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Metal Additive Manufacturing Arrives at Westcott

Published: June 22, 2021

At the beginning of May, the Catapult announced the procurement of a MetalFAB1 Additive Manufacturing (AM) system at our site within the Westcott Space Cluster....

Beyond Earth
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Emerging Technology for Space: Distributed Space Systems

Published: June 21, 2021

In the second edition of the Emerging Technology for Space webinar series, hosted by Satellite Applications Catapult and the University of Glasgow, we covered the...

Sustainable Earth
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How Can Cleaner Air Lead to a Cleaner, Healthier, and Safer Planet?

Published: June 17, 2021

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), nearly 9 out of 10 people are exposed to air pollution levels that put them at an increased...

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BRAIL Project Update

Published: June 2, 2021

The Backhaul and Radio Access Integrating LEO (BRAIL) project is a Catapult led initiative exploring cutting edge hybrid backhaul connectivity solutions for 4G and 5G...

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Bridgit Care – Smart Monitoring for Vulnerable People

Published: May 21, 2021

“Bridgit Care (part of Upstream Health) provide remote sensing to monitor the activities of vulnerable people in their home environment. The tech was originally designed...

Sustainable Earth
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Company Spotlight: Precision Decisions

Published: May 20, 2021

“We have worked with the Satellite Applications Catapult to develop new skills and services for our business that we would not have done previously without...

Sustainable Earth
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Findaa Technology – Healthcare Asset Tracking Solutions

Published: May 18, 2021

“We were pleased to be introduced to Findaa through our colleagues at the Connected Places Catapult, who have been leading the SME accelerator programme for...

Sustainable Earth
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Briteyellow – Indoor Mapping and Smart Wearables

Published: May 14, 2021

“We were pleased to be introduced to Briteyellow through our colleagues at the Connected Places Catapult, who have been leading the SME accelerator programme for the...

Sustainable Earth
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Odin Vision – AI for Supporting Bowel Cancer Diagnosis

Published: May 11, 2021

“ODIN Vision uses Artificial Intelligence and endoscopy cameras to detect potentially cancerous polyps in endoscopy procedures. Peter Mountney, CEO of ODIN Vision, spoke at the bowel cancer...

Sustainable Earth
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Space, Mining and Social Sciences Combine to Brainstorm How Satellites Could Help to Solve the Social Challenges in Mining

Published: May 10, 2021

On February 10 2021 a Spark Session was carried out by the Satellite Applications Catapult in partnership South West Centre of Excellence supported by the UK...

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