Canon Medical Research Europe has been awarded £3.6million from Scottish Enterprise towards a £14million project that uses AI for faster data analysis and aims to improve medical scans with benefits for both patients and health services. The funding was announced at a recent meeting with President of Canon Medical Research Europe Dr Ken Sutherland, Scottish […]
Glasgow residents will have the chance to explore cutting-edge allergy research at a free public event this weekend, as part of one of the largest allergy and immunology congresses in the world. The EAACI Clinical Allergy Village, hosted at Glasgow Science Centre, is a public-facing event forming part of the European Academy of Allergy
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Left to Right: Adrian Gillespie, CEO at ScottishEnterprise, Mark Bustard, CEO at IBioIC, and Richard Williams, principaland vice-chancellor of Heriot-Watt University Scotland’s biotechnology sector is celebrating a major milestone with the launch of the nation’s first open-access 300-litre fermenter – a state-of-the-art piece of equipment that will support early-stage companies to develop bio-based products at
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Technology industry leaders gathered in the House of Lords yesterday for a high-profile debate on the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) will play in the UK jobs market. The discussion, chaired by Steven George-Hilley of Centropy PR, brought together experts to address key industry challenges, including the digital skills shortage and AI’s
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Scottish cleantech building materials company Kenoteq has marked a watershed moment for sustainable construction with its revolutionary K-BRIQ, made from construction and demolition waste, achieving certification from the British Board of Agrément (BBA), the UK’s leading construction certification body. As one of the world’s most sustainable low-carbon bricks, the K-BRIQ can now be confidently
The Department for Education has invested £8.2 million in funding to encourage girls to study advanced maths and related subjects to drive progression into AI careers. The funding, under the government’s Plan for Change, will support 7,500 girls from 400 disadvantaged secondary schools through improved participation and teaching of advanced maths to equip them with
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Portakabin, the UK’s market leader in modular building solutions, proudly announces the official opening of the Dairy Nexus, a state-of-the-art research and innovation facility constructed at Scotland’s Rural University and College (SRUC) Barony Campus near Dumfries. Portakabin, the UK’s market leader in modular building solutions, proudly announces the official opening of the Dairy Nexus,
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A game-changing aerospace technology firm has secured a £500,000 investment to accelerate its mission of revolutionising space launch guidance systems. Backed by Kelvin Capital, Gabriel and Scottish Enterprise, Edinburgh-based Aurora Avionics is now looking to use the fresh injection of funds to further accelerate its rapid expansion. The funding will allow Aurora Avionics to hire
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A first of its kind service in the UK has been launched by two of the country’s leading plastic surgeons, offering patients a free AI-driven educational tool that mirrors the expertise of an in-person consultation. The virtual surgeon, developed by Dr. Omar Quaba and his father, Dr. Awf Quaba, enables patients to receive instant, personalised
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The UK’s AI Safety Institute has been recast as the UK AI Security Institute, bolstering protections against AI risks facing national security and crime, and delivering a key pillar of the government’s Plan for Change. The pivot reflects a focus on serious AI risks with security implications, including malicious cyber-attacks, crimes against fraud and
