Bristol's Ultraleap has announced that Tom Carter, who founded the company in 2013 and has since been the company’s Chief Technical Officer, will succeed Steve Cliffe as CEO from the start of September.
Ultraleap develop hand tracking and mid-air haptic technologies that allow immersive 3D experiences and touchless interaction. From their base in the South West the company employs...
Bristol-based Open Bionics recently launched its first clinic in the UK to deliver 3D printed bionic arms for amputees.
The clinic received a grant under Innovate UK’s Sustainable Innovation Fund aimed at building UK resilience following the coronavirus outbreak. This enabled Open Bionics to switch from being a manufacturer of bionic limbs to a clinical provider.
Bristol-based digital marketing startup HdE AGENCY has had its work recognised by being the only agency in the South West to be shortlisted for “Best New Agency” at the UK Agency Awards 2021
HdE AGENCY is a Bristol-based performance growth marketing agency based at the Engine Shed , a tech hub at the heart of the city. The agency, which has grown fivefold during the past 18 months,...
Bristol-based LatchAid launched a new app last week, during World Breastfeeding Week, in a bid to provide increased support for breastfeeding mothers.
LatchAid, which is part of the SETsquared Bristol incubator, was set up by Dr Chen Mao Davies, an Oscar and BAFTA-winning expert in computer graphics and animation, after facing her own struggles with breastfeeding, pain and subsequent...
The University of Bristol has partnered with King's College London to launch a virtual research centre to take mobile technology to the next level and put the UK at the global forefront of 6G research, innovation, and education.
The virtual hub, called 6G Futures, unites more than 400 experts in telecommunications networks, cyber, Artificial Intelligence, digital humanities, social...
A new 6-month pre-incubator programme has been launched in the South West to support the rapid generation of new quantum, engineering and scientific technology companies.
The QUEST programme will start in October 2021, run by the Quantum Technology Enterprise Centre (QTEC) in Bristol, winners of the People's Choice Award at the Tech South West Awards 2020.
Bristol-based startup business initiative, the PyTerra Xchange , is launching a platform designed to offer corporates a simple way to meet their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitments by providing much needed investment in local climate change projects.
The PyTerra Xchange is piloting a new investment vehicle called ‘sponsored finance’. It works by creating an investment...
Technology developed by Bristol tech firm Ultraleap has been rolled out in California's Aquarium of the Pacific to support with the delivery of touchless exhibitions.
Cortina Productions , powered by Ultraleap technology, has turned the Aquarium of the Pacific’s Whales: Voices in the Sea exhibit touchless, allowing visitors to control the interactive content without touching surfaces...
Marty Reid is the director of Bristol tech hub Engine Shed . This is an extract from a talk given by Marty at the UK FinTech Week: Bristol & Bath Fintech Cluster Showcase , originally published on the Engine Shed website .
Fintech is a truly innovative sector in the West of England, not because of its potential to generate revenue for the financial services sector, but because it...
The Bristol-based Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS) will join aerospace experts from across the UK in a landmark £10.54m project to transform how aircraft wings are tested.
The Smarter Testing initiative is jointly funded by the UK Government’s Aerospace Technology Institute Programme and led by Airbus Operations. The objective is to develop a new testing and certification...
