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...
Bristol-based software solutions company, Helastel , announces that it has appointed seasoned business to business technology product management expert and entrepreneur, Gareth Williams, to its Board as MD for Product.
After 17 years as a software solutions and consultancy business, Helastel has now moved into the product market with the launch of Intelastel – the Autonomous Software...
Sam Bates was a familiar name on the Bristol music scene for nearly 20 years as a DJ specialising in dubstep, grime and hip hop. He saw up close the creative spirit and talent of the city’s independent musicians – and also witnessed the struggles they experienced to share their music online to the widest possible audience.
That inspired him to start a tech business. Amplify.link , a...
Ferryx , a biotech company tackling gastrointestinal inflammation, pitched alongside ten other startups from Bristol’s world-leading tech scene to win ‘Best Elevator Pitch’ at SETsquared Bristol ’s Tech-Xpo on Wednesday 30 June.
SETsquared Bristol is a University of Bristol-led incubator, supporting the growth of technology-based businesses, helping them move from initial ideas into...
The co-founder of one of the South West's most promising tech businesses has been awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering ’s Silver Medal for his contribution to UK engineering.
Dr Tom Carter, co-founder of Ultraleap , will received the award in recognition of an outstanding and demonstrated personal contribution to UK engineering that has resulted in successful market exploitation...
The South West has established itself as one of the leading regions in the UK for technology businesses and start-ups, according to an influential new report.
The 12 Clusters of Tech report, compiled by London Tech Week and the UK Tech Cluster Group, highlighted creative technology, Artificial Intelligence, data and green energy as areas of strength for the South West.
FluoretiQ Ltd., the Bristol-based medical technology company fighting the spread of antimicrobial resistance, has announced the appointment of Dana Marshall, a veteran of the in-vitro diagnostics sector, to its Board of Directors.
Marshall is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and led several US businesses over the last 30 years and driven the development and launch of numerous...
