SPark, the new £300 million science park for Bristol and Bath, launched today 29 April 2008 with Lord Sainsbury, the UK's leading expert on Science and Innovation unveiling a model and images of how the first building, SPark One, will look.

The announcement came as part of a one day

Micrima, the Bristol University spin-out company behind a new breast-screening technology that uses an innovative radar system to improve the early detection of breast cancer, has secured £2 million of investment.

The £2 million has been raised from a syndicate of co-investors led by YFM

The Bristol Enterprise Network has released a Podcast of it's most recent event. The event was held on Thursday 3rd April and titled Entrepreneurs Question Time - The sales cycle.

Speakers included:

* Ami Baker, Managing Director,IMA Enterprises Ltd
* Peter Claydon,

Rolls-Royce is continuing to invest in renewable energy sources by taking a 23.5 per cent equity stake in TGL, a privately-owned company developing free stream tidal power generation capability.

Rolls-Royce is researching key technologies to provide solutions to the environmental

A new report has today been released by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) which highlights the £12.6 billion annual cost of crimes against business. This figure has increased by 20 per cent since the BCC's last survey on business crime in 2004, and it now equates to over a sixth of the total

The UK Government has published a new 10-year strategy to make the UK a more enterprising economy in the world - and make it a leading place to start and grow a business. Released in conjunction with its FY08 budget, the strategy is entitled, 'Enterprise: Unlocking the UK's Talent'.