Skip to main content Show Menu & Search
Hide Navigation
X LinkedIn icon Spotify Audioboom
Contribute
SWTD podcast banner

Search form

News

Taking flight: Drone technology firm transforming agricultural tasks with British Business Bank support

A Cornwall-based agri-tech business is using drone technology to make agricultural jobs faster, safer and more efficient, thanks to funding support from the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme and the South West Investment Fund, delivered by SWIG Finance.

Horizon Agri Ltd, founded by Seamus McGuinness and based in Bodmin, is pioneering the use of drones to carry out labour-...

Full story

Antonia Casey

Antonia Casey

Posted:

Updated:

UK investors back Narwhal Labs with £20 million investment to launch DeepBlue enterprise-grade agentic AI

Narwhal Labs today announces DeepBlue OS - an autonomous communications platform designed to replace fragmented, human-led response models with always-on agentic AI. Backed by £20 million in funding from UK investors, including Jonathan Swann, former director of CFC Underwriting , the Bristol-based AI scaleup is making enterprise-grade agentic AI accessible to organisations of any size,...

Read more

Join BSides Exeter this April to uncover how “curiosity built the cyber pro”

BSides Exeter is readying to open its doors on the 24th and 25th April 2026 at The Forum, University of Exeter. The BSides team hopes to show you how a love of retro computing and people’s paths into cyber are a big part of this year’s events.

Friday 24th April will see a series of workshops delivered for current and aspiring cyber security professionals to raise money for Children’s...

Read more

Exeter Science Park strengthens business support with new arrival

Image Credit: Exeter Science Park.

Picture caption: L-R Matt Roach, from Exeter Science Park, Zoe-Amelia Gaunt, Charlotte Vinney, Justin Vinney, all Exe Insurance, Jason Buck, from Exeter Science Park and Dan Clarke, Exe Insurance.

Exeter Science Park has strengthened support for its growing community of businesses with the arrival of insurance and risk management brokers...

Read more
Richard Parkinson, CEO of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, with Rebecca Evans, Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

Inyanga Marine Energy Group welcomes the Welsh Government’s Renewable Energy Sector Deal

Image caption: Richard Parkinson, CEO of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, with Rebecca Evans, Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has welcomed the Welsh Government’s announcement of the Renewable Energy Sector Deal , a strategic partnership between Welsh Government and industry, focused on unlocking the full economic potential...

Read more

Major new Digital Devon event for businesses aims to accelerate innovation across the county

A major new full day event to boost digital adoption among Devon’s businesses will be held on 9th June 2026 at the Rivera Centre, Torquay.

The conference will feature keynote speakers from companies including Microsoft, PwC and Cosmic and bring together businesses and tech innovators from across the region.

It is being held to ensure that ‘no business in Devon is left behind...

Read more

Health Research, Education, Enterprise and Innovation Zone taking shape at Plymouth Science Park

A new Health Research, Education, Enterprise and Innovation Zone is rapidly taking shape in the north of Plymouth, as University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) expands its presence at Plymouth Science Park (PSP).

This development follows last year’s Memorandum of Understanding between UHP, the University of Plymouth, PSP and Plymouth City Council, which set out a shared ambition...

Read more

Altilium files patent for Ecomineral™ process and establishes Reore Technologies to Unlock Minerals from Mine Waste

Altilium , a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, has today announced the filing of a patent for its proprietary EcoMineral™ hydrometallurgical process, a breakthrough green chemistry for the recovery of copper from mine tailings and other unconventional feedstocks.

In parallel, the company has launched ReOre Technologies, a new venture...

Read more

Exeter-based tech firm launches world-first AI Assistant for airports

Rezcomm, headquartered at Exeter Science Park, has announced the launch of Theia, the first voice-activated AI Assistant designed to support airport teams with faster decision-making and clearer operational insight.

In recent years, airports have begun exploring artificial intelligence, often attempting to adapt generic AI tools to fit highly specialised and interconnected systems....

Read more

National Marine Autonomy Accelerator launched to drive innovation and opportunity

Tech South West has announced the launch of a new National Marine Autonomy Accelerator with industry leader Babcock International Group (Babcock), to support high-growth companies working in autonomous marine systems and technologies.

The University of Plymouth is also supporting the programme as a specialist partner.

Since launching in 2024, Tech South West’s flagship...

Read more

Falmouth tech start-up targets construction delays with £60k funding boost

A Falmouth software company is hoping to iron out the “butterfly effect” that can cause long delays in major construction projects, with the help of a £60,000 loan delivered by SWIG Finance from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund.

Led by James Croftson, a mechanical engineer specialising in offshore wind farms, Interface Insight was set up to improve the way multi...

Read more

Editor's picks