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July 2022

SOFTWARE START UP LOOKS TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS WITH NEW COVID PLATFORM

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 Left to Right: Elaine Taylor, Jack Francis, Zoë Strong, and Jack Fisher of Pogo Studio Edinburgh-based software-development company Pogo Studio’s Long Covid technology platform is set for rollout across NHS Lothian following a pilot phase, with a mobile app to launch within weeks The firm says its Long Covid digital pathway, which involves GPs onboarding […]

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SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT APPOINTS ITS FIRST CHIEF ENTREPRENEUR

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The Scottish Government has appointed Mark Logan as its chief entrepreneur, achieving one of the National Strategy for Economic Transformation’s (NSET) commitments. The new role is aimed at ensuring entrepreneurship is embedded in the economy, and that partnerships with industry and investors are prioritised and strengthened. Logan will be in post for an initial term of

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EDINBURGH STUDENT LAUNCHES NEW FOOD VENTURE

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Kael Begbie (pictured above) has been announced as the inaugural winner of Edinburgh Napier University’s Appin Entrepreneurship Award for his plans to launch a new food business . As well as the accolade, he has received £2,000 after coming out ahead in the competition held at the university’s Bright Red Triangle. Mr Begbie, who will this week

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GLOBAL TECH FIRM REVEALS AMBITIONS FOR SCOTLAND

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Blis, a global programmatic advertising company headquartered in London, will further develop its presence in Scotland following support from Scottish Enterprise. Blis is an audience-first platform that does not rely on personal data. It layers its location data on hundreds of other powerful data signals, all aggregated and anonymised, to better understand what people do, their

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TWO YOUNG ABERDONIANS MAKE A CAREER IN FINANCIAL ADVICE

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Martin Welsh and Kieran Taylor are now the proud owners of Aberdeen-based Welsh & Taylor Wealth, a partner practice of St. James’s Place, with several of their former colleagues from the oil and gas industry among their most loyal clients. Both are alumni of the St. James’s Place Financial Adviser Academy and are proving how

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WORK SURF APP SECURES NEW INVESTORS

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Swurf, the innovative Scotland based app that connects remote workers with welcoming spaces and hosts, has secured significant funding from two investors. Gareth Williams, co-founder of the internationally successful Skyscanner travel search engine business, and Anna Lagerqvist Christopherson, co-founder of the award-winning Boda Bar Group have put funding into Swurf to support its ongoing growth.

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ORKNEY BASED MANUFACTURERS GIVEN FIRST ACCESS TO NET ZERO INITIATIVE

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Orkney’s manufacturing businesses will be the first in Scotland to benefit from new sustainable manufacturing hubs, helping them strengthen employees’ knowledge of environmental matters and achieve net-zero status. Set to open this year, the new hubs, led by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), operated by the University of Strathclyde, will support organisations to lower

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FINALISTS FOR THE SCOTTISH TAKEAWAY AWARDS 2022 REVEALED

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Ahead of the black-tie event that will take place on Monday, July 11th the finalists for the second ever Scottish Takeaway Awards have been announced. It will be held at The Marriott Hotel in Glasgow with top names from the industry gathering to celebrate those who shone brightly in recent years. These Awards will recognise

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SCOTTISH STARTUP CREATES INCLUSIVE VR TENNIS SIMULATOR

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Founded by former tennis professional Collin Powers, Ellyra is a VR tennis simulator created to allow those previously excluded from tennis because of social, economic or disability reasons to enjoy training, playing, and competing in the game. Developed at Edinburgh University, tennis simulator Ellyra was recently chosen by sports company Wilson Sporting Goods to showcase its new

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