The Tin Coast Partnership have commissioned award-winning Cornish tech firm, Data Duopoly, to develop an interactive experience for visitors exploring the tin mining World Heritage Sites in West Cornwall.
The XplorTINCOAST app aims to bring this wild stretch of coastline and its historical stories to life, better connecting visitors to the area. As well as enhancing the visitor...
A regional centre of health technology excellence will be developed in the city following a successful bid submitted to the Heart of the South West LEP by Plymouth Science Park, in partnership with the University of Plymouth , Plymouth City Council , and private sector partner, Renishaw .
Building on existing capabilities in the region, the Health Technology Innovation Hub (HTIH)...
Innovators are innate risk takers and thus their courage to imagine, play, experiment and refine (often thousands of times as in the case of Thomas Edison, who spoke of the lightbulb having had 10,000 steps to success) deserve our respect as they risk everything. All innovators are standing on the shoulders of giants, perhaps best illustrated by the wheel (estimated to have been invented in...
The Women in Innovation Awards 2021/22 funding competition opens on Monday 23 August 2021.
Women with exciting, innovative ideas who will inspire others can apply for a £50,000 grant and bespoke business support.
Innovate UK , as part of UK Research and Innovation, is offering at least 20 Women in Innovation Awards to female entrepreneurs across the UK. The winners will...
The UK Space Agency has announced new funding to support ambitious plans for the exploration of space.
Proposals could include ideas such as the utilisation of resources beyond Earth’s atmosphere, the use of nuclear power in space or the exploration the Moon, and Mars.
The funding call, which is part of the UK Space Agency’s Space Exploration programme, invites the space...
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.
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...
Plymouth’s science and technology centre has praised local businesses for resilience, innovation, and growth during these unprecedented times.
Plymouth Science Park is home to a number of these firms and is a centre of excellence for ground-breaking research, business, and laboratory innovation.
On the science park's website , the team at the park expressed their passion for...
Devon innovator raises $375,000, completes an IP audit and expands into Asia and the US – all with help from Innovate UK EDGE.
Filmily , a Devon-based fan engagement company, is delivering AI solutions for international sports brands including Hampshire Cricket, Harlequins RFC, The Dallas Cowboys, The San Francisco 49ers and The US Tennis Open. The company has also partnered with US...
South West marketing and PR agency Astley Media are one of the supporting companies of the Tech South West StartUp Studio, a new accelerator programme for early stage tech companies based in the South West of England.
Ten companies have made the first cohort of the programme which will be part of a programme delivered by Tech South West , Activate and Skowt Consulting .
