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April 7, 2025

Britain’s got talent. But is that enough?

ARIA, aka Britain's 'moonshot factory', has a new set of programme directors — and a singular opportunity to boost the UK's growth

Amy Lewin

4 min read

Could the next technological breakthrough akin to the invention of the internet, or the mRNA vaccine, take place in Britain?

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Photo montage of ARIA's second cohort of programme directors. Clockwise from top left: Alexandre Obadia; Brian Wang; Claire Donoghue; Ivan Jayapurna; Nathan Wolfe; Rico Chandra; Nicole Wheeler; Yannick Wurm
ARIA's second cohort of programme directors. Clockwise from top left: Alexandre Obadia; Brian Wang; Claire Donoghue; Ivan Jayapurna; Nathan Wolfe; Rico Chandra; Nicole Wheeler; Yannick Wurm
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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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