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Sustainable start-ups scoop £30,000 in University contest
20 June 2024
A start-up that is fighting fast fashion by digitising customers’ wardrobes has won a share of £30,000 in funding.
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- Novel Bristol therapeutic to target atheroschlerosis 24 June 2024 Scientists at the University of Bristol have uncovered a new disease driving mechanism which they are aiming to target to help treat the development of atherosclerotic plaques.
- Sustainable start-ups scoop £30,000 in University contest 20 June 2024 A start-up that is fighting fast fashion by digitising customers’ wardrobes has won a share of £30,000 in funding.
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