Helping Agri-Tech innovators stay ahead of the game
There are so many challenges facing agriculture these days that it’s hard to know where to start – new diseases, labour issues, hyper competitive supply chains, Brexit…?
Is the UK ready for a SpaceX?
The recent Falcon heavy launch by SpaceX caught the public imagination around the world; as many space missions do. The novelty of launching a car; complete with a star man certainly helped but perhaps distracted us from the implications of …
Exoskeletons and wearable robotics
Exoskeletons and wearable robotics are where drones were 5 years ago, on the cusp of commercialisation. They are almost ready to explode on the market in many varied applications from medical rehabilitation to solidly deployable industrial manufacturing exoskeletons.
We were on a (space) Mission
One Mission led to multiple opportunities Since attending the first Space Mission to Utah and California last August, and Space Mission 2.0 to Houston in November, Oxford Space Systems have achieved significant progress in engaging the US market. We’re now …
Visioning the future
Predicting the future is notoriously difficult, but we can anticipate some growth areas for industry by identifying the areas where people are excited, identifying innovations that are enabling new products and services, and identifying markets where there are drivers for …
Connecting university academics with private investors
One moment from my PhD has stuck with me for many years. It was a moment, in the lab one afternoon where my colleagues and I hit on a pretty good idea for a new product and developed a working …
Meet our customers - Chiron
Machines that actually care! The CHIRON consortium are aiming to revolutionise long-term care with exciting robotic technology. “Robots in care? You must be joking!” We hear this phrase almost every day and we recognise that this is an area where …
The (slowly) emerging picture
We take a lot for granted in this digital, ever shrinking, accelerating age but do we stop to reflect how long it took to get to this stage or how much research, development and design were involved? I am old …
The management and use of biofilms
This blog was co-written by Lee Beniston, Senior Manager of Bioscience Tools, Technologies and Emerging Industries, BBSRC. You can follow Lee on Twitter: @BenistonBBSRC Biofilms can be found everywhere Biofilms are as versatile and challenging as they are ubiquitous; they (and their …
Uncovering emerging technologies
There’s lots of interest in emerging technologies at the moment and it’s not difficult to see why. It is, however, difficult to succeed. That doesn’t stop governments, companies and research bodies from trying since, well before the fashion or gadget …