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...
An investment fund worth £100m is to be set up to help finance the West of England’s drive towards a green economy, including supplying up to 36,000 homes with renewable energy. The fund was approved today by the West of England Combined Authority, which has committed £10m of new...
The University of Bristol is has risen five places to 11th in an annual UK higher education publication, with many of its subjects named as among the best in the sector. The university’s success in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 – widely seen as one of...
Two Bristol-headquartered high-tech firms operating in the subsea and offshore wind sectors have merged to create the only company of its type in the world while also doubling its workforce over the next year. Rovco and its spin-off Vaarst have been at the forefront of developing and deploying AI...
Bristol recruitment agency Kingston Barnes has teamed up with a pioneering environmental organisation to plant a tree for each of its candidate it permanently places in work. The partnership with London-based Evertreen is already bearing fruit – since it began in July 55 trees have been planted, offsetting more...
The University of Bristol’s reputation as a leader in artificial intelligence research and education – which dates back to its work on robots in the 1940s – has been recognised with two major AI industry awards. As well as topping the ‘AI University of The Year’ category at the...
