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Leaders to gather for a first region-wide summit

Leaders to gather for first regional Tech Summit

Tech leaders from across the South West of England will gather for a key regional summit to discuss the future of the sector in July.

The summit , at Somerset County Cricket Club on Wednesday 5 July, will be a chance to discuss key opportunities and challenges, ranging from the fast-growing array of greentech brands in the region tackling environmental threats to concerns about the...

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...

Tanuvi Ethunandan, founder and CEO of Data Duopoly

New app launched to help revitalise Falmouth’s historic high street

A new app has been developed to help celebrate and showcase Falmouth’s historic high street, and to encourage local Cornish residents to explore hidden areas of the seaside town.

The XplorFALMOUTH app, developed by Cornwall-based Data Duopoly, showcases local businesses, promotes events and shares special offers with its users.

Data Duopoly was recently named a Tech South...

Jenny Bailey, CEO of Ferryx

Bristol-based biotech company launches new gut health product

Ferryx , a Bristol-based biotech startup on a mission to improve gut health, has launched its first product: Ferrocalm .

Ferrocalm is a natural food supplement to improve quality of life for those who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other gut conditions. IBS is a common condition, affecting up to 15% of the population, and is associated with symptoms such as stomach...

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...

The winners on stage at the Tech South West Awards

Winners revealed at the Tech South West Awards 2022

The winners of the Tech South West Awards 2022 have been revealed in a glittering ceremony in Bristol.

Over 300 tech leaders attended the awards, now in their fourth year, held under the wings of Concorde at Aerospace Bristol. Tech innovation from across the region was in the spotlight, including farming robots, laboratory automation and subsea 3D imaging.

Dan Pritchard, co-...

A lineup of winners at the Tech South West Awards 2021

Tech South West Awards return to celebrate the best of the sector

The annual Tech South West Awards have opened for entries as the prestigious event returns for a fourth 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.

Awards include Best...

Dan Pritchard, co-founder of Tech South West

Dan Pritchard, Tech South West: "Collaboration is not about winning"

Alone or with others? A spark of insight in a crowded room or during a walk in the wild?

We all have different ways of working things through, getting creative, shaping our plans and actions. For me, collaboration is at the heart of what I strive for, helping build communities for brands. There is no other way. So it was great to talk with the alumni of GLIDE this week, a fantastic...

Matthew Vamplew, Paranimo

Bristol healthtech startup Paranimo adds Nice Group (SW) to its growing client base

Devon-based Nice Group (SW) has partnered with Bristol mental health tech startup Paranimo to boost the wellbeing of its staff.

Paranimo works with technology driven companies to improve their employees’ mental wellbeing, by using their matching intelligence to connect them to the right support online, in person or via the telephone.

Paranimo was one of the first tech...

A small company

Are tech companies making the most of the recruitment opportunities in the South West?

A recent survey of the South West tech sector commissioned by Tech South West revealed that over half of tech companies in the region are finding it impossible or very difficult to recruit.

This is perhaps par for the course given the meteoric growth of the region’s tech sector, which has seen an increase in Venture Capital investment of over 500% since 2016 and a corresponding boom...

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