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Design for growth
I’m delighted to say that one of the top items on my agenda this week is the ‘Design for Growth’ summit on Thursday. This is an event which BIS and the Design Council have pulled out all the stops to...
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A cracking result for young inventors
It’s a great day today for our aspiring innovators of the future. 6,000 entries were received from across the UK from children taking part in the Intellectual Property Office’s Cracking Ideas...
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To infinity and beyond the Higgs Boson
This month’s A Level results showed a significant rise in the number of people choosing to study science and maths. Entries for chemistry alone were up over nine per cent from last year – that’s over...
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The passion for UK manufacturing
It was great to see this week’s announcement from Vince Cable that the High Value Manufacturing Technology and Innovation Centre is now open for business. This is the culmination of much hard work...
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The next generation of manufacturers
This Department is leading the See Inside Manufacturing campaign, which sees 100s of manufacturers opening their doors to young people. I have no doubt that seeing our wonderful British companies in...
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Unwrapping the Geneva Motor Show
I have just come back from the Geneva Motor Show. It seemed like Christmas with lots of presents waiting to be unwrapped as global manufacturers lined up one by one to reveal their latest vehicle to...
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What will manufacturing look like in 2050?
Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of joining Vince Cable (fresh back from the Farnborough International Airshow), Professor Sir John Beddington and a range of businesses leaders to discuss a number...
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