Two Counties

CHAMBER PATRON LOCALIQ CHAMPIONS LOCAL BUSINESS

Run by the Worcester News, Malvern Gazette and Evesham Journal, in partnership with Worcestershire County Council, Worcester BID, Crowngate Shopping Centre, the University of Worcester and now One Worcestershire, Love Local Business aims to help traders recover from lockdown. One Worcestershire is the latest organisation to champion the campaign which encourages readers to back traders by spending their money locally. One Worcestershire is a novel approach to raising the profile of the county. It is not owned by any one organisation or partner. It is a public and private sector partnership reflecting the county-wide pride in championing Worcestershire as a place to live, work, invest and visit. As businesses continue the recovery effort from the past 15 months, it is important that local traders are supported and receive as much exposure as possible in order to shout about how great they are. If you’d like your business to be involved in Love Local Business, call Dale Godliman on 01905 742372 or email dale.godliman@newsquest.co.uk.

Midlands Cyber, the regional Cyber Security Cluster for the West Midlands is thrilled to announce its new brand identity which launched in June. The introduction of a new logo and website symbolises the brand’s commitment to represent the Midland’s Iindustry focus of ‘security by design’ and promote growth across the region. The Cluster which is made up of experts, professionals and those working in digital security across academia and business aims to shape and support the development of this new strategic economy in the Midlands. Operating alongside Commercial Tech Accelerator, BetaDen, and working closely with Worcestershire’s first commercially operated 5G testbed, The Cluster is ideally located to do just that. Linda Smith, CEO and Founder of BetaDen, and a close advisor of Midlands Cyber, spoke of her vision for the relaunch: “The relaunch of this regional cyber cluster will create new opportunities and new focus for both existing and future collaboration to support growth of the cyber associated industries in our region and create a real voice from the Midlands Cyber network.” Re-energised with new banding and a clear new message, Midlands Cyber are sure to reignite the cyber network and become a hub of growth and investment potential.

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ROYAL VISIT FOR MALVERN PANALYTICAL TO CELEBRATE KEY ROLE IN VACCINE DEVELOPMENT

Malvern Panalytical, analytical systems manufacturer and contract services provider were delighted to welcome His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex to its Malvern, Worcestershire, headquarters on Thursday 27 May. Malvern Panalytical was selected for the Royal visit, amongst a small number of other Worcestershire businesses, primarily because of its scientific and technical contribution to the development of medicines and vaccines to treat and prevent COVID-19. Andrew Heath, Chief Executive, Spectris plc, stated: “It has been our pleasure to welcome Prince Edward to our Malvern development and manufacturing facility today and to explain how Malvern Panalytical’s people, products and services are assisting the global effort to fight COVID-19. We are immensely proud of the role the team here is playing in applying its technical and scientific expertise to help alleviate this humanitarian crisis.” His Royal Highness was introduced to a number of Malvern Panalytical employees from across the business during his walk through the facility, learning about the roles they play in the development of new technologies and services. The vital role science has played in the fight against COVID-19 is clear. Malvern Panalytical is proud to play a key role in the global effort to develop treatments and vaccines, providing analytical instruments and expert support to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine labs across the globe. Mark Fleiner, President, Malvern Panalytical, commented: “Throughout 2020 and 2021, we have witnessed our analytical systems and services make a real contribution to the development of protein antigen and mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, as well as to the development of antiviral drugs. Malvern Panalytical provides the instruments and expertise to support robust and rapid vaccine development and assist pharmaceutical organisations in assuring the quality of vaccines and other treatments.”

REGION’S LEADING CYBER CLUSTER RETURNS WITH DYNAMIC REBRAND