Technology

UWE teams up with Gregg Latchams and Osborne Clarke to introduce business legal service

September 9, 2016
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UWE teams up with Gregg Latchams and Osborne Clarke to introduce business legal service

UWE Bristol is to launch a pro bono legal service for small businesses in collaboration with Bristol lawyers Gregg Latchams and the city office of international legal firm Osborne Clarke. The support will be provided within the university’s Future Space Centre, part of its new University Enterprise Zone (UEZ) on...

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R&D tax credits are keeping Bristol at the forefront of innovation, survey shows

September 9, 2016
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R&D tax credits are keeping Bristol at the forefront of innovation, survey shows

Take up of government research and development incentives is set to double in Bristol over the next three years as more businesses use them to boost innovation and stimulate growth. According to research by Bristol-based R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown, the incentives have already had a positive impact on...

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Opportunities explored as East meets West in green tech and sustainable building sectors

September 9, 2016
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Opportunities explored as East meets West in green tech and sustainable building sectors

Sustainable building and environmental technologies will be in the spotlight at the next Bristol and West of England China Bureau ‘pow wow’, held in conjunction with Low Carbon South West. Pow wow’s are popular business networking events that allow directors from across the region to meet exporters who are...

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MoD draws on SciSys’ innovation to develop leading-edge support system for Navy warships

September 5, 2016
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MoD draws on SciSys’ innovation to develop leading-edge support system for Navy warships

Specialist IT and software firm SciSys, which has a base in Bristol, has landed work with the MoD worth a potential £3m as it continues to build its defence expertise. Under the contract, the firm is to help develop a new cutting-edge support system for Royal Navy warships.  SciSys,...

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Tech innovation centre plugs into Bristol’s growing reputation as pioneering digital city

September 2, 2016
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Tech innovation centre plugs into Bristol’s growing reputation as pioneering digital city

Leading software and services company Gresham, which works with many of the world’s largest financial services firms, has moved its global innovation centre to Bristol, underpinning the city’s growing reputation as a hub for fintech. The centre, in the Brew House – a former brewery-turned-modern office building close to...

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Radical thinking on tech approach to past, present and future crises explored at Bristol conference

September 2, 2016
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Radical thinking on tech approach to past, present and future crises explored at Bristol conference

Some of the UK’s most radical thinkers in areas spanning technology, energy and transport are sharing their views this weekend at a pioneering event in Bristol. The Radical Technology Conference at the University of Bristol, which starts this evening, will explore a more radical approach to technology and its ability...

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Record number of jobs created as Bristol acts as magnet for growing businesses

August 31, 2016
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Record number of jobs created as Bristol acts as magnet for growing businesses

Thousands of new jobs will be brought to Bristol and the West of England over the next few years as firms are attracted by its growing reputation as a tech, creative and financial services hub, according to inward investment chiefs. Over the past year a record 1,800 jobs have...

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US tech deal opens up pipeline of innovative new products for Viper Subsea

August 30, 2016
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US tech deal opens up pipeline of innovative new products for Viper Subsea

Portishead-based Viper Subsea, which supplies hi-tech equipment to the global oil and gas sector, has acquired a 33% stake in a US technology firm – paving the way for it to develop a range of innovative products.  LiveWire Innovation is the recognised leader in Spread-Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR)...

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Developer joins Scott Logic’s software consultancy team

August 19, 2016
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Developer joins Scott Logic’s software consultancy team

Bristol software development firm Scott Logic has made a further addition to its growing workforce. Paulin Shek has joined as a software developer after spending a year working as a data science consultant with Mango Solutions in Chippenham. Originally from Wimborne, Dorset, Paulin, pictured, graduated from the University of Oxford with...

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Chocolate Factory office scheme set to boost West of England’s tech and creative sectors

August 18, 2016
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Chocolate Factory office scheme set to boost West of England’s tech and creative sectors

Work to convert a landmark building on the former Cadbury’s factory site in Keynsham into modern workspace is underway and on schedule for completion next summer. The 100,000 sq ft of high-quality employment space in what will be branded as The Chocolate Factory is being viewed as key to...

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Bright outlook at SciSys triggers sharp rise in share price

August 16, 2016
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Bright outlook at SciSys triggers sharp rise in share price

Shares in SciSys, the specialist IT group with a base in Bristol, soared this week after it said its half-year financial results are likely to be “significantly” better than expected. The group, which sells complex software systems to the space, defence, media and government sectors, said a favourable trading...

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Bristol Business Blog: Rob Vivian, Pure Comms. Still using broadband for business? You could be putting yourself at a big disadvantage

August 10, 2016
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Bristol Business Blog: Rob Vivian, Pure Comms. Still using broadband for business? You could be putting yourself at a big disadvantage

By Rob Vivian, CEO of South West telecoms firm Pure Comms. It’s frustrating when the speed of your internet connection suddenly drops and even more so for business owners who rely on fast, reliable internet for the day-to-day running of their business.  Businesses are relying on broadband for a variety of...

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New UWE innovation centre welcomes first hi-tech occupier

August 5, 2016
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New UWE innovation centre welcomes first hi-tech occupier

Reach Robotics, the company behind the world’s first gaming robot, is to become the first occupier of UWE’s Future Space innovation centre. Currently undergoing high-grade refurbishment after internal remodelling, the former Hewlett Packard building at Filton will provide job-creating incubation space for start-ups and early-stage firms, helping them get...

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