{"id":84644,"date":"2017-09-21T10:19:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T10:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=8abd0d42e804e6e736fe54efadbc9487"},"modified":"2017-09-21T10:19:02","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T10:19:02","slug":"news-story-innovate-2017-see-the-best-in-uk-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=84644","title":{"rendered":"News story: Innovate 2017: see the best in UK innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Almost 100 companies from across the UK will be exhibiting at <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.innovate2017.gov.uk\/?utm_source=innovateukwebsite&amp;utm_medium=govuk&amp;utm_campaign=wordpress\">Innovate 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re attending the conference as a delegate \u2013 whether that\u2019s as a start-up, investor, researcher or government official \u2013 you will get the chance to see new and novel products that are changing the world.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"wearable-tech-to-lightweight-trumpets\">Wearable tech to lightweight trumpets<\/h2>\n<p>In total 96 organisations will take part in the innovation showcase. Innovations that will be on display include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/laundreez.com\/\">Landreez<\/a>, a portable, eco-friendly way for people to wash their clothes when they are travelling or away from home, from Chappell Solutions<\/li>\n<li>wearable, connected technology for children that helps to keep them safe, by <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.child-angel.com\/technology\/\">Child Angel<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>a pet monitoring system that tracks the health, activity and behaviour of cats and dogs, by <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/felcana.com\/\">Felcana<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>a lightweight hybrid trumpet that is easier for young people to use, by <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.warwickmusicgroup.com\/\">Warwick Music Group<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/67357\/Two_women_wear_AR_headsets_at_Innovate_2016.jpg\" alt=\"Two women wear AR headsets at Innovate 2016\"><\/div><figcaption>Two women wear AR headsets at Innovate 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"ones-to-watch\">Ones to watch<\/h2>\n<p>Other companies to look out for are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dyniumrobot.com\/\">Dynium Robot<\/a>, which is developing an autonomous tractor that\u2019s of lower weight than traditional vehicles \u2013 modernising farming while reducing soil compaction. Also under development are fully electric vehicles that can perform emissions-free farming<\/li>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hp1t.com\/\">HP1 Technologies<\/a>, which is developing a sensor system for use in helmets that can measure time, location and magnitude of forces to the head during impact to assist with medical interventions<\/li>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imaginationfactory.co.uk\/\">Imagination Factory<\/a>, which has developed its SwimAR head gear to be mounted to goggles and give swimmers access to real-time data on their performance. It includes a chronometer and lap counter<\/li>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lightfoot.co.uk\/\">Lightfoot<\/a>, which uses connected car technology to reward better driving. This should help to lower emissions and improve air quality, while making conditions safer<\/li>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/sceenic.co\/\">Sceenic<\/a>, which integrates with existing over-the-top video and TV and set top technology to allow friends and families in different locations to watch TV together in a virtual living room<\/li>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mrsampath.com\/bluespot\/\">The Bluespot Knee Clinic<\/a>, which is launching its Knee Tracker. This uses gamification to encourage patients to complete their knee rehab exercises<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.innovate2017.gov.uk\/?utm_source=innovateukwebsite&amp;utm_medium=govuk&amp;utm_campaign=wordpress\">See the full programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"disruptive-industries-of-tomorrow-at-innovate-2016\">Disruptive industries of tomorrow at Innovate 2016<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7RPdMXB0-mE&amp;list=PLrMOhOrmeR6nK6smFzqVNqRd4xCEwexhY&amp;index=16\">Innovate 2016 Day 2 &#8211; technologies of the future<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"about-innovate-2017\">About Innovate 2017<\/h2>\n<p>This year\u2019s event takes place from 8 to 9 November 2017 at the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thenec.co.uk\/\">National Exhibition Centre<\/a> (NEC) in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>The programme includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a main stage featuring key note speakers and panel discussions on the biggest challenges and opportunities for UK innovators<\/li>\n<li>practical seminars on the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and other business-critical topics<\/li>\n<li>a support zone with a range of UK businesses on hand to give advice<\/li>\n<li>one-to-one brokerage sessions<\/li>\n<li>tomorrow\u2019s innovators, a new strand that\u2019s designed to inspire the next generation<\/li>\n<li>plenty of networking opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More than 2,500 people are expected to attend across the 2 days. Prices are \u00a3150 for a one-day ticket and \u00a3199 for both days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/innovate17-visitor.reg.buzz\/?utm_source=innovateukwebsite&amp;utm_medium=govuk&amp;utm_campaign=wordpress\">Get your ticket<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the country\u2019s most forward-thinking businesses will showcase their products and ideas at Innovate UK\u2019s flagship event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84644"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84644\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}