The University of Bristol’s catalyst for innovation has appointed Rosie Bennett as its new innovation lead to grow its programmes for business members. Bristol Innovations was created two years ago to offer innovation-led businesses access to cutting-edge research, technology and talent, creating breakthrough solutions and scalable commercial opportunities that...
Business confidence in the South West has improved and remains firmly in positive territory amid strong domestic sales growth, according to new research. Published less than a week before one of the most important Budgets for a generation, the quarterly survey of chartered accountants in the region paints a...
Organisers of The Welcome Party, which will celebrate the cultural and economic contributions of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Bristol, have announced two significant new supporters – The Guild of Guardians and City of Bristol College. The pair join a list of sponsors for the high-profile event, which...
Small and medium-sized firms in the innovation hotspot of the West of England can tap into funding worth thousands of pounds to protect their intellectual property (IP), such as trademarks, patents and designs. Under the scheme, launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), businesses that meet a...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has officially opened its new base in Bristol in a move that extends the US tech giant’s links with the city to more than four decades. The Lake View office in Stoke Gifford will serve as a hub for the firm’s UK research and development and...
A £300m investment vehicle to help create and grow the West of England’s next generation of innovative science and technology spin-out businesses has been launched with the backing of the University of Bristol. The fund aims to drive a much-needed step change in the early-stage capital, expertise and support...
In just under a month, Bristol’s business community will come together for The Welcome Party, an event celebrating the economic, cultural and social contributions to the city of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. Taking place on Thursday 7 November at The Mount Without on St Michael’s Hill, pictured below,...
A Bristol biotech company developing food packaging from seaweed and an ethical bank with its UK headquarters in the city have been recognised as among the best in the world for purpose-driven sustainability and ethical leadership. Kelpi, which has invented a unique compostable material to replace single-use fossil fuel...
Bristol battery technology firm Anaphite is poised to disrupt the global electric vehicle market and break China’s near-monopoly on production after raising $13.7m (£10.5m) from a worldwide group of investors. The funding round – Anaphite’s fourth in just three years – will enable it to fully commission a plant...
A Bristol-based start-up that engineers advanced materials for sound and noise management has won a prestigious pitching competition – with its co-founder singing part of his presentation to demonstrate the product’s effectiveness. Metasonixx landed the Best Elevator Pitch at SETsquared Bristol’s acclaimed Tech-Xpo 2024 Showcase – a competition that...
Burges Salmon, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, has become headline sponsor of The Welcome Party, the flagship event that will celebrate the talents and stories of the city’s refugees and migrants through music, art and storytelling. The move underscores the important role businesses can play in reshaping public perceptions...
Thousands of commercial vehicles using Bristol’s roads could be running on clean hydrogen by 2030 while the city’s gas pipes could be used to distribute what is widely seen as the fuel of the future, according to new studies. Findings of a report produced commissioned by Hydrogen South West...
Pioneering Bristol social enterprise Babbasa is to promote the voices of young people on the city’s key decision-making boards as part of its ongoing OurCity2030 social mobility initiative. Its Trailblazer Programme will enable participants to challenge injustices and inequity when new policies that will shape the city are being...
