Sunderland Software City has announced Pasimo as the winner of the All Access Pass programme’s pitch event, supported by the North East Combined Authority and Destination North East England.
A County Durham-based startup which helps organisations become more inclusive for Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities by developing innovative, real-time British Sign Language learning tools using advanced vision technology has been announced as the winner of the All Access Pass programme’s pitch event
This highly anticipated pitch event, held on Friday the 14th of March, marked the end of the All Access Pass programme and saw eleven North East organisations pitch their innovative ideas to a panel of judges, all competing for a £10,000 prize pot provided by England’s first Destination Development Partnership, Destination North East England.
This initiative was designed to support regional organisations harness the power of 5G and immersive technologies, designed to make the North East’s visitor economy more inclusive and accessible.
Over the last 10-weeks, the cohort have rapidly evolved their solutions from idea to build stage. The bespoke programme included specialist design support from Seated Consulting and Digital Poverty Alliance, with technical expertise provided by Vodafone and Accelleran.
In addition, participants had access to Digital Catapult’s 5G Immersive Lab in Eldon Square with a standalone 5G testbed, immersive headsets and 360 cameras to help them bring their product to life.
Following a compelling pitch, Andrew Blance was selected as the winning organisation and will now receive a £10,000 to further develop his immersive sign language learning app.
