Frontier IP Matthew White joining the Group as Director of Commercialisation

Will robots be the answer to labour shortages on farms? Blowing raspberries Last week a startup based at Plymouth University unveiled the world’s first raspberry-picking robot. The machine can pick about 25,000 berries a day, which

In its tenth anniversary year, Clerkenwell Design Week shone its light on all the biggest showrooms in the area, as well as highlighting future talents and new designers. Our pick of the festival showcases some of

Quivering and hesitant, like a spoon-wielding toddler trying to eat soup without spilling it, the world’s first raspberry-picking robot is attempting to harvest one of the fruits. After sizing it up for an age, the robot

Frontier IP Group (LON:FIPP), a specialist in commercialising university intellectual property, today announced that portfolio company Fieldwork Robotics has completed initial field trials of its robot raspberry harvesting system. Frontier IP holds 27.5 per cent of

Adding to the raft of innovative eco companies featured here on Tile Addict is Alusid, formed in 2015 after research at the University of Central Lancashire which investigated ways that waste could be repurposed into surface

Dundee University spin-out company Exscientia is a world leader at using artificial intelligence (AI) to automate drug design, which speeds up the development of drug candidates. A new report by equity analyst Ian Jermin of Allenby

Alusid, a creator of eco-friendly surfaces, has partnered with Parkside to launch the Sequel range, the brand’s first collection of batch-produced sustainable tiles. Dr Alasdair Bremner, co-founder of Alusid, says: “We are very excited to be

Artificial intelligence and big data are poised to address the complexity of metabolic diseases, drawing out specific genetic and environmental factors that can inform discovery and development of new therapies and providing the means to modify

Frontier IP Group (LON:FIPP), a specialist in commercialising intellectual property, today announced it has been selected as a partner in a major project to maximise the value of academic research to Europe’s marine and coastal economies

The 10th anniversary of Clerkenwell Design Week sees 100- plus, world-class design showrooms partner with CDW, providing an array of stimulating events, talks and workshops. From collaborations and talks with Tom Dixon at Ege Carpets to

We have all heard of Big Data—capital B, capital D—and the myriad ways the life sciences industry can exploit it. Algorithms can be used to make sense of vast datasets, helping pathologists analyse tissue samples to

Frontier IP (LON:FIPP) has jointly hosted an exhibition of early stage technology companies along side the Royal Academy of Engineering at the latter’s premises in London. Frontier IP develops businesses and technologies that are spun-out of universities,

Steve Jobs once said that “the biggest innovations of the twenty-first century will be the intersection of biology and technology,” and that “a new era is beginning” that he likened to the digital age that he

Anyone familiar with gluten-free bread knows the downsides. Dry structure, questionable texture, and sometimes inferior taste. Can plant proteins help to change that? Two groups in the UK, Innovate UK and Coeliac UK, are joining forces