Connective Capital

The Digital and the Physical
One of the abiding lessons of the coronavirus pandemic has been the need for a blend of digital and physical infrastructure, allowing us to access work and leisure in a fluid, flexible, and multidimensional way.

Smart City Connectivity within the Arc
What transforms a city into a smart one? At the heart of a smart city is the ability to improve citizens' lives and drive sustainability through the use of technology.

Counting the cost of failure
Four part Q&A with Max Bryan, Head of Science & Technology, Bidwells

How should Life Sciences Real Estate Evolve as the Ambitions of Occupiers Change?
Just as any researcher or entrepreneur translates an idea from the academic environment to its institutional framework and then to a sustainable, income producing entity – real estate plays a critical role throughout an organization’s entire life cycle. This is especially true for the basic life cycle of a life science company.

Knowledge Catalysts
Science parks like the Cambridge Science Park or Harwell, and business collectives like MEPC Silverstone Park, work like a chemical catalyst in supercharging the growth of start-ups, spin-outs and other science and technology enterprises.

The Connective Tissue Underlying the Knowledge Economy
Five part Q&A with Andy Martin, Andy Martin Consulting

Cultivating World-Class Innovation Ecosystems
Six part Q&A with Jamie Clyde, Regional Director and Innovation Services Director at Bruntwood SciTech

Bringing Innovation into the Centrefold
The urban centres of the Arc represent fascinating case studies of the manner in which all settlements across the UK have grown and developed.

Integrating Labour Markets and post-Pandemic Mobility
The Oxford-Cambridge Arc concept was borne out of a recognition that greater connectivity across the area could lead to significant economic gains.