Newcastle’s LightOx makes laser cancer treatment breakthrough
LightOx, a Newcastle company developing treatments including light-activated chemotherapy for early-stage oral cancer, is making new breakthroughs in the treatment of early-stage mouth cancers. Its first-of-its-kind in the UK laser treatment in the UK is currently completing pre-clinical testing with the latest advancements funded by Analysis for Innovators (A4I), a grant-funding programme run by Innovate UK. […]
Manchester’s Sale Water Park set to receive state-of-the-art charging hub in £1M EV deal
Manchester’s Sale Water Park is set to receive a new state-of-the-art charging hub in a £1 million deal with EV charging network Be.EV, with 16 ultra-rapid charger bays set to go live at the 152-acre parkland and lake in August. This is the latest project in Be.EV’s wider collaboration with Trafford Borough Council, which has already seen […]
New mobile phone network Boshhh helps users build credit
North-west network provider Boshhh has announced its launch across the UK providing a platform for users with poor credit ratings to build credit via an essential utility service. The first-of-its-kind platform enables people to take out cost-effective mobile phone plans to help build their credit score and aims to make mobile phone contracts accessible to everyone, […]
Business infrastructure startup Versori secures £2.75 investment
Manchester-based Versori, a provider of data infrastructure solutions, has raised £2.75 million in a funding round led by Stage 2 Capital with angel investors, which it aims to use to bolster product development efforts for the integration and visualisation tooling of its flagship product Switchboard. Switchboard is an innovative any-to-any system integration and workflow automation platform that is powered […]
Middlesbrough firm Salesfire eyes US expansion after securing £3M investment
A Teesside-based company is setting its sights on the US market, with plans to create 50 new positions following a successful investment round that raised £3 million. SaaS platform Salesfire secured £2 million from Mercia Equity Finance, a part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, as part of a larger funding effort totaling £3.05 […]
Service Express Completes Integration of Blue Chip and The ICC Group
Service Express, a global data center solutions provider, today announces the full integration of its 2021 U.K. acquisitions of Blue Chip and The ICC Group. Merging the three companies combines decades of expertise, employing over 1,000 talented individuals and a strong foundation in providing exceptional maintenance and managed infrastructure solutions to companies internationally. Service Express […]
Manchester’s Borderless Security launches e-signature solution
Borderless Security has announced the availability of FilesDNA, an advanced e-signature solution that integrates the security company’s custom protocols into a new offering for digital management of files and contracts to be shared globally. FilesDNA leverages blockchain technology to create a safe, secure and convenient solution for signing paperwork, contracts and legally binding documents. Driven […]
2021 tech predictions: from COVID-accelerated opps to new jobs
No-one can argue that the pace of change in 2020 was accelerated due to the pandemic, with companies unable to rely on traditional business strategies they’d set up at the start of the year from March onwards. But, up here in the North of England, technology companies implemented a whole host of innovations to ensure […]
Manchester named as fastest-growing tech city in Europe
Manchester has been recognised as the fastest-growing tech hub in Europe, measured by the rate of increase in venture capital funding, with investment jumping from 48 million pounds ($59 million) in 2018 to 181 million pounds in 2019, industry body Tech Nation said. As well as Manchester, Britain had four other cities in the European […]
New app that will help passengers find out ‘realtime’ train information
Web-based rail experts Realtimetrains.co.uk has teamed up with Northern rail to give its customers live information about its trains. Know Your Train will allow Northern customers to find out, in realtime, what model of the train they will be catching, how many carriages it has, and what facilities will be on-board – including whether the train […]
Software platform fissara receives fresh £250K investment
Software platform fissara has secured a £250,000 boost on the back of an NPIF Maven Equity Finance-led funding round. Fissara allows clients to plan, manage, schedule and track their mobile workforce as they move, and its technology is used by the likes of O2, Motorola, Clarke Telecom, OM-3 and Peel Land and Property. The investment will allow […]
Pentest People partners premier league Leeds
Cybersecurity consultancy, Pentest People, has announced its digital partnership with premier league Leeds United Football Club. This is the first year that the Leeds-based employer has partnered the club and signals its growing investment in the area. Pentest People provides businesses with vulnerability testing services, conducted by a team of expert consultants, who provide guidance […]
Edge and Commissum align services to thwart hackers and eliminate software failures
Manchester software testing firm Edge Testing and Leed’s cyber security company Commissum are aligning their services to deliver total software assurance Since being acquired by Eurofins Digital Testing, Edge Testing Solutions, one of the UK’s fastest-growing software testing companies, and Commissum Associates, a world-class information security services provider, are now working together to provide complementary services […]
Royal Preston Hospital wins FotoWare Media Management Award 2020
The Royal Preston Hospital has won this year’s Media Management Award, which recognises individuals and teams whose work with media assets and demonstrate innovation and positive impact. The award attracted applicants from various countries and industries and the hospital was recognised for its efforts to reduce patient contact while still delivering media imagery across all […]
The 2021 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards open for nominations
The annual FDM everywoman in Technology Awards have opened for nominations for 2021. The awards aim to celebrate the tech industry’s most exceptional talent, from the UK and beyond, creating role models to inspire the next generation of tech stars. Companies and individuals are invited to put forward candidates for categories recognising all stages of […]