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ACE AQUATEC EXPANDS ITS CURRENT OFFERING OF WELLFARE FOCUSED TECH DRIVEN PRODUCTS

Aquaculture technology specialist, Ace Aquatec, this week launched the portable Humane Stunner Universal (A-HSU) for prawns, following on from successful trials of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) with Neomar, Förde Garnelen and Crusta Nova in Germany. With over 400 billion prawns farmed each year, the global shrimp industry is one of the most prominent sectors in aquaculture. But until recently […]

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MERCK LIVINGSTON ANNOUNCES NEW JOBS

Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that 15 new positions have been created at its Livingston facility in Scotland as part of a £2.6 million investment. The investment is a result of a request made to Merck’s Livingston facility to tender for the design, development and commercialisation of a novel diagnostic quality

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INNOVATION PASSPORT TAKES SCOTTISH COMPANY’S STROKE TREATMENT TO NEXT LEVEL

Aurum Biosciences, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company based in Scotland has been awarded an Innovation Passport for its breakthrough stroke technology.  A 2015 spinout company of InnoScot Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and the University of Glasgow, Aurum Biosciences develops therapeutics and diagnostics in areas of unmet clinical need.  Aurum Biosciences’ lead product ABL-101

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START UP PROMISES NEW FUTURE FOR THOSE WITH NEUROMOTOR

Scottish start-up Manus Neurodynamica is developing real solutions to conditions that – despite the advance of modern medicine – still require digital tools to further improve the standards of care. The company recently secured a loan from UMi Debt Finance Scotland, funded through the Scottish Growth Scheme, along with a new equity investment, to launch

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SCOTBIO AIMS TO BATTLE FUTURE PANDEMICS

The Scottish biotech company (ScotBio) is working with the University of Edinburgh, Robert Gordon University, and the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) to determine how waste molecules from spirulina can be extracted and used for their natural antiviral properties. Extracts from spirulina, the blue-green algae widely consumed as a superfood, could be turned into a

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SMART GREEN SHIPPING GAINS NEW WAVE OF INVESTMENT

From Left to Right: Frankie Haugh, Ian Haugh, Isla Valenti, Di Gilpin, Sam Bourne and Robert Palin Smart Green Shipping is a systems design and engineering company based in Dumfries that is developing unique retrofit sails and technology for sustainable commercial ships and is celebrating further growth following a £1.35million investment round. MOL Drybulk Ltd

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UNIVERSITY PRIMES NORTHERN IRELAND AI SECTOR FOR BOOST

From Left to Right: Jun Liu, Karen Delgado, Chris Nugent, Thomas Gray & Ruth McGuinness Ulster University are hoping to enhance the reputation of Northern Ireland’s artificial intelligence expertise with the establishment of a new research centre with the backing of one of the province’s largest IT companies. London-listed Kainos is backing the launch of

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NATIONAL SUBSEA CENTRE OPENS IN ABERDEEN

The National Subsea Centre (NSC), a centre of excellence for subsea research and technology development, has been officially opened today in Dyce, Aberdeen by Michael Matheson, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport and UK Government Minister for Scotland, Malcolm Offord. The ministers joined industry and civic leaders to celebrate the launch

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HEALTH TECH INNOVATOR SNAPS US DISTRIBUTOR

Founders of Saorsa, Pete Turnbull (L) and Chris McNamara (R) Microwave health tech pioneer Emblation has acquired a US distributor as part of its rapid global growth. The Scottish-based innovator has been undertaking a two year-long period of major expansion and says the acquisition of Saorsa Inc will help fuel the next phase of its

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WIRELESS TECH DEVELOPER LANDS FIRST NATIONAL SECURITY CONTRACT

Antenna developer Sofant Technologies has secured a £4.2 million investment to complete its satellite communications system, alongside signing its first contract in the defence sector. Sofant raised the cash from existing investors EMV Capital, Kelvin Capital, Scottish Enterprise, and the British Business Bank’s Future Fund. Sofant will use the cash injection to complete the development

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