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Southwest businesses come together to create new cleanroom venture

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Two South West businesses are behind a new joint venture specifically designed to allow fast-growing pharmaceutical and life sciences organisations across the UK to speed up their research, manufacturing and time to market.

Street-based Total Clean Air (TCA) has joined forces with Gloucester-based Vanguard HealthcareSolutions, an award-winning provider...

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Good With and Fair4All Finance Collaborate to Boost Financial Inclusion, Unlocking Fairer Credit for Underserved Communities

Pilot project with community lenders reveals new data model can identify 60% more creditworthy applicants previously overlooked by traditional scoring.

Fintech innovator Good With and Fair4All Finance announce a strategic collaboration to tackle financial exclusion in the UK. The pilot integrates Good With’s financial health assessment tool into community lenders' customer journeys,...

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ClimateTech Summit at 42 acres in Frome

Tech South West and Climate Tech SuperCluster unveil partnership at key summit

The South West has taken a major step toward becoming one of the world’s leading climate tech regions, as founders gathered for a Climate Tech Summit to shape a new roadmap of innovation, investment and impact. Hosted by Tech South West in partnership with Deloitte and Climate Tech SuperCluster, the Summit brought together climate tech pioneers in areas including energy, batteries,...

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Exeter Science Park search for CEO

Exeter Science Park launches search for new CEO

Exeter Science Park has begun the search for a new chief executive officer to lead the organisation into the next phase of its growth as a hub for science, technology, and enterprise in the south west. This follows the announcement that current CEO, Dr Sally Basker, will retire in June 2026 after nearly a decade of leadership. Under her guidance, Exeter Science Park has secured strong...

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Sustainable travel innovator, STAXY, set to grow with South West Investment Fund support

Exeter-based sustainable travel business STAXY has secured equity funding from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund, via appointed Fund Manager, The FSE Group. The investment is part of a wider funding round that includes participation from Angel Investors Bristol.

The funding will support STAXY as it accelerates through its early growth phase, secures key...

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Snap Analytics: Riding the Data Wave to Exponential Growth

Bristol’s Snap Analytics skyrockets from two-person startup to multi-million-pound tech powerhouse, bolstered by early Innovate UK Business Growth support.

Snap Analytics, a leading data and AI consultancy based in Bristol, is marking an extraordinary phase of rapid expansion, having evolved from a two-person start-up in 2020 to an industry powerhouse employing over 150 people. This...

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Open Skies Network secures strategic investment from the Great South West

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Open Skies Network (OSN) - a spinout from the successful Open Skies Cornwall project - has secured investment from the Great South West’s New Innovators in Marine and Maritime fund to enable the expansion of its network and explore options to accelerate the introduction of electric seaplane and cargo drone capability in the South West.

The investment will...

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Taunton-based EdTech innovator secures £150,000 South West Investment Fund loan to propel growth

Taunton-based education technology company Schools BI has secured a £150,000 loan from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund, via appointed fund manager The FSE Group, to support its continued growth and product development.

Schools BI provides data analytics solutions to schools and Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), enabling them to turn fragmented data into actionable...

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Tech South West Award Winners 2024

Best in tech revealed as Tech South West Awards 2025 shortlists unveiled

From AI-powered communication tools and breakthrough HealthTech innovations to CleanTech pioneers tackling climate change, the Tech South West Awards 2025 shortlists have been revealed.

Now in their seventh year, the Awards celebrate the very best in tech from across the South West, spanning Bath, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.

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Mintivo Managing Director Alex Jukes, centre, has welcomed Graham Ford, left

Two key appointments will help IT firm Mintivo support its rapid growth

IT SERVICES and solutions company Mintivo has made two senior level appointments as it sets its sights on an ambitious growth target.

The Wiltshire company has appointed Steve Casey as Finance and Operations Director and Graham Ford as Head of Customer Experience. Managing Director Alex Jukes said the recruitments are part of a three-year growth strategy designed to drive the eight-...

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New technology support programme launches at BTF+ to help South West businesses scale

Businesses from across the South West will gather at a special breakfast event on Thursday 9 October, when they can expect much more than good coffee and delicious pastries.

The breakfast event will mark the official launch of Tech Adoption for Growth , a fully funded programme providing consultancy, grants, and expert support to help businesses embrace digital technologies, boost...

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