Boots has completed a test drone delivery of prescription medicines for the first time in the UK with the flight went from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight. Following this test, they are now assessing the possibility and is working […]
Boots has completed a test drone delivery of prescription medicines for the first time in the UK with the flight went from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight. Following this test, they are now assessing the possibility and is working […]
James Ford, Head of Enterprise and Skills at Solent Local Enterprise Partnership, explains how his organisation is planning to present its vision for the Solent in 2050 at this year’s Venturefest South – with the aim of creating new collaborations […]
#VFS22 Festival of Innovation will take place at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton, on 17 November and is now an official activity of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is an international movement, which will take place from 14-20 November. […]
Solent University graduate, and #VFS21 innovator Mitch Wisniewski has been crowned the winner of the Business Pitch competition receiving a £10,000 investment to accelerate his company. The Business Pitch – a competition for entrepreneurial students and alumni from Solent University, […]
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), on behalf of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (Cabinet Office) is seeking proposals that will drive forward better veteran health outcomes. DASA has launched a new Themed Competition: the Veterans’ Health Innovation Fund Funded by […]
Dstl is seeking highly innovative approaches to understand the contribution that engineering biology can make to Defence Capability. Synthetic biology is the design and fabrication of biological components and systems that do not already exist in the natural world. The […]
Venturefest South has partnered up with Catax to launch its brand new Battle of the Pitches competition with a huge £10,000 prize to help the winning innovation fly. Established businesses looking to grow through the deployment of new ideas and […]
Trees absorb and store carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. The more trees there are, the more carbon dioxide can be taken out of the atmosphere. According to WWF, forests are home to more than half […]
Business and community leaders, potential investors, education providers, local government and other interested parties came together to learn more about the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) ambitions for the region, and the opportunities that collaboration will bring through the Solent […]
Independent evaluation of the Innovate UK EDGE Scaleup programme shows significant value for money, whilst it announces its new Scaleup programme alumni community. Innovate UK EDGE is Innovate UK’s national business growth and scaling service, provided by over 300 innovation […]
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