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Apian is a London-based startup that has created a drone-based delivery system for COVID-19 samples, test-kits, and PPE... During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been coming up with all sorts of ways to help others affected in some way by it, whether it’s supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs or simple drone delivery of sweets at Halloween in our own Derry.  It would...
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The Oxford-based tech startup that's created an innovative tracking solution that can be used to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 It can often be useful to be able to keep track of where people are inside a building, but one of the most obvious places for this need is in hospitals. Knowing where doctors and nurses are at all time can be of great value to ensuring that people are being trea...
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We take a look at Envisics, the UK-based startup that's disrupting the automotive industry with its innovative holographic technology Most of us, should our minds drift to the future of cars and driving, think of electric cars like Tesla and...uh...the other brands that are also available. Fast, powerful, minute-emission cars that are just a step below the flying cars Hollywood fooled us i...
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The lowdown on Better Origin, the startup that's creating the ‘Internet of Insects’; a global network converting excess nutrients into essential nutrients... We have all heard that the world’s need for food will increase significantly in a fairly short time, and that this will be one of the biggest challenges we face as a species. That need will require food supply to gro...
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We take a look at the Yorkshire-based startup Briiv, that has created a new type of air purifier, inspired by nature and powered by Nanotechnology... Breathing is quite good, most of us would agree. Some might go so far as to say that breathing is important for our health. Having nice, clean air in your home or office is a good starting place for breathing well, especially during these times of...
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Swyg, the Irish startup that's on a mission to improve hiring by using AI to help remove assumptions and biases from the recruitment process...   We write fairly often about recruitment, with some of the most recent examples being Caroo and Talentful. Recruitment is a process and an industry that is out of date and which needs disruption. It is currently experiencing this disruption, but ...
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Glasses repair made easy thanks to Lensbuild, the Dublin-based startup that's created an affordable and convenient lens replacement service for glasses Glasses can be pretty expensive. These are things that, ideally, we want to last for the rest of our lives. Or until we raise the money and courage to get lasers shot into our eyes. They may not break the bank, but they aren’t disposable e...
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The lowdown on Curio, the startup that lets you handpick content from leading publications and turn it into beautifully narrated audio you can listen to any time, anywhere... We’ve written plenty of times before about how our lives are increasingly filled with stuff and our time has to be spread between many different things, even if these things are no more than reading the news.&nb...
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PC game monetisation moves forward with the launch of the PlayerLands website and its innovative e-commerce solution for PC game server owners... PC gamers take note! PlayerLands, the smart, secure e-commerce platform for the games industry, has just announced the launch of the official PlayerLands website and the beginning of a revolution in PC game monetisation.  Founded by Nick Gillett...
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A virtual demo day took place to mark the end of RELab's second scale-up programme featuring 9 international startups showcasing their innovative solutions...   This year’s RElab Demo Day was a virtual affair with 9 international startups from the UK, US, Israel, Turkey, Finland and Spain showcasing their innovative solutions in the areas of smart spaces, construction tech, sustaina...
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