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David Arscott, founder and CEO at PyTerra

Bristol tech firm awarded £45k grant for net zero housing retrofit initiative

Bristol-based company PyTerra has been awarded a £45,730 grant as part of a £114k R&D project to accelerate the roll-out of residential retrofitting to help hit net zero targets.

Grant funding has come from the European Regional Development Fund, which is managed by the West of England Combined Authority. The Bristol housing retrofit initiative also benefits from funding from the...

Bath, Bristol, The Bottle Yard & Beyond: Neill Campbell, Director of CAMERA

SWTD reporter Jack Wride spoke with Neill Campbell, Director of CAMERA, a motion capture research facility established at the University of Bath, about the far-reaching effects of advanced motion capture technology.

First off, what exactly is CAMERA?

The Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research and Applications (CAMERA), a research centre based at the...

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An Introduction to Grant Funding for R&D projects

In the latest Tech South West StartUp Studio Insight blog, non-dilutive funding experts Granted Consultancy provide a run-down of grant funding for R&D projects.

What types of grants are there?

There are two main types of grants – Capital/Business Growth grants and R&D grants.

Business Growth grants cover capital expenditure e.g. buildings or machinery, with project...

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South West innovators urged to apply for £25m funding pot

A free webinar run by Innovate UK will show entrepreneurs in the South West how to apply for a share of £25m in R&D grants to support their businesses.

Innovate UK grants are a significant source of funding for companies with cutting-edge research and development (R&D). Last year the agency, which is part of the government’s UK Research and Innovation, helped businesses in...