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Cosmic leads new digital inclusion and employability work across Cornwall and the South West

Digital inclusion champion Cosmic is delivering a series of new projects across Cornwall and the wider South West after partners Good Things Foundation and FutureDotNow secured funding from the Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund. These projects aim to better understand digital exclusion, strengthen community insight, and support people to gain the skills they need to find and stay in work.

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Bristol welcomes new scale-up lab space as the UK’s top deep tech city outside the Golden Triangle

Science Creates and the University of Bristol to open OMX this March — 30,000 sq ft of flexible lab space ranging from 1,000 to 5,000 sq ft in Bristol city centre

Bristol, UK: 26 January 2026

OMX , a new 30,000 sq ft laboratory and scale-up facility in Bristol city centre, opens this March — offering flexible lab space for rent from 1,000 to 5,000 sq ft for deep tech...

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Launch of ambitious Marine Sector Growth Plan for Cornwall

An ambitious Cornwall marine sector growth plan 2026-2031 has been launched today by Cornwall Marine Network and University of Exeter.

‘Cornwall’s Marine Future’ is a blueprint for sustainable economic growth of the marine sector in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly. It aligns with all key national, regional and local economic plans and leverages Cornish strengths in marine innovation,...

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Growth Forge 2026: A New Era of Always‑On, Stage‑Based Support for South West Tech Founders

Growth Forge returns for 2026 with its most flexible and founder‑focused evolution yet. This year introduces a stage‑based learning journey , giving founders a pathway tailored to where they are right now — Early, Growth or Scale — ensuring every module and interaction is directly relevant to their challenges. Alongside this, Growth Forge now runs as an evergreen accelerator ,...

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Kelpi chosen as one of 13 change makers to join L’Oréal’s Eur 100 million sustainable Innovation “L’accelerator” Program

Kelpi are pleased to announce that they have been chosen as one of 13 startups and SME’s from nearly 1000 applications from 101 countries across the globe, to join “L’Accelerator” – L’Oréal’s flagship sustainable innovation program. With €100 million committed over 5 years and run in partnership with University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), “L’Accelerator” aims...

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South West Innovation Outlook 2026: growth opportunities and the path ahead

Article by Tara Gillam, Manager of Innovate UK Business Growth operations

As Head of Innovation at Business West and Partner Manager of Innovate UK Business Growth in the South West, my focus for 2026 is clear: deliver the right support at the right time to help innovators turn ideas into commercial success, growth, and scale. With the new year underway, I’m sharing my perspective on...

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The Edge Tech Industrial Design Sprint launched to turn edge technologies into branded assets that scale, with £30k product design prize

The global design initiative offers free Design Audit for all applicants, plus a £30,000 Design Sprint and prototype for one winner

Award-winning UK product design consultancy FLYNN has launched the Edge Tech Industrial Design Sprint, a global programme designed to help Managed Service Providers (MSPs) elevate functional, off-the-shelf edge hardware into cohesive, branded, field-...

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Jam Up! launches crowdfunding campaign to support families

Jam Up! has officially launched its crowdfunding campaign, in collaboration with Cornwall Creative UK and Crowdfunder. Jam Up! is a neuroaffirmative digital platform supporting children and young people with additional needs to complete everyday tasks such as getting dressed and cleaning teeth, routines that can otherwise be a significant source of daily stress for families.

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Brixham-Based Startup Geovey.AI Launches to Transform South West Tourism with "Agentic" AI Technology

Geovey Ltd, a new geospatial technology company born out of the Creative Growth Devon Programme, has announced the launch of Geovey.AI.

Headquartered at the Brixham Laboratory, the company is leaning hard into next-generation artificial intelligence to help the South West’s vital short-term rental (STR) sector reclaim direct bookings and automate destination marketing.

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Good With Partners with N Brown Group to Trial Innovative ‘Readiness Score™’ for Credit Applicants

Good With, the financial wellbeing innovator, is pleased to announce that N Brown Group, the inclusive fashion and homeware digital retail platform, is commencing a six-month pilot with the Good With financial wellbeing app. The trial will focus on an inclusive approach to finance, supporting customers that are ‘credit invisible’ and may otherwise be overlooked and underserved due to a range...

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South West Innovation Showcase brings Startup Talent to London

Leading tech companies from the South West of England will pitch to UK investors at the big end of year Tech South West London showcase.

The Showcase will bring together founders and investors for a full day of workshops, panels and live pitching. Taking place at Microsoft’s UK headquarters on Tuesday December 9, morning sessions will explore how frontier technologies like AI are...

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