HMRC figures show London-based companies once again securing a major share of R&D (research and development) tax relief with over £2.3bn paid out in 2019-20. Other strong performing areas include the West Midlands, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, and Surrey where businesses collectively secured almost £1.3bn in tax relief for innovation-focused investment.

Over 3,000 business leaders, innovators and investors are set to unite in the fight against climate change at the UK’s largest sustainability ecosystem and green investment event, Reset Connect London.

A European tech initiative has returned in 2022 to support tech startups and scaleups access the UK, Ireland and Europe to better connect with investors and potential partners.

It’s been 18 years since Body Rocket Founder Eric DeGolier first came up with the idea for a tool to help competitive cyclists accurately measure their aerodynamic drag. Eric had teamed up with three-time Paralympian Matt King  (who went on to join Facebook as their first blind engineer) to qualify for, and compete in, the 2004 Paralympic Games.

Wellbees, the new generation employee wellbeing platform that is used by more than 100,000 employees in over 40 companies in 17 countries and recently launched into the UK, has now received $2.2m seed investment.   The investment has been led by 212, which is headquartered in Luxembourg and invests in growth-stage tech companies across CEE and MENA.

Back in 2018, one fifth (21%) of companies believed they had completed their digital transformation (DX) experience, according to Forrester research. Fast forward three years, we can say with some degree of certainty that what businesses thought was full digital transformation, was just the tip of the iceberg.

Bad business advice has cost the UK’s microbusinesses an estimated £12.9bn, new research has revealed.

Avatraxx is a workplace preventative health, lifestyle and wellbeing app that uses predictive health technology, proven psychological methods and data to bring inclusive health programmes to the workplace. It can also be used by individuals.

To help small and medium-sized publishing firms produce high-quality content, meet tight deadlines and reduce pressure on in-house writers, Kolabtree has released How to outsource content creation: The ultimate guide for science publishers. The whitepaper explores the benefits of outsourcing content writing, challenges publishers face when putting together content and the different types of content that freelancers can help produce. The white paper can be downloaded for free here.

LovedBy, the health technology and consultancy business, today announces the launch of ‘Nudg with Dexcom’ directly to Gen Z in the UK living with Type 1 Diabetes, and their parents.

RO Capital Partners (“ROCP”), the RO Group’s venture capital arm, announces that it has led an investment round in InferSens alongside the Oxford Innovation Fund, and Bruce Melizan, the former MD of Interserve’s support services division.  ROCP’s contribution comprises £309,000 of the total £870,000 raised, which will be used as growth capital and to bring the product to market.

PillSorted, the personalised delivery pharmacy service, has raised $6m in Seed funding. The company provides a personalised, hassle-free way of delivering medication to patients, while setting forth the blueprint for the future of digital pharmacy care. 

This year’s entries raised the bar once again, showing the incredible talent and ambition within our great industry. When we created the Hustle Awards, it was all about celebrating startups, teams and founders and giving you a platform to showcase all the amazing work you are doing. 

Introducing The Zensory app – helping to “sensehack” your body for mood boosting efficiency, focus and creativity

Reed.co.uk research finds only 41% of women negotiate their salary when being offered a role compared with 61% of men

Oxford Drug Design receives $2.7 million in bridge round commitments from existing investors and angels ahead of Series A. Oxford University biotech spin-out will use funding to further develop its AI-based drug discovery programme for oncology therapeutics 

BT have unveiled a new Charter for its 1.2 million UK business and public sector customers, providing a blueprint for BT to accelerate a range of initiatives aimed at boosting  the growth of UKplc. 

UK workers want more financial education resources from their employers and believe receiving it as a wellbeing benefit can strengthen their commitment to their jobs, according to the ‘Can We Connect’ report, released today by global financial wellbeing platform nudge Global.

Small businesses across the UK are counting the cost of not having insurance policies protecting them against the increasing risks of cyber attacks or data breaches.

Is there more businesses can do to help protect them and their teams from having an IT meltdown in the event of an internet outage? Stephen Whelan, Technical Director at Integrity IT Solutions, which looks after more than 300 clients across the UK, shares his expert advice.