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Partnership delivers mobile modular cleanrooms and biocontainment labs


Monmouth Scientific, a leading provider of clean air and containment solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with IMeBIO, a global leader in modular and mobile containment solutions.


The partnership enables the company to provide Mobile Modular Cleanrooms and Biocontainment Laboratories, delivering flexible, high-performance, and rapidly deployable laboratory environments.


Built using shipping containers or modular structures, the mobile cleanrooms can be installed in just five hours with simple


utility connections, allowing organisations to respond quickly to urgent research or biocontainment needs.


Lewis Irish, Sales Director at Monmouth Scientific, expressed his excitement about the new partnership: “Partnering with IMeBIO brings a new level of modular capability to our clients.


The pre-configured solutions provide versatile and high-performance laboratory environments that can be deployed globally, meeting the evolving needs of research, diagnostics, and biocontainment applications.”


Philanthropic initiative set to expand STEM participation and research funding


HORIBA UK has launched the HORIBA Foundation UK, a new philanthropic initiative aimed at widening access to STEM education and supporting high- impact scientific research across the United Kingdom.


The Foundation will provide scholarships, grants, bursaries, and research support to help students and researchers from all backgrounds thrive. Its dual mission focuses on breaking down barriers for under-represented groups in STEM and funding research that addresses society’s most pressing scientific challenges.


Already, the Foundation is funding undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships at universities including Aston, Keele, Northumbria, and Strathclyde, while supporting research projects at UCL and the University of Nottingham. HORIBA plans to expand these partnerships in the coming years, further strengthening the link between education, research, and innovation.


Dr Simon FitzGerald, Head of Science and Technology at HORIBA UK and


Director of the HORIBA Foundation UK, said: “Science can only reach its full potential when diverse voices are included. By supporting students and researchers from all backgrounds, we can ask better questions and uncover solutions that truly make a difference. The Foundation is about empowering fresh thinking and unlocking innovation for the challenges of today and tomorrow.”


The HORIBA Foundation UK reflects the company’s long-standing commitment to social responsibility, education, and scientific advancement, creating opportunities that aim to benefit both the next generation of scientists and society as a whole.


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The Monmouth-Scientific-and IMeBIO partnership delivers mobile modular cleanrooms and biocontainment labs, pre-configured and ready for rapid deployment.


Francesco Ascione, Export Sales Director at IMeBIO, also shared his perspective on the collaboration: “Partnering with Monmouth Scientific allows us to extend IMeBIO’s modular expertise into a new dimension of flexibility and service.


Together, we are redefining how high- containment and cleanroom environments can be designed, deployed, and supported, strengthening our presence in the UK market with proven modular innovation.”


As the exclusive UK partner with immediate availability through Monmouth Scientific’s


extensive network, clients benefit from local expertise, rapid response times, and comprehensive knowledge of regulatory standards, ensuring projects run smoothly from planning to deployment. This combination of global modular solutions and strong UK-based support guarantees clients versatile, fully operational laboratory environments anywhere in the world.


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AI and supercomputers to drive UK battery breakthroughs


The UK is harnessing the power of high- performance computing and artificial intelligence to fast-track the next generation of battery technologies. The Faraday Institution and The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Hartree Centre have signed a joint statement of endeavour to explore how combining their expertise could accelerate battery innovation and strengthen the UK’s position as a global leader in energy storage.


The partnership aims to develop advanced battery modelling and simulation tools with embedded AI, helping researchers and industry design better batteries faster - from lab bench to market - while supporting the nation’s net zero ambitions.


Dr Kate Royse, Director of the Hartree Centre, said: “By merging our AI and supercomputing know-how with the Faraday Institution’s world-class battery research, we can equip UK scientists and industry with the tools to solve battery challenges faster, more efficiently, and with real-world impact.”


Professor Martin Freer, CEO of the Faraday Institution, added: “This collaboration could give the UK a competitive edge in battery research and manufacturing, enabling new technologies to reach the market sooner while strengthening high-tech skills and capabilities across the sector.”


Based at Daresbury Laboratory in Liverpool, the Hartree Centre hosts some of the UK’s


L-R: STFC Hartree Centre’s Tim Powell and Faraday Institution’s Martin Freer. Credit: Faraday Institution


most powerful supercomputing resources, while the Faraday Institution brings together leading universities and industry partners to tackle energy storage challenges. Together, they plan to offer training, develop exascale- ready battery simulation software, and explore international collaborations to push UK battery innovation further.


This alliance highlights the UK’s ambition to combine cutting-edge computation with materials science, positioning the nation at the forefront of a global race to develop safer, longer-lasting, and higher- performing batteries.


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