Gradwell, the Bath-based communication technology firm, is under new ownership after boutique investor Altitude sold its stake in the business to a buy-in, management buy-out (BIMBO) team. Southampton-based Altitude generated a return of 2.7 times on the £1.15m in Gradwell in 2012, which was made to trigger a phase of significant growth. The BIMBO...
Bath firms operating in areas as diverse as healthcare, interactive digital content and support for games publishers were among the winners at the SPARKies – the awards celebrating the best of the region’s tech sector. Mayden, Designability, Complete Control, Bath:Hacked and Keymailer were up against the cream of tech and digital businesses from across...
Bath’s next generation of healthcare entrepreneurs have learned how to take their cutting-edge technology and business ideas to the next level thanks to an intensive innovation programme. The four-day course brought together health professionals, health and life science academics and small businesses and was delivered by business incubator SETsquared, which is backed by the University of...
Two of Bath’s most exciting hi-tech, high growth potential start-ups have been showcased to big name corporates at a high-profile event in London. The pair took part in the Open Innovation Showcase organised by SETsquared, the global number one university business incubation programme run by a partnership of the universities including Bath. Vaccines Without...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Nick Sturge, South West regional chairman of the Institute of Directors, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? I’ve been watching OJ: Made in America, which has...
Diversity in the West of England’s burgeoning tech sector will come under the spotlight at a major event next month. Called DIVERSITY? and taking place on Saturday June 24 at Bristol’s Watershed media centre, it will bring together a wide range of people from across the region who are keen to increase diversity in...
World-class research and a spirit of collaboration have earned the University of Bath a place in a prestigious global ranking of ‘tech challenger’ universities. The university, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary, is one of only two UK universities listed by Times Higher Education (THE) in its table. The THE describes tech challenger...
The cream of Bath’s tech and digital cluster have just a week left to submit their nominations for The 2017 SPARKies, the awards showcasing the region’s best start-ups, founders, entrepreneurs and mentors. West of England tech sector group TechSPARK, which stages the awards, has also revealed the line-up of expert judges and announced that...
The 2017 SPARKies awards have been launched with the ambition of shining a light on the very best people, products and companies in the Bath and Bristol’s digital and tech sectors. Now in their fifth year, the awards showcase the region’s start-ups, founders, entrepreneurs and mentors and highlight the best companies and innovations. They...
Shares in specialist IT firm SCISYS rose today after it revealed it had won a place on the Metropolitan Police’s new supplier framework – a move it described as a “game-changer” in is relationship with the force. Chippenham-based SCISYS, which provides highly specialised software and IT services to organisations across the space, defence, media...
