee of AmicusHorizon.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Women-Only Business Workshops Deliver Skills to Address Boardroom Imbalance </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/WomenInBusiness2011.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is hosting a series of day-long workshops that will  help women learn and improve the skills to succeed in their professional  lives.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Could You Benefit from an Increase in Public Sector Outsourcing?</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/PartnershipWorking.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is hosting experts on winning public sector contracts at an event on Jan 20th</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Get in Shape for 2011 with Tonics</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/TonicsNewYear.aspx</link><description>Tonics Fitness Centre is offering discounted membership to everyone working at Kent Science Park, to help get your fitness back on track and shed the inevitable extra pounds put on over Christmas.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park Defies the Snow - UPDATE</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KSPDefiesSnow.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is open for business despite the heavy snowfall in the last 24 hours.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Free Course Offers Help with Research Funding</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/Framework7.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park will be playing host to an event on December 2nd designed to help local companies gain access to vital research funding from the EU.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Vivacta secures £4m for blood test technology</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/VivactaCompleteFundingRound.aspx</link><description>Confidence in Vivacta, the medical diagnostic company based at Kent Science Park, has seen it secure a further &amp;pound;4m to help it commercialise its blood testing device designed to speed up patient diagnosis by providing tests at the point of care.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Congratulations to Blood Donation Winners!</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/OctoberprizeDraw.aspx</link><description>Four employees from Kent Science Park have been rewarded for giving blood.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Record Blood Donations at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/OctoberBloodDonation.aspx</link><description>64 People gave blood at Kent Science Park this October - the highest amount to give in a single session since the blood vans started visiting, 10 years ago!</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park's Reaction to the Comprehensive Spending Review</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/CSRReaction.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park&amp;rsquo;s Site Director James Speck said gives his response to the measures announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Sota Connects with London Array</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/SotaArray.aspx</link><description>The Kent Science Park-based business has just won a major contract to supply London Array, the world&amp;rsquo;s largest consented offshore wind farm.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Liftsharing On the Up as KSP Rewards its Newest ‘BUDi Team’</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/LiftshareWinners.aspx</link><description>Four young employees from Kent Science Park were delighted last week as they each received &amp;pound;25 to spend in the park&amp;rsquo;s on site caf&amp;eacute;, simply for registering their &amp;lsquo;BUDi Team&amp;rsquo; on ksp-liftshare.com.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Help Us Reach 100 Donors on October 26th</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/HelpusReach100Donors.aspx</link><description>The National Blood Services donation vans will be visiting KSP for the final time this year on October 26th.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Prevent Accident Claims &amp; Prosecution</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/PreventingAccidentClaimsandProsecution.aspx</link><description>Book now to reserve your place on November&amp;rsquo;s &amp;lsquo;Preventing accident claims and prosecutions&amp;rsquo; workshop.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Book Your Place on November's Women in Business Workshop</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/WomeninBusiness.aspx</link><description>Improve your workplace skills on November's Women in Business Workshop with Mum Ultrapreneur Susan Odev.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Bradley Group Brings City &amp; Guilds to Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/BradleyGroupCityandGuilds.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park training provider The Bradley Group has become the first company in Sittingbourne to be accredited by City and Guilds to deliver level 4 NVQs in Occupational Health and Safety Management.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Win Prizes For Liftsharing - Register your Buddy Team by October the 9th!</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/LiftshareWeek.aspx</link><description>KSP employees are being urged to sign up to Liftshare this week, for a chance to win great prizes!</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Science Park Firm Cleans Up Faversham Foundry</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/EcologiaFoundry.aspx</link><description>Ecologia is putting the finishing touches to one of their biggest ever projects after taking the lead role in transforming a former foundry in Faversham.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Women in Business Workshops</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/susanOdev.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park has teamed up with Susan Odev, local author of the bestselling book Mum Ultrapreneur, to engage with professional women giving them an opportunity to sharpen their business skills and network in a &amp;lsquo;girls only&amp;rsquo; environment.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Bankers Come Under Fire at MP Debate!</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GordonHendersonDebate.aspx</link><description>Gordon Henderson, the MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, was left with little doubt in his mind  that getting banks lending to the private sector was seen as being absolutely central to the economic recovery in Kent after a debate at Kent Science Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Put Your Questions to Gordon Henderson MP</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GordonHendersonQandA.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is inviting members of the local business community to a Q&amp;amp;A debate with Gordon Henderson, the new MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, about the most pressing issues facing their business.
&amp;nbsp;</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Having Your Head In The Cloud Could Be Good For Business!</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/Proquis.aspx</link><description>Proquis, a leading global provider of enterprise compliance management and process mapping tools, has just announced the launch of a brand new &amp;lsquo;Software as a Service&amp;rsquo; suite of Document Control tools that will help start-ups and SMEs become more efficient, and ensure they are always compliant with the latest industry regulations.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>GoResponse Breaking Records!</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GoResponseBreakingRecords.aspx</link><description>GoResponse is defying recent concerns that the UK is teetering on the brink of a double-dip recession by setting new records for the amount of business it is handling.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Merit Technology launches new software developed to transform the despatch-packing process</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/MeritTechnology.aspx</link><description>A Kent Science Park company with 25 years of experience in managing process efficiencies has unveiled a new piece of software that is set to transform the despatch-packing process.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>First Time Blood Donor Scoops Top Prize!</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/FirstTimeBloodDonorScoopsTopPrize.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park has given away over &amp;pound;250 of goodies, including a brand new iPod Touch, in a prize draw held to encourage more of the people who work on the park to give blood.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Aquafuel Research Named Renewable Energy Innovator 2010 at National Awards</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/AquafuelCrownedRenewableEnergyInnovator.aspx</link><description>A technology developed by Aquafuel Research here at Kent Science Park has taken top prize at the annual British Renewable Energy (BRE) Awards.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Gordon Henderson says Businesses are Central to Economic Recovery</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/BudgetBreakfast.aspx</link><description>Newly elected Conservative MP Gordon Henderson stressed the importance of ensuring continued growth within the private sector as he gave his opening address to Kent Science Park&amp;rsquo;s Budget Breakfast event on Wednesday 30th June.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Congratulations to Science Teacher of the Year</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/TeacherAwardsCongratulations.aspx</link><description>Justin Low, from Skinner Kent Academy in Tunbridge Wells, has scooped the Kent Science Park sponsored Science Teacher of the Year Award and as a special prize the park is funding a Science Masterclass for 20 of his students held at the Kent Science Resource Centre, here at KSP.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP business wins national innovation award</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GlobalMedicalSystems.aspx</link><description>Research and development work carried out by a business based at Kent Science Park has helped it take top spot in the inaugural and national Performance Awards.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Gordon Henderson MP will open the Kent Science Park Budget Breakfast on 30th June.</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/BudgetBusinessBreakfast.aspx</link><description>We've partnered with Kent based accountancy firm McCabe Ford Williams and the Thames Gateway Chamber of Commerce to co-host a free business breakfast on June 30th that will help local business owners discover exactly where they stand in the wake of this month&amp;rsquo;s emergency budget.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>World Cup Fever Hits The Woodstock</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/WoodstockWorldCup.aspx</link><description>The Woodstock Club is delighted to invite everyone working at Kent Science Park to join them to watch the footy throughout this year&amp;rsquo;s World Cup.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Join us for Lunch to Celebrate World Blood Donor Day</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/BloodDonationLunch.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is throwing a free lunch in celebration of World Blood Donor Day on June 14th, and we&amp;rsquo;re inviting anyone who&amp;rsquo;s given blood at the park in the past, and anyone who wants to in the future.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Go Response Holds Fun Run in Honour of Colleague and Cancer Research UK</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GoResponseFunRun2.aspx</link><description>A fun run organised in memory of a Go Response employee has proved a huge success, with people of all ages running in circles around Kent Science Park to see how many laps they could finish in an hour.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Could a Graduate Placement Help Your Business?</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GraduatePlacements.aspx</link><description>The University of Kent has secured government funding for a scheme that could be of great help to many of the businesses based here at Kent Science Park, as well as getting highly skilled young people into work.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Go Response Holds Fun Run in Honour of Colleague and Cancer Research UK</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GoResponseFunRun.aspx</link><description>GoResponse, a tenant here at Kent Science Park, is holding a Fun Run event to raise money for Cancer Research UK following the tragic death of an employee.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park sponsors Science Teacher of the Year and offers a Special Prize</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KSPSponsorsKentTeacherAwards.aspx</link><description>The Kent Teacher Awards play an important role in recognising the positive contribution that teachers in the county make to the education of our children and Kent Science Park is proud to sponsor these Awards.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Lift Sharing Tastes Sweet for KSP Employees</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/LiftSharingTastesSweetforKSPEmployees.aspx</link><description>Two employees from Dovetail, a major national subscriptions company based at Kent Science Park, have been left elated after winning a luxurious prize awarded to them by the Science Park for sharing their car journey to work!</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Easter Eggs-ellent Fundraiser by KSP for Demelza - 6th April</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/EasterEggTreasureHunt.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park and EcoVillage Cafe have joined up to help raise funds for Sittingbourne charity Demelza Hospice Care for Children.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Stunning Results for Students at KSP Training Organisation</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/StunningresultsforStudentsatScienceParkTrai.aspx</link><description>The pass rate of students studying the NEBOSH General and Construction Health and Safety Certificates at STUNIT Risk Training located on Kent Science Park, has recently exceeded the national average by 12%, at 92%.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Business Angels are Heaven Sent for Kent Companies </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/BusinessAngelsareheavensentforKentcompanies.aspx</link><description>Investor confidence in Kent is helping local companies to grow, thanks to the work of Kent Investor Club (KIC) after its latest meeting to consider the injection of investment into three firms.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Ecologia are Well Placed After Winning Major Contract</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/EcologiaFeb10.aspx</link><description>Ecologia, the environmental consultancy and contractor based at Kent Science Park, near Sittingbourne, has successfully secured a major drilling contract close to the former nuclear research facility at Harwell in Oxfordshire.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Skills and Careers Event a Huge Success</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/SwaleSkillsEvent.aspx</link><description>Over 2000 people visited 100 employers at a Skills and Careers Event held at Kent Science Park on 11th March.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Aquafuel Drives Green Fuel Technology</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/AquafuelJan10.aspx</link><description>Aquafuel, based at Kent Science Park,&amp;nbsp;is at the heart of the drive to improve the efficiency of biofuel production.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Park Flies Thames Gateway Flag for Kent </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ThamesGateway.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park flew the flag for the county when its site director took to the stage at this year&amp;rsquo;s Thames Gateway Forum.
Held at the O2 in London on Tuesday 3 November, the Forum is the year&amp;rsquo;s most important gathering focusing on the development and sustainability of Thames Gateway, which embraces large parts of Kent, Essex and London Docklands.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Park Scientist Wins Gold in Innovation Awards</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ParkScientistwinsaward.aspx</link><description>Research and development work carried out at Kent Science Park has helped an inventor walk away from this year&amp;rsquo;s British Invention Show with a host of top awards.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Park Sets Course To Better Connect With Universities </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/richardWheeler.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park, near Sittingbourne, has reaffirmed its commitment to being at the heart of the South East&amp;rsquo;s knowledge-based economy by strengthening ties with both national and regional universities, following the appointment of Richard Wheeler.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Ecologia Cleans Up At Innovation Awards</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/Ecologia.aspx</link><description>The groundbreaking work of Ecologia, the environmental consultancy and contractor based at Kent Science Park, near Sittingbourne, has won the equivalent of the remediation industry&amp;rsquo;s &amp;lsquo;Oscars&amp;rsquo; at a major ceremony in London.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Park Companies Take Top Two Trophies</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/SwaleBusinessAwards.aspx</link><description>The top two prizes at the &amp;lsquo;2009 Swale Business Awards&amp;rsquo; have been won by companies based at Kent Science Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP gets green light to grow Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/GreenlightforgrowthofKSP.aspx</link><description>Green Light Granted for GrowthSwale Borough Council has given Kent Science Park the green light to go for growth after it granted permission to extend the Sittingbourne-based development and create room for a further 500 much-needed new jobs.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Sports Fun Day and Fundraiser</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KSPSportsFunDay.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park and EcoVillage hosted the first Sports Fun Day with gladiators and sumo wrestlers fighting it out in their lunch break to raise money for Demelza House.Teams of onsite companies took part in a series of races and challenges in the glorious sunshine on Thursday 27th August.&amp;nbsp;</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Award winning Purelabs locate to Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/Purelab.aspx</link><description>An award winning Kent technology firm is getting ready to open the next chapter on its success after its management took up the prize of a year&amp;rsquo;s rent-free business accommodation at Kent Science Park, near Sittingbourne.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Vivacta Raises £2.8m to Commercialise Blood Test Technology</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/VivactaRaisesmoneyforBloodTestTechnology.aspx</link><description>Vivacta, the medical diagnostic company based at Kent Science Park, has secured a further &amp;pound;2.8m to commercialise its blood testing device, which offers the prospect of faster treatment times at doctors&amp;rsquo; surgeries.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park inspiring the next generation of scientists at the Kent Science Resource Centre</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KSPinspiringnextgenerationofscientists.aspx</link><description>Local primary school children from across Swale discovered how much fun science is when they visited Kent Science Park this week.The lucky children had entered the &amp;lsquo;Science is Fun&amp;rsquo; competition, organised by Kent Science Park which was designed to encourage young people to think about science and enjoy the experience as part of National Science and Engineering Week. The competition was run through the East Kent Gazette as well as each Primary School in Sittingbourne receiving leaflets to promote the initiative to their pupils.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Top Tips on Riding out the Recession</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/TopTipsonRidingouttheRecession.aspx</link><description>Businesses looking to ride out the recession and prepare for the recovery can benefit from expert advice and save pounds in the process at FREE business seminars being hosted by Kent Science Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Sign-up to the Kent Science Park Car Sharing Scheme - anyone with a car can sign-up!</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/SignuptoKentScienceParkLiftshare.aspx</link><description>Sign-up to Liftshare here</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park Shortlisted for National Awards</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentScienceParkShortlistedForNationalAwards.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park is one of three places shortlisted in the national UKSPA Awards, which celebrate efforts to create scientific people, places and partnerships across the country.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Manchester United gets connected with Icomera on-board Internet</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ManchesterUnitedgetsconnectedwithIcomeraonb.aspx</link><description>Icomera AB, the world's leading provider of cellular broadband gateways located at Kent Science Park, has announced that Eavesway Travel Ltd. has equipped luxury team coaches for football clubs including Manchester United and Wigan Athletic.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park Goes For Growth</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentScienceParkGoesForGrowth.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park has put the finishing touches to a major planning application to Swale Borough Council, which would see a further &amp;pound;25m invested over the next five years.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park Prepares For Upturn</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentScienceParkPreparesForUpturn.aspx</link><description>Building upon the success of 2008 and determination to be the automatic  choice for knowledge-based businesses looking for a home in the county, Kent  Science Park has submitted plans to construct two new buildings and generate a  further 100 new jobs.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Pupils inspired by Science Masterclass Programme held at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/PupilsinspiredbyScienceMasterclassProgramme.aspx</link><description>As the Government launches its &amp;lsquo;So What? So Everything&amp;rsquo; campaign, Kent Science Park has also been doing its bit to switch on more local young people to science and technology by showing them how it touches everybody&amp;rsquo;s daily lives.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Aquafuel in new technology breakthrough</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/Aquafuelinnewtechnologybreakthrough.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park company Aquafuel Research, has developed a new technology with leading biofuel supplier Greenergy, further improving the sustainability of biodiesel production.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) endorses PlantWorks</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/RoyalHorticulturalSocietyendorsesPlantWorks.aspx</link><description>A Kent Science Park company is the first in the country to receive the endorsement for a plant or soil treatment from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the UK&amp;rsquo;s leading gardening organisation.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>EcoVillage Cafe &amp; Shop announce sandwich round delivery service</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/EcoVillageDelivertoYou.aspx</link><description>EcoVillage are now a running sandwich round basket delivery service across site, offering a choice of sandwiches delivered before midday. Please contact Nick if you want sandwiches delivered.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>EcoVillage comes to Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/EcoVillagecomestoKentSciencePark.aspx</link><description>We are delighted to announce that EcoVillage will be setting up a whole new catering and retail venture to serve the site and conference centre, commencing 5th January.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Question Time for Prime Minister at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/QuestionTimeforPrimeMinisteratKentScienceP.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park was at the heart of the debate on what the Government is  doing to help small and medium sized businesses ride out the current economic  downturn when Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Cabinet colleagues visited the  county.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>New Day Dawns for Eclipse</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/NewDayDawnsforEclipse.aspx</link><description>One of Europe's leading independent laboratories, with an international reputation for high quality analysis, support and advice, has chosen Kent Science Park as its new home after its 30 employees out grew their previous premises</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Science Park Seals Deal With Perfect Fusion</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentScienceParkSealsDealWithPerfectFusion.aspx</link><description>A cutting edge company, which has found itself in the right place at the right time thanks to the growing global demand for oil, gas and petrochemicals, has relocated to new premises at Kent Science Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Register here to attend our event: Finding Sales Talent, Keeping it and How to Drive Your Revenues </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/FindingSalesTalentKeepingitandHowtoDriveY.aspx</link><description>I would like to invite you attend the next business critical  talk held at Kent Science Park on Wednesday 22nd October  2008.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Business Blooms at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/BusinessBloomsatKentSciencePark.aspx</link><description>A Kent Science Park company is the first in the country to receive the endorsement for a plant or soil treatment from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the UK&amp;rsquo;s leading gardening organisation.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Company Gets To Heart of the Matter</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentCompanyGetsToHeartoftheMatter.aspx</link><description>The outlook for a Kent company, whose technology can dramatically improve drug safety, aid the discovery of new heart drugs and also reduce reliance of whole animal safety testing, looks very healthy after it announced a collaboration with a major Swedish biotech business.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Kent Is On The Money for GlobalExpense</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KentIsOnTheMoneyforGlobalExpense.aspx</link><description>The UK&amp;rsquo;s largest provider of employee expenses services has created more than 35 jobs in Sittingbourne after setting up operations and relocating to Kent Science Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Park Acts On Residents’ Concerns</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/ParkActsOnResidentsConcerns.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park has launched a series of initiatives to ensure that its  tenants, their employees and visitors are considerate to local residents and  other road users while driving to and from the Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Year 12 Students Experience Working in a Laboratory</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/Year12StudentsExperienceWorkinginaLaborator.aspx</link><description>Potential scientists of tomorrow were able to experience for themselves just what it&amp;rsquo;s like to train for a foundation degree at Kent Science Park, and what it is like working in a commercial Lab during a school visit.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Sota Rewarded at County’s 'Business Oscars'</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/SotaRewardedatCountysBusinessOscars.aspx</link><description>It&amp;rsquo;s official &amp;ndash; Kent Science Park is now home to the county&amp;rsquo;s leading technology company, after the judges of the Kent Business Awards presented Sota Solutions with the Technology Award 2008.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>How to Handle Disciplinary Issues</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/HowtoHandleDisciplinaryIssues.aspx</link><description>Kent Science Park, in conjunction with the Thames Gateway Chamber of Commerce and Brachers presented the final seminar in its series of three networking and business critical seminars How to Handle Disciplinary  Issues.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP's Proquis is a winner at the Swale Business Awards</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KSPsProquisisawinnerattheSwaleBusinessAwa.aspx</link><description>After weeks of having their companies profiled and examined by a panel of judges, elegance coupled with excitement brought the finalists of the Swale Business Awards together to see who would be crowned the area's top company.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Growing companies are actively recruiting</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/Growingcompaniesareactivelyrecruiting.aspx</link><description>When the Shell Research Centre closed little over a decade ago, more than  eight hundred people lost their jobs and Swale was dealt an economic body blow.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>KSP address to KCC led Grammar Schools Focus Group</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/KSPaddresstoKCCledGrammarSchoolsFocusGroup.aspx</link><description>The KSRC is a unique facility and opportunity for post a-level students to train for a job specifically geared towards industry and is satisfying laboratory skill gaps.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>New tech units bring more jobs to Swale</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/NewtechunitsbringmorejobstoSwale.aspx</link><description>Only weeks since Kent Science Park's new Tech Units were completed, they now getting ready to welcome their first occupants. The Tech Units were specifically designed to satisfy the needs of science and knowledge based businesses.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Award winning companies at Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/AwardwinningcompaniesatKentSciencePark.aspx</link><description>With commercial success comes recognition and many Kent Science Park  companies are winning important business awards.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Ecologia Set To Clean Up</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/EcologiaSetToCleanUp.aspx</link><description>Ecologia, the award winning environmental consultancy and contractor, has  developed a groundbreaking remediation technique, which gives it a great  opportunity to clean up with the country&amp;rsquo;s petrol retailers.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Latest Kent Science Plans Go Public</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/LatestKentSciencePlansGoPublic.aspx</link><description>Local residents will have the opportunity to comment on Kent Science Park&amp;rsquo;s plans for a further &amp;pound;25m investment, which could bring a further 500 jobs to the Borough, as well as give their views about traffic on Ruins Barn Road.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Moovera Takes Top Technology Trophy</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/MooveraTakesTopTechnologyTrophy.aspx</link><description>A Kent Science Park company has won one of the &amp;lsquo;Oscars of the wireless industry&amp;rsquo;, beating more than 200 entries from 35 countries to take a major prize at the Wireless Broadband Innovation Awards 2008.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>New Gateway to Kent Science Park</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/NewGatewaytoKentSciencePark.aspx</link><description>Determined to lead by example, Kent Science Park has unveiled plans for a new entrance building that is innovative in design, welcoming and environmentally friendly.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Double Top for Kent Science Park Company</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/DoubleTopforKentScienceParkCompany.aspx</link><description>A company offering the prospect of faster treatment times at doctors&amp;rsquo; surgeries is doubling the size of its operation at Kent Science Park.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>New Buildings to Unlock Business Potential</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/NewBuildingstoUnlockBusinessPotential.aspx</link><description>Technology-based companies in search of a new home need look no further than Kent Science Park after the completion of a new specially designed building.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Oil Drum wins Kent Innovation Challenge £20,000 top prize</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/OilDrumwinsKentInnovationChallenge.aspx</link><description>The search for Kent&amp;rsquo;s brightest entrepreneur is over. Canterbury based Oil Drum has beaten more than 70 hopefuls to claim the &amp;pound;20,000 cash prize in the 2008 Kent Innovation Challenge.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>Dijon Delegation Keen on Kent Enterprise Hub Model </title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/DijonDelegationKeenonKentEnterpriseHubModel.aspx</link><description>A high level delegation from Burgundy in France visited the Sittingbourne Enterprise Hub (SEH) based at Kent Science Park (KSP) to discover how to best nurture and encourage high growth companies.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item><item><title>'Just What the Doctor Ordered' for Vivacta</title><link>http://www.kentsciencepark.co.uk/Media/News/JustWhattheDoctorOrderedforVivacta.aspx</link><description>A Kent Science Park-based company has secured a multi-million pound boost to help it expand by turning its groundbreaking medical technologies into commercial successful devices for use in doctors&amp;rsquo; surgeries.</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl></item></channel></rss>
