Bristol-based digital learning specialist LearnSci has become one of the first firms to win a newly named King’s Award for Enterprise for its innovation. LearnSci was launched in 2007 with a mission to transform science education and empower teaching professionals to inspire the next generation of STEM graduates. It...
Bristol specialist intelligent automation and inspection firm Perceptual Robotics is to expand into North and Latin America and double the size of its team after securing its largest-ever investment. The £2.7m, which has come from a consortium of investors, is the latest funding for the firm, which uses autonomous drones...
University of Bristol spin-out Forefront RF has raised £6.7m in a new funding round to support the growth of its technology, which is set to revolutionise the way smartphones and devices are designed. The semiconductor firm is commercialising academic research originally conducted at the university, including speeding up and...
Confidence among West of England firms has recovered sharply from its slump last year, according to the latest research by the region’s largest business organisation – but continued staff shortages are now adding to their problems. The quarterly survey by Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, shows...
The NHS has accredited a ground-breaking piece of Bristol-designed software in a move that could lead to electronic prescription dispensing penetrating the most rural parts of England. Titan PMR has become the first viable software to be given full release authority to provide electronic prescription services (EPS) to GP...
SWIG Finance, the non-profit company that supports viable South West businesses that cannot secure sufficient funding from their bank, has become the new regional business support partner for Start Up Loans. SWIG will work with the programme to deliver funding and support to help unlock the potential of small...
Pioneering Bristol-based breastfeeding and parenting support app Anya has been selected for a prestigious NHS innovation scheme which could make it a mainstay of campaigns to improve the UK’s low breastfeeding rates. Anya founder Dr Chen Mao Davies will become one of fewer than 100 NIA Fellows selected since...
Work has started on a hydrogen innovation centre on the outskirts of Bristol which will help put the West of England in the fast lane for research into alternative low carbon fuels. The centre, which will be housed in the £70m Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) building...
An industry-leading car parking systems manufacturer based in Bristol has been acquired by a tech business specialising in automatic number plate recognition. St Anne’s-headquartered Newpark Solutions has more than 15 years’ experience in supplying bespoke parking software and is the UK’s only manufacturer of ticketless parking systems. Its equipment...
Two Bristol company directors have been named in a list of the UK’s most influential, fastest-growing and highest-performing female-led businesses. Katherine McQueen, joint managing director of animation production studio A Productions, and Nicola Ray, CEO of digital consultancy Modern Media, have been included in the E2E Female 100 list,...
Ambitious small to medium-sized businesses in Bristol and across the West of England are being offered support to buy new products and equipment to increase production and help them grow. The funding is from a new round of Business Growth and Adaptations Grants launched by West of England Combined...
ICON Corporate Finance, the Bristol-headquartered tech-focused investment bank, has appointed Will Cave as its new associate director. With experience in buy-side, sell-side and fundraising due diligence, Will began his career with London-based accountants SRLV before qualifying as a chartered accountant in BDO’s international team. Having worked across deals in...
Major projects in Bristol aimed at growing the city’s economy by harnessing its strengths in key sectors such as net zero, creativity and advanced manufacturing re to be fast-tracked after receiving a multi-million boost. The city will get the lion’s share of government funding worth around £18m earmarked for...
