The South West has emerged as the UK’s best region for women’s economic empowerment – outperforming other parts of the country for female participation at work and narrower pay disparities between the sexes. According to the latest Women in Work Index, produced by accountancy giant PwC, the region also...
Bristol semiconductor firm Graphcore, whose products are driving the machine-learning and artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, is predicting more global growth after banking another multi-million dollar investment. The latest $150m – from a group of major finance firms – takes the total invested in Graphcore since its launch in 2016...
Pioneering mid-air touch technology developed in Bristol is to be available for the first time commercially in a virtual reality (VR) headset for gamers. Ultraleap, the Bristol-based firm behind the world-leading technology, has signed an agreement with innovative immersive VR hardware firm Pimax, based in Shanghai and Silicon Valley. ...
Three Bristol-based projects have been recognised as among the world’s leading extended reality (XR) installations. Last year respected American business publication Forbes Magazine looked at the growth of XR, which combines real-and-virtual combined environments and human-machine interactions. It identified 35 of the world’s best projects that are using XR...
Bristol-based tech firm Zeetta Networks is to lead a consortium working on a £9m project to revolutionise UK manufacturing by harnessing the power of 5G. The 11-strong consortium, which also includes the University of Bristol, its National Composites Centre (NCC) and the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), is...
SETsquared Bristol, the world-leading incubator, is to stage an advice session for anyone with a great tech business idea but do not know where to start. The event, on March 10 at Easton Community Centre, is also aimed that those who are unsure what to do next to grow...
One of the world’s leading semiconductor companies is to open a design office in Bristol in a further boost to the city’s reputation as a leading tech hub. Moortec, which has its head office in Plymouth, makes in-chip monitoring technology – a rapidly growing segment of the semiconductor industry...
Bristol’s burgeoning fintech businesses are helping to make the West of England the UK’s leading hotspot for the fast-growing sector, according to a new report published this week. It shows that the Bristol and Bath area has one of the strongest fintech ecosystems in the country, with a high number...
Product and service developers working in Bristol’s fast-growing tech sector can now test their prototypes in a new city centre user research and user experience (UX) lab. Opened by Bristol UX and service design specialists Mace & Menter, the lab, pictured, forms part of the firm’s studio in the...
A new growth programme to support the growing number of tech start-ups across the South West has been launched by a team of experts in areas ranging from PR to accounting. Called Loop, it gives participants structured access to practical advice across a spectrum of business services, including investor...
Schoolchildren from across the West of England are getting a chance to find out more about opportunities in the region’s tech sector as part of a scheme launched by Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub. The first of its Tech Tours took place in January when youngsters from Blackhorse Primary...
Bristol science and tech hub Future Space has appointed Laura Crocken Stevens as its new centre director. Laura, pictured, takes up the post after eight months as innovation director the innovation centre on UWE’s Frenchay Campus, which is home to 50 science and technology businesses. She replaces Marty Reid,...
Entrepreneurial Bristol businesses ranging from a maker of biodegradable glitter to a designer specialising in digitally printed luxury silk scarves were among the winners in a business awards scheme that showcases the region’s ‘ones to watch’. Some 27 outstanding individuals and firms went head-to-head in nine award categories aimed...
