£26m fund to cut knife crime including in West Midlands
New tech targets knifing hotspots to within 0.1 of a square km West Midlands Police is among 27 forces across England and Wales.
Crime
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Life Sciences
Tech
Microscopic worms launched into Space in bid to safeguard future Moon astronauts
Tiny nematodes, supported by Midlands-built hardware, could unlock secrets of long-duration spaceflight British scientists are sending dozens of microscopic worms into space today.
Justice
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West Midlands lawtech firms to benefit from £4.5m government programme extension
LawtechUK funding boost backs regional growth ambitions West Midlands businesses operating in the legal technology sector are set to benefit from a £4.5.
Culture
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Global gaming festival with £1.3m prize pool comes to Birmingham
E-sports and digital creators attend DreamHack at NEC from March 27 to 29 One of the world’s largest gaming festivals is making its.
Life Sciences
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£50m Government innovation boost for West Midlands frontier sectors
Record sum to support life sciences, advanced manufacturing and creative tech The West Midlands is the “home of innovation,” regional mayor Richard Parker.
Life Sciences
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UK sets out pathway for space-manufactured medicines to reach patients
Regulatory clarity and new guidance aim to help firms bring microgravity-produced drugs from orbit to NHS patients The UK government has announced a.
Business News
Coventry
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Coventry fluid tech group posts 50% revenue surge in five years
Green energy acquisitions and international expansion drive growth at Flowmax Coventry-headquartered Flowmax Group has reported a 50% increase in revenue over the past.
Coventry
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Transport
Aurrigo International secures ground handling licence at East Midlands Airport
Coventry firm takes key step in nationwide roll-out of autonomous aviation technology Coventry-based autonomous vehicle specialist Aurrigo International has been awarded a ground.
Black Country
Events
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Lithium-ion battery tech pioneer headlines Venturefest West Midlands
Innovation conference staged in the Black Country for the first time A successful West Midlands entrepreneur who pioneered sustainable lithium-ion battery technology will.
AI
Crime
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UK leads global fight against deepfake threat
The move comes after a 16-fold increase in online deepfakes in the past two years Britain has launched a world-first framework to detect.