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AI era
People-powered productivity in the AI era

Employee productivity has been cast into the spotlight in recent months, thanks to the acceleration…

Photography: Ollie Craig Meet the innovator making streets better with community insight
Meet the innovator making streets better with community insight

Jon Little of BetaStreets is on a mission to democratise the design of public spaces,…

SpatialCortex Using wearables to protect personal safety on sites: credit Jonathan Birch Photography
Using wearables to protect personal safety on sites

Freight logistics, warehousing, and transport are all high-risk, heavy industries and musculoskeletal disorders feature among…

WORKSPACE OF THE ISSUE
Workspace of the Issue: Oneder

Oneder provides beautifully designed spaces for a fast-growing community of businesses, entrepreneurs, and creatives. In a…

How ABB’s SynerLeap brings together industry and startups
How ABB’s SynerLeap brings together industry and startups

SynerLeap is ABB’s innovation growth hub that is designed to foster collaboration between startups, ABB,…

Rhevia: Meet the innovator scaling a business to make roads and sites safer
Meet the innovator scaling a business to make roads and sites safer

Concern with zebra crossing safety led one entrepreneur to take his technology idea from Powerpoint…

British AI startup that's backed by Government
British AI startup that’s backed by Government

The UK government has selected Cosine, the British AI company whose models have outperformed OpenAI,…

Ones to watch: female founders
Ones to watch: female founders

Beyond Aero is building the first electric business aircraft powered by hydrogen propulsion, which will enable six…

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Jack Fertility: scrapping the stigma of men’s fertility health

When Lily Elsner moved from the US to Oxford for business school, she had no…

Addressing pain points in organoid sorting: the Orgadroid
Addressing pain points in organoid sorting: the Orgadroid

Organoids are a feat of science that you might not have heard of: as cultures…

Augment Aero: automated airside assistance
Augment Aero: automated airside assistance

Augment Aero is a company focused on innovative aircraft maintenance by using AI and AR to enhance efficiency…

Auriga Space charges up the launch game
Auriga Space charges up the launch game

Getting anything into space is expensive, and current technology isn’t the most efficient. Space is now a waiting game. Companies spend a lot of…

Where are they now: Samphire Neuroscience
Where are they now: Samphire Neuroscience

“The users are behind the fuel to the fire,” said Emilė Radytė, Co-Founder of Samphire Neuroscience, in…

Qflow: creating a greener construction industry
Qflow: creating a greener construction industry

Construction is all around us – be this a neighbour having a house renovation, or a brand-new…

From teenagers to trailblazers: meet the founders behind RedLocker
Meet the founders behind RedLocker

RedLocker is a Swedish startup founded by Liza Eriksson and Clara Lidman, focused on improving…

Meet the innovator helping construction sites understand nature better
Meet the innovator helping construction sites understand nature better

Serial entrepreneur Dimple Patel is leading a successful nature tech business previously supported by Connected…

Why faster iteration matters in startups – insights from Ruslan Tymofieiev
Why faster iteration matters in startups – insights from Ruslan Tymofieiev

Speed in startups is an execution standard that directly affects outcomes. While one team is…

The startup on a mission to tackle the underage vaping epidemic
The startup on a mission to tackle the underage vaping epidemic

Vape Guardian is a UK-based startup that has created vape detection technology to tackle the…

Meet the innovator growing an EV charge management business
Meet the innovator growing an EV charge management business

Serial entrepreneur Michael Gibson is CEO – or ‘Chief Explorer of Opportunities’ – of Fuuse,…

Our top startups at ISE 2026
Our top startups at ISE 2026

2026 was another record-breaking year for ISE with 1,751 exhibitors, 92,170 unique attendees, 120,914 registrations,…