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Virtual meeting space opens up for Bristol tech firms to learn, share and innovate

October 2, 2020
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Virtual meeting space opens up for Bristol tech firms to learn, share and innovate

Bristol’s burgeoning virtual reality (VR) industry has received a boost with the launch of a new virtual social space – complete with recreations of city icons the Clifton Suspension Bridge and a Harbourside crane. Opened by Bristol-based virtual reality firm Opposable VR, BVRL 2.0 is a virtual evolution of...

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Pioneering Bristol project harnesses machine learning to reduce building site injuries

October 2, 2020
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Pioneering Bristol project harnesses machine learning to reduce building site injuries

One Big Circle, the Bristol-based ‘intelligent video’ firm, and UWE Bristol have secured funding as part of a consortium to create an innovative AI system aimed at keeping construction site staff safe at work. Dubbed Computer-Vision-SMART, the system will harness the latest real-time image and machine-learning technologies to detect,...

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£14m VC funding for Bristol e-commerce firm as it benefits from Covid-driven boost in online retail

October 2, 2020
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£14m VC funding for Bristol e-commerce firm as it benefits from Covid-driven boost in online retail

Bristol-based e-commerce fulfilment and storage company Huboo has secured a further £14m investment to meet the rapidly growing demand for online shopping triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The deal, which takes the total raised by Huboo to more than £18m, was handled by Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT.  The Series...

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‘Inclusivity at its best’ – City council’s Stepping Up programme wins prestigious awards

October 2, 2020
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‘Inclusivity at its best’ – City council’s Stepping Up programme wins prestigious awards

A Bristol City Council scheme aiming to make the city’s leadership more diverse has won two major national awards, with judges describing it as ‘inclusivity at its best’. The innovative Stepping Up talent programme was launched by the council two years ago specifically for black and minority ethnic people, disabled people and women. ...

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Chance for Bristol’s tech-for-good companies to take their offering onto the global stage

October 1, 2020
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Chance for Bristol’s tech-for-good companies to take their offering onto the global stage

Tech businesses from Bristol are being invited to apply to join Tech 4 Good South West, a new initiative designed to stimulate international growth and expansion into the US, India and Singapore. The free programme will launch next month and applicants are invited to submit a pitch by next Wednesday, October...

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Ambitious skills programme launched to help create Bristol’s post-Covid workforce

September 30, 2020
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Ambitious skills programme launched to help create Bristol’s post-Covid workforce

An £8m skills programme to help Bristol businesses plan and respond to their workforce needs – particularly those triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic – is being launched by the West of England Combined Authority. Called Workforce for the Future, the free service will help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...

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UWE manager named on prestigious global list of future women leaders

September 30, 2020
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UWE manager named on prestigious global list of future women leaders

UWE Bristol’s business liaison manager Aimée Sykes has been included in an international list of future leaders working hard to promote the representation of women in the workplace. Aimée, pictured, is at number 20 in the HERoes Women Future Leaders Role Model rankings, one of three annual INvolve HERoes Women Role...

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Boost for Bristol’s creative sector as world-leading motion capture studio sets up in city

September 25, 2020
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Boost for Bristol’s creative sector as world-leading motion capture studio sets up in city

An innovative motion capture studio providing world-leading research for sectors ranging from artificial intelligence to rehabilitation and biomechanics is to be based at Bristol’s Bottle Yard film and TV studio complex. The CAMERA (Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research & Applications) studio will occupy a large building...

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Warfare tech tools developed for Royal Navy deployed by Bristol firm to help cruise line return to sea

September 25, 2020
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Warfare tech tools developed for Royal Navy deployed by Bristol firm to help cruise line return to sea

Bristol-based tech innovator Geollect is helping the world’s largest cruise line get back to sea after the industry was plunged into turmoil by the covid-19 pandemic. Geollect is utilising the same tools built for the Royal Navy to support Carnival Corporation’s ships in monitoring risk and understanding global restrictions...

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UWE opens new round of funding for innovative firms aiming to meet challenges of Covid-19

September 25, 2020
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UWE opens new round of funding for innovative firms aiming to meet challenges of Covid-19

Businesses looking to innovate and address new challenges that have arisen from Covid-19 can apply for funding from a £1m recovery fund set up by UWE Bristol. Following on from a successful first round, the university has launched the second round of funding for its Digital Innovation Fund, which...

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Success on a plate for Bristol food and drink firms as global markets link-up goes virtual

September 25, 2020
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Success on a plate for Bristol food and drink firms as global markets link-up goes virtual

Food and drink producers from Bristol and its surroundings had the opportunity to meet commercial trade officers working across the world this week at the first-ever virtual Meet the Market Expert event. Some 80 businesses booked meetings with more than 50 global trade officers representing 40-plus countries. In total...

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Innovation manager joins Future Space hub as it looks to bring in new ways of working

September 24, 2020
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Innovation manager joins Future Space hub as it looks to bring in new ways of working

Bristol science and tech hub Future Space has appointed Aimeé Skinner as its new innovation manager in a move that further enhances its offering to member companies in a rapidly-changing business environment. Aimeé, pictured, joined Oxford Innovation, which operates Future Space on behalf of UWE, from Bristol Water, where she...

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Rishi Sunak’s Winter Economic Plan: National business reaction

September 24, 2020
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Rishi Sunak’s Winter Economic Plan: National business reaction

Measures in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Winter Economic Plan have been welcomed as “bold steps” and “a shot in the arm” for industry by the UK’s leading business groups. The CBI said it would save hundreds of thousands of viable jobs while the British Chambers of Commerce said it would...

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