A innovative Oxfordshire company has secured vital funding to help it sell a new safety product in overseas markets. Sigmavision, of Weston Business Park, Weston-on-the-Green, Bicester, has developed a new tool to check the safety of tyres on any vehicle.The product is a handheld scanner which slides along the surface of tyres and uses 3D scanning technology to accurately measure tread depth and tyre wear. The TreadReader scanner can be used on vehicles from cars to heavy goods vehicles, buses and trailers, and eliminates the errors associated with manual dip gauges. The company has also developed drive-over ramps fitted with the same technology.Now it has been awarded £1 million from the MEIF Proof-of-Concept and Early Stage Fund to help sell the scanner overseas.The fund is part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund and supported by the European Regional Development Fund, and managed by Mercia Fund managers.Dr Andrew Pryce, Sigmavision’s managing director, said: “3D … [Read more...] about New funding to drive overseas sales of tyre technology company’s innovative scanner
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Howes Percival seals major deal for new business and innovation park
The Horizon 120 development site. Picture: Howes Percival Howes Percival Regional law firm Howes Percival has revealed it is advising Braintree District Council (BDC) on a major project to create a new business and innovation park. The firm, which has offices in Norwich’s Bedding Lane, advised BDC on contract negotiations to acquire two separate parcels of the development site.The result will be a 65-acre development site, Horizon 120, hosting professional services firms, companies operating in research, digital and development sectors and, in advanced manufacturing. Howes Percival development lawyer, Nicola Curle, said: “This was a complex piece of work. We had to manage contract negotiations with two separate landowners, which needed to synchronise on planning and completion timeframes, and deliver in accordance with the Council’s cabinet approvals. The acquisition of the main site also required complex negotiations around facilitating access and services to … [Read more...] about Howes Percival seals major deal for new business and innovation park
VN, Australia launch $7m innovative project
Australian Ambassador to Việt Nam Craig Chittick (right) and Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngọc Anh at the launch of Aus4Innovation programme. — Photo zing.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Science and Technology and the Australian Government seek to boost co-operation on science, technology and creative innovation, with the official launch of the Australia – Việt Nam Innovative Project, under the name Aus4Innovation, on Thursday. Aus4Innovation is the keynote programme designed to implement the Partnership on Innovation between Australia and Việt Nam, which was initially established at APEC 2017 by former Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Julie Bishop and Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngọc Anh. “Through Aus4Innovation, we want to share Australia’s best knowledge and experience in both public and private sectors, in order to support Việt Nam to utilise the benefits of … [Read more...] about VN, Australia launch $7m innovative project
Universities play significant role in new ‘Innovation Districts’
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Universities with an entrepreneurial mindset will play an important role in the development of Innovation Districts in HCM City, experts said at an international conference held on Wednesday at Vietnam National University Hồ Chí Minh City’s (VNU HCM) Information Technology Park. Dr Nguyễn Anh Thi, director of the IT park, said that “entrepreneurial universities carry out activities to support lecturers and students start businesses based on their innovative ideas”. “Entrepreneurial universities quickly adapt to the outside environment, such as the Fourth industrial revolution,” Thi added. Besides the traditional roles of teaching and research, these universities set up an ecosystem that allows their lecturers and students to connect with industries that can transfer their technology to them and help commercialise their research findings and products. This kind of mindset will support the … [Read more...] about Universities play significant role in new ‘Innovation Districts’
Innovation Leaders Predict Canadian Tech Trends in 2019
Sit down with these Canadian innovation leaders as they discuss technology trends coming into the new year. MaRS Discovery District Published 12:55 pm CST, Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Photo: Courtesy Of MaRS Discovery District Photo: Courtesy Of MaRS Discovery District Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Courtesy Of MaRS Discovery District Innovation Leaders Predict Canadian Tech Trends in 2019 1 / 1 Back to Gallery In this video, three entrepreneurs of the Canadian tech space speak about some of the trends they anticipate for 2019. For one, the Canadian exits are coming. With the departure of some Canadian companies, comes a new slew of businesses to brighten … [Read more...] about Innovation Leaders Predict Canadian Tech Trends in 2019