Leigh Alexander delves into the incredible story of how Doncaster’s Simon Wheatcroft, who has been legally blind since he was 17, runs marathons with the help of some particularly innovative technology. Continue reading…

Tech VC Mercia Technologies (MERC) has secured four new university partnerships in the North of England and Scotland. The four new partnerships include Sheffield Hallam University, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Napier University, the University of St Andrews, and will further enhance Mercia’s ability to source investment opportunities in two of the group’s key target regions for expansion. Mercia […]

Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP) are planning to open an innovation centre on their central campus. The centre, named Mi-IDEA, will open in partnership with Cisco to support the growth of key innovation clusters in the North of England. Joint venture Mi-IDEA will work with early-stage companies in the North to develop innovative technologies and solutions. […]

Barclays has cemented their strong working relationship with AccessPay, by providing a £1m loan to help the innovative Manchester fintech company explore further growth opportunities. Access Systems (UK) Ltd, trading as AccessPay (accesspay.com), provides a cloud based connectivity layer between a business’s finance systems, their banks and all of the major UK and International payment […]