{"id":5578,"date":"2021-02-11T17:48:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tfg.21stclub.com\/?p=5578"},"modified":"2021-05-04T09:51:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T08:51:10","slug":"tfg-announces-new-rd-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/tfg-announces-new-rd-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"TFG announces new R&#038;D strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-4534 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4534 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-19-at-15.31.49.png\" alt='' title='Screenshot 2021-03-19 at 15.31.49' height=\"1504\" width=\"2238\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-19-at-15.31.49.png 2238w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-19-at-15.31.49-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-19-at-15.31.49-1030x692.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-19-at-15.31.49-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-19-at-15.31.49-1536x1032.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-19-at-15.31.49-2048x1376.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-19-at-15.31.49-1500x1008.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-19-at-15.31.49-705x474.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2238px) 100vw, 2238px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:17px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Published February 11th, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2  blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >TFG ANNOUNCES NEW R&amp;D STRATEGY<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:20px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are excited to announce the launch of our new R&amp;D strategy, designed to ensure we continue to move the needle and deliver groundbreaking intelligence in sport. The new strategy looks to bring together our industry-leading data science and engineering teams on a number of exciting new projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Chief Data Scientist, Sophie Tomlinson, said: \u201cWe look forward to collaborating with our clients and external partners on these projects, working with some of the best minds in the industry as we strive to push forward innovation in sport.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group CEO Blake Wooster added: \u201cAs we grow as a business, it\u2019s important not to forget the things that have made us successful &#8211; and one of those things is our commitment to R&amp;D and innovation. There\u2019s a graveyard of businesses who\u2019ve not been able to strike the right balance between serving their existing customers and staying relevant, and so this initiative will ensure that we don\u2019t fall into the same trap.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last ' ><a href='https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/company-news\/'  class='avia-button  avia-color-dark   avia-icon_select-no avia-size-x-large avia-position-center '   ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >BACK TO COMPANY NEWS<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":4534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - 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