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3co - Selling through AR technology is a whole lot easier thanks to this innovative startupWe’ve probably all shopped online and found that the multitude of images of the product we’re interested in manage to miss the one angle we’d like to see it from. Better still would be if we could see it from any angle, close up, and placed within the space we would place it were we to buy ...
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AID:Tech - The lowdown on the startup that's using innovative blockchain technology to create transparency in international aid... A huge 30% - $1.1 trillion - of international aid goes missing every year. It just vanishes before it reaches its intended destination and the donors are unable to track it. This is obviously a terrible state of affairs, on multiple levels. So what can be done to make...
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We take a look at BioSure, the award-winning startup which has created an innovative HIV self testing kit... An estimated 26,000 people in the UK have HIV without knowing it. Because it is a highly transmissible disease, this state of unawareness can lead to devastating effects. HIV is more manageable than ever these days, but it is not curable and late diagnosis can still have a huge impact on h...
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Last mile logistics and deliveries made easy, thanks to these, coming soon, ground-based, robotic delivery machines from robotics startup Eliport. Pollution is becoming more and more of a problem, and with the Earth just 2 degrees Celsius from a ‘hothouse’ tipping point, something needs to be done soon. As we have said before, until governments get it together, it is up to entreprene...
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Applied - The lowdown on the recruitment platform that will help you hire fairer, faster, and retain hires for longer... Hiring new talent can be almost as hard as being the talent trying to get hired. There is always fierce competition for the position and always a fear from the applicants that they will not be hired based purely on their talent. Biases and judgements are made instinctively...
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The annual Northern Irish INVENT Awards from Connect at Catalyst Inc, took place last Thursday in Belfast’s Waterfront, during which Gray’s Clip was announced as the overall competition winner.  Sponsored by Bank of Ireland UK, INVENT is an annual competition that showcases and rewards local innovations that promise the greatest potential. It’s an opportunity to gain high-p...
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Leading real estate tech investment firm, Goldacre, has announced the six startups selected for its inaugural RElab accelerator programme, run in collaboration with L Marks, a corporate innovation specialist and early-stage investor. RElab is a 12-week mentor and pilot-led accelerator programme offering startups the opportunity to validate their products with industry leaders, as well as ben...
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Skin Ninja - The health-tech startup that'll help you make informed decisions when buying skincare products and cosmetics... We all know that cosmetics are packed full of harmful ingredients such as parabens, allergens, and carcinogens like formaldehyde. Despite this, we - and we’re going to go out on a limb here and say most consumers - slap it all over their faces on a daily basis. Althou...
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BleepBleeps - The lowdown on the startup that's creating innovative connected products to make the art of parenting easier! Raising children is like a very good analogy for something difficult. They need food and drink and clothes and you have to talk to them and be nice and it’s exhausting. Getting the little angels to do do what they’re supposed to - like sleep or brush their teeth ...
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Thortful - The startup that's providing a creative card marketplace for designers, illustrators and photographers Whether it's for your brother's birthday or your parents’ anniversary, choosing a decent card can sometimes be more difficult than buying a gift - unless of course a last minute purchase from the local garage suits you fine! If however you like to deliberate over the card - se...
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