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Tech-Xpo 2023 unveils cutting-edge technology startups

Sixteen startups will promote their innovative technologies to an audience of influential investors and business leaders at Bristol's Tech-Xpo 2023 on 28 June.

Now in its 19th year, Tech-Xpo is the flagship pitch, demo and connect showcase for the University of Bristol’s acclaimed tech incubator, SETsquared Bristol .

Eleven of the 16 companies are shortlisted to compete on...

Guests at the Tech South West Awards 2022

Region-wide tech awards return for fifth year to celebrate South West innovation

The annual Tech South West Awards have opened for entries as the prestigious event returns for a fifth year to celebrate the region’s tech sector.

Covering the whole of the South West from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset to Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, the awards showcase innovation across the region’s fastest growing sector.

Over 300 entries were...

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Devon business honoured with first King's Award for Enterprise

A scientific services business from Devon has been recognised by the UK’s most prestigious business awards.

Brixham-based Scymaris was today unveiled as a winner of the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise, in the International Trade Category. Founded in 2016, Scymaris is a leading provider of Ecotoxicology, Environmental Fate and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Services to global...

Feritech Global technology deployed offshore in USA.  Photo Credit: TDI-Brooks International, Inc.

Cornish marine tech company Feritech Global receives a King’s Award for Enterprise

Feritech Global has been awarded a King’s Award for Enterprise for their outstanding success in international trade.

The award will be presented by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE, at a special ceremony at Feritech’s Innovation Centre in Falmouth. Feritech has also been invited to a reception with His Majesty The King at Buckingham Palace in the summer....

The Ultramed platform allows patients to securely share their personal health information with their

Cornwall firm receives royal recognition for its innovative healthtech platform

Cornwall-based healthtech company Ultramed has won a King’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.

Founded by former NHS consultant anaesthetist Dr Paul Upton and creative director Alan Sanders, the Ultramed platform allows patients to securely share their personal health information with their healthcare teams, which reduces the number of unnecessary appointments for...

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Katy Ho, Digital Catapult: Bristol is the blueprint for a successful tech ecosystem. Here’s why.

Katy Ho is the Head of Innovation at Digital Catapult

Bristol's tech industry has been thriving in recent years. This can be attributed to unique characteristics of the region’s tech ecosystem, which has incentivised countless startups and established tech companies to select the city as their headquarters. Bristol is renowned for its expertise in cutting-edge technologies such as...

Neil Morris, Chief Executive and co-founder at Kelpi

Tech South West reveals scaleup Ones to Watch 2023

Farming robots, ‘Google Maps for boats’ and artificial coral reef cubes are amongst the technologies celebrated in the first ever Tech South West Ones to Watch company showcase in 2023.

Selected from a longlist of nominations submitted by tech hubs, clusters and science parks across the South West, the Ones to Watch project showcases 22 of the tech sector’s most exciting high...

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South West consultancy wins contract for new European wave energy project

Brand Innovation Ltd , a business consultancy based in Cornwall, has been appointed to handle the marketing and PR for a new €19.6 million European wave energy project.

WEDUSEA is a pioneering collaboration between 14 partners, spanning industry and academia from across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Spain. It is co-ordinated by the Irish company OceanEnergy.

The...

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Behind Login launches new competitor research subscription product, ReleaseTrack

Behind Login, a UK-based competitor research consultancy, has launched a new product called ReleaseTrack to facilitate competitor research within the FinTech and Finance industry.

According the company, the platform gives clients "complete visibility of the competitive landscape and peace of mind when it comes to competitor research." ReleaseTrack merges technology, community and...

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FinTech West appoints Professor of International Management

Jonathan Beaverstock, Professor of International Management at the University of Bristol, joins FinTech West as Knowledge Exchange Fellow, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, bringing social science expertise to the team supporting Bristol, Bath and the Southwest to become a FinTech superpower.

The fellowship role has been funded to facilitate knowledge exchange...

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