Upfront Diagnostics, a healthcare company focused on discovering novel biomarkers that can be applied to medical diagnosis, has started the last phase of clinical evaluation of a point-of-care rapid blood test designed to rapidly identify when stroke is caused by a blood clot blocking a main blood vessel within the brain. This is known as large vessel occlusion (LVO).  

In this interview series Richard Richie, Managing Partner of Alcon Maddox, gets some of London’s most forward-thinking tech leaders to spill the beans on what is making their companies so successful and what innovations the future has in store.

multifi, a UK startup specialising in finance for small and medium-sized businesses, has secured a substantial capital injection of £10 million from Fasanara Capital, a $4 billion London-based asset manager and technology platform. This initial injection will support the growth of UK businesses that can access a credit facility of up to £200,000 with a fixed monthly access fee of 0.3% and an interest rate of 1.99% per month on used credit.

King's College London, a British university, and Kvantify, a Danish quantum computing software company, are proud to unveil their strategic partnership. Together, they will explore novel methods to integrate classical and quantum computing tools in drug discovery for neurological conditions.

This year’s edition of Tourism Innovation Summit (TIS) featured some fantastic traveltech startups on a mission to revolutionise the travel industry. The event finished up with the Touristech Startup Fest, where 40 startups pitched their businesses to a jury of industry leaders and investors. Of those, we have rounded up a highlight list to share these businesses with you.

A pioneering new semiconductor technology developed by scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has been selected as one of the first twelve UK semiconductor innovations to receive support from ChipStart UK, a new incubator programme set up by Silicon Catalyst.UK and funded by the UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

Frame is an AI-enhanced collaboration software with a mission to provide a framework for focus. Project managers utilise Frame as a unified platform to streamline task assignments, centralise communication, and monitor project progress in real-time, ensuring teams stay synchronised and projects remain on track. Remote teams use Frame to stay connected and organised, simplifying collaboration across all their tools in one unified space.

In today's fast-paced and fiercely competitive economic landscape, businesses face mounting pressures to excel.

Cubbit, the innovator behind Europe’s first geo-distributed cloud storage enabler, announced a brand new distribution agreement with Exclusive Networks, a globally trusted cybersecurity specialist for digital infrastructure, whose gross sales hit $4.9 billion in 2022.

A UK headquartered company supporting some of the biggest names in the commercial space sector and multiple national governments to communicate the benefits to be derived from accessing space has been recognised for its contribution to the space sector, as well as the rapid growth of its client base, during the annual Sir Arthur Clarke Awards.

The latest video chatbot technology is being utilised to help political parties build trust and engage a wider audience across digital platforms, with multi-language implementation improving the accessibility of information.

Blend, the membership community built to unlock the power of cognitive diversity, breaking through business silos, has launched today (24th October).

With a sharp decline in both fundraising amounts and valuations, the current investment landscape is presenting a variety of hurdles for entrepreneurs.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a small business in the Western world that isn’t utilising technology. Since the invention of the Internet and the rise of digital devices, tech has become commonplace across industries, transforming not only the way companies reach their audiences but also how they function at a base level. 

As a domain that’s so intrinsically human, networking is the sustaining force of our communities, especially in the business world.