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Wideblue’s Customer MR CoilTech Successfully Trials New 96 channel 7 Tesla MRI Head Coil
Congratulations to Wideblue’s customer MR CoilTech for a successful first trial of their new 96 channel 7 Tesla MRI Head Coil at the University of California, Berkeley. The new prototype product enables high resolution, full brain imaging to support studies of the human cerebral cortex at an unprecedented microscale resolution. The compact coil design also …
Read MoreWide Blue 21 December 2020
Wideblue named as a winner in German Product Design Awards 2021
Wideblue are delighted to be recognized as a winner in the 2021 German New Product Design Awards. The award is for Wideblue’s work on the CRiL N-Tidal product. Russell Overend from Wideblue said “We are delighted to win this recognition from the prestigious German Design Awards which are mainly awarded to high end, stylish consumer …
Read MoreWide Blue 10 November 2020
Breath-measuring device in upcoming NHS trials could monitor recovery from Covid-19
Wideblue were delighted to have an interview published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. In it, Wideblue discuss work on a new handheld device that measures a person’s breath that could track recovery from Covid-19. To read the full article click here.
Read MoreWide Blue 01 July 2020
Wideblue in the Daily Express
Wideblue were delighted to have a piece published in the Daily Express today. The article highlights the good work undertaken by Wideblue in the areas of medical device innovation and new camera design. It also provides publicity for some of our clients. To read the full article click here.
Read MoreWide Blue 11 March 2020
Coronavirus Update
It is business as usual at Wideblue. We have no employees affected by the virus, and we are taking precautions to protect our staff and customers. We have tissues for all staff, we regularly wipe down door handles with alcohol wipes, we are reducing travel and making more use of video conferencing. We have also …
Read MoreWide Blue 10 March 2020
Wideblue medical devices on show at California Trade Show
Wideblue attended the 2020 Medical Device and Manufacturing trade show in Anaheim, California. On show were the latest new products from CRiL, Softcell, Peek and Calcivis along with other Pivot designed and manufactured medical devices. Over 20,000 delegates attended the show over 3 days and most visited the Pivot / Wideblue stand. Click here for …
Read MoreWide Blue 14 February 2020
Wideblue and academic partners publish paper on a new Hyperspectral camera
The paper was published in the Optical Society’s leading academic journal, Applied Optics. The successful collaboration, to design and manufacture a low-cost Hyperspectral imaging device for agriculture, was undertaken as part of an Innovate UK project, led by Wideblue and involved a number of academic partners including University of Strathclyde, University of West of Scotland, …
Read MoreWide Blue 10 February 2020
Wideblue Building Infrared Medical Devices for Clinical Trials
Wideblue have started building 200 of the latest advanced personal capnometer devices for Cambridge Respiratory Innovations Limited (CRiL). The CRiL devices are battery-powered and transmit patients’ breath records direct to a secure server. The devices will be used for the next stage of clinical trials for patients with various respiratory diseases starting in Feb 2020. …
Read MoreWide Blue 12 December 2019
Wideblue presenting new product designs at Med Tech Innovation Expo, NEC Birmingham 15-16th May
Wideblue and Pivot International will be attending Med Tech Innovation Expo – NEC Birmingham 15-16th May and presenting their latest work on new medical devices. Wideblue have permission from Cambridge Respiratory Innovations Limited, Softcell Medical, Calcivis, Pivot International and PEEK to show off their latest new medical devices which are at various stages of development. …
Read MoreWide Blue 03 May 2019
Wideblue visit the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre
Wideblue, along with client RAB-Microfluidics, visited the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth as part of an Innovate UK-funded collaborative project. The project aims to revolutionise oil condition monitoring for the wind energy sector by using microfluidics. Microfluidics is a multidisciplinary field encompassing engineering, physics, chemistry and nanotechnology to create …
Read MoreWide Blue 31 March 2019
Wideblue sponsor Doctor Of Engineering in Applied Photonics
Wideblue are pleased to sponsor a position in Applied Photonics through the Centre for Doctorate Training at Herriot Watt University. The successful candidate will work on Wideblue’s Optical Ground Station Receiver project as part of the collaborative R+D Quantum Key Device project. Applicants are encouraged to help bring this exciting new technology to market. For …
Read MoreWide Blue 15 March 2019
Wideblue client Polaroid Originals featured in major article in the Guardian
Wideblue client Polaroid Originals is featured in a major article in the Guardian. The article charts Polaroid’s history and highlights the launch of the new OneStep+ camera launched this month.
Read MoreWide Blue 20 September 2018
Wideblue and Pivot announce merger
Wideblue and Pivot International have concluded a deal to merge Wideblue’s New Product Design and Development team with Pivot International’s USA and Far East development and manufacturing capability. The deal will allow Wideblue’s customers to benefit from the strengths of both companies and increase Wideblue’s presence in international markets. For more details, please click here.
Read MoreWide Blue 19 April 2018
Wideblue led team completes Hyperspectral Camera project
Wideblue together with Galloway & Macleod working with the University of the West of Scotland, the University of Strathclyde and the James Hutton Institute have completed an Innovate UK project to create a new generation of low cost hyperspectral cameras. The initial product demonstrator has successfully been demonstrated in a range of crop types and …
Read MoreWide Blue 17 April 2018
Congratulations to Park Mains High School in getting through to the UK finals of the school 4×4 challenge
Congratulations to Park Mains High School, Erskine in getting through to the UK finals of the school 4×4 challenge which will take place at Jaguar Land Rover Headquarters in March 2018. Wideblue supported the school team of S6 pupils with the preparation of a car body shell made from a biodegradable wood chip based thermo …
Read MoreWide Blue 23 February 2018
Wideblue, Fraunhofer and Mologic announce new development project for antibiotic susceptibility test for UTIs
Wideblue, along with Fraunhofer and Mologic, are to develop a new point-of-care tester for rapid diagnosis of bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs) and any associated antibiotic susceptibility, in a primary care setting. The consortium secured £900k of funding for the project from SBRI. During the project Wideblue will integrate the technology from the partners and …
Read MoreWide Blue 20 February 2018
Wideblue, together with partners GSS and CRiL, win Electra European Electronics Industry Award 2017
Wideblue together with partners GSS and CRiL win Electra European Electronics Industry Award 2017 for the design of the CRiL N Tidal C capnometer. The team won Best Design Team and Best Medical Device in the 2017 awards which were held in London on 6th Dec 2017. The new medical device, designed and manufactured by …
Read MoreWide Blue 08 December 2017
Wideblue demonstrate the HCC Hyperspectral Crop Camera and the Peek Retina mobile phone ophthalmoscope
Wideblue were pleased to showcase some recent product developments at the recent Censis Technology Summit and Conference held at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, each using sensors in a unique way. The HCC hyperspectral crop camera is an advanced prototype for a product used to manage the health of high value crops at a price …
Read MoreWide Blue 02 November 2017
Wideblue upgrades ISO9001 and ISO13485 to new standards
Wideblue are pleased to announce that we have successfully transitioned our ISO standards to ISO9001:2015 and ISO13485:2016. LRQA carried out the transition audit at the end of June and we have received accreditation to the new standards. The scope of our accreditation was also extended to include the manufacture of medical devices.
Read MoreWide Blue 15 September 2017
Wideblue engineered Calcivis dental imaging system presented to parliamentary group
Bruce Vernon, Chief Technology Officer of Wideblue client Calcivis recently presented the Wideblue engineered Calcivis dental imaging system to a UK all parliamentary group for dental innovation. The session organized by the British Dental Association and held at Portcullis House, Westminster, London, was attended by members of parliament along with the UK Chief Dental Officer …
Read MoreWide Blue 24 July 2017
Wideblue video released – Backing the Game Changers
Wideblue and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have been working on a new camera and measurement system for wind turbine blades. The system has been successfully tested in a 40m blade and is currently being tested in a blade over 80m long. This ground breaking new technology which measures the deflection of the blade …
Read MoreWide Blue 01 June 2017