Specialist IT group SCISYS, which has a base in Brislington, looks set to be taken over by Canadian tech giant CGI in an approved offer that values it at nearly £79m. The surprise cash offer, which has been unanimously accepted by the Chippenham-headquartered group’s directors, was revealed to shareholders...
Two key figures in the creation of Bristol’s burgeoning tech and creative sectors have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Nick Sturge, director of the city’s pioneering Engine Shed innovation hub, and Paul Appleby, former chair of Bristol Media, the membership group for the city’s creative, media and...
Bristol’s We The Curious has become the first science centre in the world to declare a climate emergency and pledge to become carbon neutral by 2030. Along with Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol, it is one of the first organisations in the city to make such...
Innovative Bristol-based agri-tech firm LettUs Grow is seeking support from the city’s business community as it competes for the People’s Choice Award in the prestigious Pitch@Palace final. The firm, which is supported by Bristol’s world-beating incubator SETsquared, is developing integrated hardware, software and high-value research capabilities for use by...
Specialist IT group SCISYS has said its action to avoid the impact of Brexit on its European space business was continuing to pay off with a strong order book. The group, which has a base in Brislington, moved its parent company from the UK to Ireland last year to...
A high-powered delegation of business and civic leaders heads to the US this weekend to promote Bristol as a vibrant business, creative and cultural hub. Led by Mayor Marvin Rees and West of England Metro Mayor Tim Bowles, the seven-day trip will include high-profile meetings with business, civic and...
Bristol-based mid-air touch technology firm Ultrahaptics has struck a deal with long-term US collaborator Leap Motion to create a major force in its fast-growing sector. While Ultrahaptics, which last December completed a £35m Series C round of investment, described the move as a ‘combination’, trade media reported that it...
Creative talent from Bristol has been recognised in a list of the 50 most exciting, innovative and disruptive individuals and companies in the sector. Creative England’s annual CE50 uncovers the pioneers across the UK’s film, games and digital media industries. Those included in the list are chosen by industry...
A team of students from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has won a prestigious design award for a challenge to increase the take-up of shared parental leave. The three students worked on a brief set by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts,...
UWE is to start a master’s degree in fintech in September to prepare students for the regulatory and ethical challenges likely to arise from the mass take-up of new disruptive technologies. It will also give them the chance to gain in-depth knowledge on subjects including cryptocurrencies, Blockchain technology and...
Innovative digital e-learning platform Elucidat has been advised by lawyers from the Bristol head office of national law firm TLT on a £3.5m funding aimed at speeding up its growth. The Series A investment from YFM Equity Partners will also be used by Brighton-based Elucidat to invest in staff...
Independent asset management firm BOOST&Co has officially opened its Bristol office to offer growth capital to fast-growing and hi-tech small and medium-sized businesses across the South West. The office, in Orchard Street in the city centre, is led by principal Lauren Couch, pictured, who has 17 years’ experience in...
University of Bristol biotech spin-out Zentraxa is raising £500,000 to start full trials of its unique manufacturing process that produces biological adhesives for use in the healthcare sector. The firm, which has its roots in the university’s Synthetic Biology Research Centre, hopes to commercialise the produce, called Zentide. It...
