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Agritech: How can we adopt automated solutions?
There have been some truly pioneering advances within agritech over the last ten years, through the development and integration of sensors, digitisation, and artificial intelligence. These advances also bring challenges to overcome, including how different technologies and data can be integrated across the production system. As part of the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit I recently…
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World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit 2021 – State of the industry
I recently attended the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit 2021, where Thomas J Vilsak, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, gave the opening remarks. He stated that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s origins were rooted in science, and he sees that as the path forward for this sector. The Department of Agriculture was formed in 1862 when Abraham Lincoln…
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FinTech Alliance: The Investment Landscape Post-Covid
Following the pandemic, digitisation has accelerated rapidly, and industries have seen changes in just a few months that might otherwise have taken years. The FinTech sector is no different, and the FinTech Alliance held an insightful panel this month on ‘The Investment Landscape Post-Covid’. The panel discussed the areas of focus within FinTech, including the…
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The Covid-19 Pandemic, Consumer Habits, and Plant-Based Meats
I recently attended a fascinating talk from Fiona Lavelle (Queen’s University Belfast) titled “From the pandemic to the pan: A cross-continental overview of changes in consumers cooking and food practices during COVID-19”. She spoke about her research which gives a cross continental overview of changes in consumers cooking and food practices during covid-19. Pre pandemic…
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Women Entrepreneurs in AgriTech
There’s no question that technology is revolutionising farming. Agriculture is now infinitely smarter thanks to the many ‘Agripreneurs’ whose companies offer sensors, robotics, 3D printing, cloud-based computing, and artificial intelligence. Drones and connected machines are more affordable, giving rise to smart devices for farming suppliers and service providers, allowing the exchange of vast amounts of…
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The Impact of the Pandemic on Art and Culture
The year 2020 has been a time of crisis and innovation for all business areas, especially for the art world. As the virus spread across the globe, cultural institutions were forced to close. The Metropolitan Museum of Art closed on March 13th, ten days before New York went into lockdown. By the time Britain imposed…
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Healthtech 2.0 – The Future of Femtech
I attended the Health Tech 2.0 conference hosted by Women of Wearables Global. At this event I listened to a very interesting panel discussion on “The role of technology in creating better sexual health”. Moderated by Dominnique Karetsos, co-founder and CEO of The Healthy Pleasure Group, the panel discussed a wide variety of thought-provoking questions…
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The rise of female entrepreneurship through Femtech
We have to work to improve the fact that only 1% of venture capital funding to new businesses is to female-led UK start-ups.
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Elvie: Standout Growth in the FemTech Sector
I am a proud investor in the FemTech sector, a new and growing industry targeted at improving women’s lives. One of my investments is Elvie, a London-based company founded by Tania Boler, and is testament to the industry’s growing potential. Frustrated to find that women’s health has been given insufficient attention in both the technological…