Technology

Ministerial visit hands bionic arm firm opportunity to highlight Bristol’s science and tech prowess

February 17, 2022
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Ministerial visit hands bionic arm firm opportunity to highlight Bristol’s science and tech prowess

The Bristol firm behind the world’s first medically approved 3D-printed bionic arm has demonstrated its products to the UK’s science minister on his visit to the city’s science and tech innovation cluster. Open Bionics showed George Freeman the production space where its life-changing Hero Arm for amputees is made...

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Bristol move for global firm on a mission to help businesses achieve net zero through energy efficiency

February 11, 2022
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Bristol move for global firm on a mission to help businesses achieve net zero through energy efficiency

International energy monitoring and management firm Best.Energy is to relocate its head office to Bristol from Cornwall as it looks to expand its research & development and energy analysis operations. The firm, founded in 2006, expects to double its headcount to 120 this year as it continues to expand...

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Pioneering women’s urinal set to make a splash at festivals after closing first funding round

February 11, 2022
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The design in its line set-up

The Bristol team behind the UK’s first female urinal has raised £250,000 in their first funding round, including investment from the co-founder of online bank Monzo, as they aim to pioneer ‘pee-equality’ for women. The PEEQUAL, invented by University of Bristol graduates Hazel McShane and Amber Probyn, pictured, is...

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US market beckons for pioneering utilities payment firm after 350% growth last year

February 10, 2022
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US market beckons for pioneering utilities payment firm after 350% growth last year

The Bunch, the rapidly expanding Bristol firm set up in 2016 by students fed up with being taken advantage of by utility companies, is taking its innovative bills payment system to the US in a move to harness the country’s vast market potential. The business, which consolidates all household...

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Healthy growth forecast for online pharmacy as it targets digital prescribing

February 8, 2022
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Healthy growth forecast for online pharmacy as it targets digital prescribing

PillTime, the Bristol-based online pharmacy, is poised for a period of rapid expansion this year, including acquiring a new head office and growing its workforce by 20%. The firm is one of the only pharmacies in England to provide medication in daily dose pouches – helping patients more easily...

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£1m investment for high-growth website firm Basekit as it aims to triple turnover in three years

February 4, 2022
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£1m investment for high-growth website firm Basekit as it aims to triple turnover in three years

BaseKit, the Bristol-based website and e-commerce platform, has received £1m in funding as it looks to broaden its portfolio and exploit the boom in online trading. The award-winning SaaS (software-as-a-service) business, which was set up in 2008, aims to more than triple its turnover to £10m by 2025.  A key...

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Bristol specialist integrator snapped up by Huboo as it targets further growth

February 4, 2022
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Bristol specialist integrator snapped up by Huboo as it targets further growth

Rapid-growth Bristol e-commerce fulfilment technology firm Huboo has hit the acquisition trail, snapping up a specialist integration business also based in the city. The takeover of Roseta.io, which works with Notonthehighstreet, Etsy, Shopify and Magento, will enable Huboo to incorporate its innovative e-commerce integration software into its full stack...

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100 skilled tech and engineering jobs to be created in Bristol by global group Expleo

February 4, 2022
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100 skilled tech and engineering jobs to be created in Bristol by global group Expleo

Global engineering, technology and consulting group Expleo, which operates from three bases in Bristol, is creating 100 highly skilled jobs in the city as part of a major expansion. Expleo, which is planning to create a total of 500 new jobs in the UK this year, has grown rapidly since...

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Firm on a mission to make software development easy gets £5m to fast-track its growth

February 3, 2022
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Firm on a mission to make software development easy gets £5m to fast-track its growth

Fast-growing Bristol-based software developer marketplace platform Deazy is poised for further rapid expansion after receiving a £5m investment. The firm, which was launched in 2016, grew by two-and-a-half times last year – an increase it attributes to its model, technology and its ability to execute, along with the increasing...

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Strong year for SETsquared Bristol member firms with investment of just under £99m

February 3, 2022
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Strong year for SETsquared Bristol member firms with investment of just under £99m

Innovative businesses based at SETsquared Bristol, the incubator that supports the growth of tech start-ups, attracted investment of £98.8m last year – a 145% increase on 2020’s total. Member companies also created 250 jobs, generated £29m in revenues and achieved best-ever numbers for leadership diversity.  More than half of...

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Tech and energy deals help Burges Salmon’s corporate finance team power ahead in bumper year

January 28, 2022
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Tech and energy deals help Burges Salmon’s corporate finance team power ahead in bumper year

The corporate team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon are celebrating advising on deals totalling more than £2.5bn last year, despite challenges posed by the pandemic. The firm’s corporate deals review for 2021 highlights its success in completing transactions across a wide range of sectors and for businesses...

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Pioneering Bristol cell therapy firm expands with New Zealand blood service contract

January 28, 2022
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Pioneering Bristol cell therapy firm expands with New Zealand blood service contract

Bristol-based bio-pharmaceutical consultancy eXmoor Pharma, which specialises in cell and gene therapy, has signed a deal to work with New Zealand’s blood service. eXmoor, which has worked in more than 15 countries worldwide, will be providing the service with valuable quality support as it builds and establishes a new...

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UWE hails success of its Future Space hub as report shows it has created more than 400 jobs

January 28, 2022
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UWE hails success of its Future Space hub as report shows it has created more than 400 jobs

More than 100 innovative businesses have been supported by Future Space, the science hub launched five years ago by UWE Bristol, creating 400-plus high-value jobs between them, a new report shows. One of four University Enterprise Zones (UEZ) set up across the country, Future Space aims to spark new...

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