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...
Bristol innovator Learn.ink has been awarded a £20,000 grant by the West of England Growth Hub’s Business Innovation Fund to grow its mobile training platform for people in emerging economies.
Learn.ink ’s training platform helps organisations to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapid increase in smartphone use in more remote communities.
South West Tech Daily journalist and podcast host Feyaza Khan travelled to Cornwall this weekend to see what’s been getting the local tech scene so excited.
It’s an exciting time for tech in Cornwall.
Home to the South West’s fastest growing tech sector (with a forecasted CAGR of 18% by 2026, as revealed by the Tech South West Tech Analysis Report ) and a booming aerospace...
South West organisations put in a strong showing at last week's Go:Tech Awards , a national event delivered by Business Leader celebrating technology and innovation across the country.
Bath-based software specialists Rocketmakers were the only company to win multiple awards at the event, taking home two trophies for their cabinet.
Innovate UK , the UK’s innovation agency, has selected a cohort of 15 innovators in sustainable aviation to visit Sweden, meet potential partners and foster international technology collaboration.
Two South West companies will be participating in the innovation visit, taking place from 16 – 20 May 2022.
The visit will introduce the delegates to Sweden’s top aerospace...
The SETsquared Exeter business acceleration team delivered a presentation at the inaugural Torbay Hi-Tech Cluster Research and Innovation Conference held on Thursday 5 May.
Hosted at South Devon College’s Hi Tech and Digital Centre , the conference delivered a day of talks and networking. SETsquared Exeter met members of the region’s technology community and showcase some of the...
A University of Bristol graduate has developed ‘smart socks’ that track rising distress in the wearer to improve the wellbeing of millions of people with dementia, non-verbal autism and other conditions that affect communication.
Inventor Dr Zeke Steer quit his job and took a PhD at Bristol Robotics Laboratory so he could find a way to help people like his great grandmother, who...
A Bristol-based pioneer in social distancing devices has built upon its success during the pandemic and pivoted into the wider health and safety market with a £450,000 investment.
SpaceBands ’ first wrist-worn device, launched in May 2020, helped employees stay safe during the pandemic by storing contact tracing data and vibrating when users are less than 2m apart.
Bath-based digital technology agency Storm Consultancy has received the nationally acclaimed Queen’s Award for Enterprise (Innovation category) alongside life-science spinout company CiteAb.
The Queen's Award was established in 1965, and is among the most prestigious business awards in the UK, with only around 7,000 winners since its inception.
Legal & General Group Protection has partnered with long-term condition management support service CONNECTPlus, from Devon-based Health and Care Innovations Limited (HCI), to support individuals to take control of long-term conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and long Covid.
Around 15 million people in England have a long-term condition, according to the Government....
