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EQONIC Group has announced its battery technology that addresses the three critical challenges facing energy storage: cost, safety, and sustainability.
Rachel Curtis spent three decades in financial services, building a career focused on customer experience, operations, and marketing. But it was a digital transformation project that opened her eyes to the potential of a new kind of technology, and the gaping need for it.
OX Delivers, the UK-based electric vehicle startup, and Wahu Mobility, Ghana’s manufacturer of durable and connected electric bikes, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore opportunities to enhance electric mobility solutions that boost business, create jobs, and make a positive sustainable impact in Ghana.
French entrepreneur Garance Locatelli is making city cycle networks easier to navigate with a subway-inspired wayfinding system, developed through a programme delivered by Connected Places Catapult.
Erik Rask is the Founder and CEO of MedBeat, but before founding the startup, he was a medical doctor at the Children’s Heart Centre in Lund, Sweden.
In the May/June 2025 issue of Startups Magazine, we introduced four startups that we believe are the ones to watch in the medtech space.
Discovery Park, Kent’s hub for science and technology, announced the arrival of two biotech companies to its innovation campus. iLoF (Intelligent Lab on Fiber), a digital health company and MilaK, a precision fermentation protein business, have now moved into their new laboratory space in Sandwich, Kent.
While the Black Cats are climbing the Premier League table, Sunderland is also charging ahead – literally – with a trial of Kerbo Charge, a clever new way to make switching to electric vehicles a whole lot easier (and cheaper) for local drivers.
Photonic has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Canadian Department of National Defence’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) NORAD Modernisation Science and Technology Contest.
The health and wellness space is undergoing a huge transformation. Scrolling through Instagram and TikTok yields a whole host of advertisements from influencers flogging the latest supplement that promises a variety of miracles.
When Transreport was founded, the concept was driven by a simple but powerful vision: to connect the world by unlocking access to travel and experiences for everyone, everywhere.
Founded in London in 2016 as Engineer.ai by Sachin Dev Duggal, Builder.ai aimed to make custom software development as simple as ordering a takeaway. The proposition was straightforward: a non-technical customer could describe an app or website they wanted, and Builder.ai’s platform would assemble it from pre-built feature blocks, with human oversight and AI guidance.
NineSixteen Studios is the latest venture launched from cocreatd. Founded with Ben Kaluza, one of the UK’s leading tech content creators (900k followers), and serial entrepreneur Jono Fereday, NineSixteen Studios helps tech companies produce premium creator content that people actually want to watch.
Biology graduate Rosie Richardson became fascinated by human behaviour and the role technology can play in keeping people safe. Now she is driving the development of a system that spots potential hazards at train stations to provide early alerts for rail staff to keep passengers secure, with the help of Connected Places Catapult.
Sânziana Foia is the Founder and CEO of Papcup, and she is on a mission to give women across the globe autonomy over their own bodies – by giving them freedom and choice when it comes to how and where they have their smear tests.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the name for a group of common lung diseases, and it is one of the major challenges in respiratory healthcare. According to the World Health Organization, COPD was linked to 3.5 million deaths in 2021 and is the fourth leading cause of death globally, while in the UK, it contributes to approximately 30,000 deaths every year.
According to iData research, in 2023 alone, 15.2 million laparoscopic procedures were performed globally, while the Royal College of Surgeons of England cite that in the UK, 60,000 gall bladder removals are performed annually, but given the scope that laparoscopic procedures cover, this number is likely to be much higher.
Quantum computing startups are taking over the world of deeptech as the technology becomes more viable, investment surges, and breakthroughs are multiplying. The United Nations even crowned 2025 as the ‘International Year of Quantum Science and Technology’, making 100 years since the birth of quantum mechanics.
We’ve all been there: stuck in ‘calendar jail’, booking meetings like robots – click a link, pick a time, send an invite, accept. But life isn’t static. Plans shift, unexpected things pop up, and standard link-based scheduling tools just can’t keep pace.
It’s a well-known saying for a reason: dogs are a man’s best friend. The companionship that comes with having a pet dog is like no other. But what about the companionship of a robot dog?
