Oxford to Cambridge Partnership will develop

New Regional Investment Initiative

The Oxford to Cambridge Partnership (OCP) has appointed economic development and regeneration consultancy Eksogen to develop a new investment strategy for the Oxford to Cambridge region.

Eksogen will work with the OCP and the Department for Business Trade, engaging with regional stakeholders to create a strategy to attract international investors.

The government’s Investment Minister, Lord Dominic Johnson, said: ‘’International investors want to invest in the UK, and that’s because of our people and skills, the intellectual capability and international capital we hold. The desire is for the Oxford to Cambridge region to be as successful and as strong as it can be and that the universities’ intellectual property is developed as best as possible.”

The Oxford to Cambridge Partnership brings together leaders from local authorities, universities, local enterprise partnerships and England’s Economic Heartland – the group responsible for the region’s subnational transport programme.

OCP board member, Peter Horrocks CBE, said: “By working together, we can secure the private investment needed to deliver innovation-led, clean growth.

“We have huge potential across the region. Through this work and the wider Partnership’s programme, we’ll be able to tell the global story of the region’s R&D and innovation strengths to drive sustainable business and high value jobs. We can secure the benefits of an inclusive economy, one that offers communities a better quality of life, enhances our natural environment and places the region firmly on a global stage.”