An app developed by a group of employees at the Bristol HQ of specialist financial services group Computershare could potentially save lives in an emergency similar to the Grenfell Tower fire, judges of a competition have said. The app, which won the contest, was created as part of a...
T-shirts that change colour to alert the wearer of dangerous chemicals in the air or pharmaceutical packaging that can show when pills are counterfeit could become reality under a major ‘smart ink’ project linking UWE and a leading scientist and print industry expert. Starting in January at the university’s...
Four of Bristol’s most innovative tech businesses are hoping for investment after taking part in a pitch event for £20m funding in London. The annual Accelerating Growth Investment Showcase staged by the SETsquared incubator network was this year attended by around 150 investors, all eager to back high-growth businesses....
A Bristol intellectual property lawyer has urged not-for-profit organisations to embrace the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as an opportunity to strengthen existing relationships and improve the way they are run. Graeme Fearon, partner in West law firm Thrings’ Bristol office, believes while the new rules are challenging...
Bristol specialist tech firm Pertinax Pharma is launching its antimicrobial products into the commercial market after a year of growth and development. The company, founded in 2015 by Reader in Biomaterials Dr Michele Barbour, has created a slow-release technology that provides controlled and sustained delivery of the antiseptic chlorhexidine. ...
Bristol’s iconic Generator Building – which powered the city’s tram system when it opened more than 100 years ago – could get a new lease of life as a base for tech, creative and media businesses. The striking red brick and stone building overlooking the Floating Harbour has stood...
The UK’s first ‘angel hub’ to support and encourage early stage investors has been launched in Bristol as one of a series of initiatives aimed at making it the country’s ‘scale-up’ capital. The opening of the hub, based at Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation centre and backed by the UK...
The 25 most disruptive firms in the South West have been named in a unique list – with seven of the top 10 based in Bristol. The first of its kind, the Disrupt South West index recognises ventures with headquarters in the region which hold the greatest potential to...
Ambitious plans for a second Engine Shed innovation hub in Bristol were this week given the go-ahead by the city council, paving the way for increased long-term, sustainable and inclusive economic growth based on its model of collaboration. Engine Shed 2 will enable it to bring new projects into...
West of England firms’ domestic sales and orders have grown at their fastest rate for two years, while business confidence is at its highest since before the Brexit referendum, according to the latest survey from Business West. The organisation, the largest business membership group in the region, said the...
The University of Bristol this week revealed plans to take quantum research from the lab into the commercial world by launching the world’s first centre of its kind. The £43m centre will harness the enormous power of the quantum world – the behaviour of matter and energy on the...
The planned world-beating automotive research centre on the outskirts of Bristol has passed a significant milestone after receiving official confirmation that it will receive funding of £10m. IAAPS – Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems – will help develop the next generation of ultra-low emission vehicles and create an...
Bristol is to strengthen its role as a leading centre for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) with the opening in January of one of the UK’s first dedicated research centres for the fast-growing sector. The formal go-ahead was given for the Bristol VR Lab was given this...
