Research and Development

SAINSBURY’S BANKS JOINS FORCES WITH FINTECH SCOTLAND

FinTech Scotland announced Sainsbury’s Bank is joining its group of strategic partners.   The strategic collaboration with Fintech Scotland will enable the supermarket bank to collaborate with innovative leaders in technology, helping to shape future customer propositions. This builds on the strategic digital emphasis of Sainsbury’s Bank in recent years, including the transformation of operational […]

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GAMING GURUS TURN EVERYDAY LIFE INTO EXCITING DIGITAL CHALLENGE

L-R: Luminal Creative Director Rob Madden, CEO Stuart Martin & Chairman Sean Tracy. Talented game developers have been drafted in to give a fun and interactive twist to living and working in a trio of pioneering Scottish communities. The team at Hyper Luminal normally creates entertainment games for Xbox, PlayStation and iPhone – but was

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MICROWAVE HEALTH TECH FIRM MAKES WAVES IN EUROPE

L-R: Eamon McErlean & Gary Beale. A burgeoning Scottish health tech firm is tapping into an eight-figure investment war chestto deliver rapid European growth. Microwave treatment pioneer Emblation is on an expansion drive after an injection ofcapital from specialist healthcare investors, which has already seen an increased headcountof over 50% in the recent months and ongoing

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AND DIGITAL BRINGS MORE JOBS TO SCOTLAND’S CAPITAL

Digital tech consultancy AND Digital is opening its third Scottish Club in Edinburgh this year, bringing a further 100 new tech roles to the city.  The new Club will bring tech roles for analysts, developers and designers across all levels.  The launch follows the success of the company’s first Edinburgh Club, Club Somerville, launched in

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SCOTS FINTECH SUCCESS GIVES GIFT OF 75,000 HOURS TO CLIENTS

A Scots fintech firm has racked up an impressive list of first year successes with its software that bridges data black holes. Eureka Solutions is already a £4.5m-a-year firm thanks to its expertise in rolling out and customising some of the world’s biggest accountancy and business management software tools. Now it is on the brink

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KISSING WITH CONFIDENCE CELEBRATES VALENTINES WITH NEW APP

 L-R: Sharon McLellan & Russell Wardrop Kissing with Confidence, a Glasgow-based specialist training company owned by husband-and-wife team Russell Wardrop and Sharon McLellan is to launch a new business development app in a bid to help companies achieve their sales goals. The app is called RainTruffle and it launched on Valentine’s Day. This represents a

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CIVTECH GIVEN FUNDING BOOST TO IGNITE PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION

The Scottish Government announced yesterday £6 million in funding to drive innovation across the public sector to improve the lives of Scottish citizens, and support a new generation of technology businesses and entrepreneurs. Awarded to CivTech – the world’s first Government-run accelerator for public sector tech innovation – the cash injection will allow the programme

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SCOTTISH SCIENCE FIRMS PARTNER TO REDUCE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

Two independent Scottish companies have come together to speed up the development of medicines, vaccines, and key ingredients for reducing antibiotic resistance.  Dundee-based life sciences firm Cellexus has partnered with Livingston-based electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company CB Technology who will produce a precision electronic controller unit for Cellexus’ CellMaker bioreactor. The bioreactor can be used

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SCOTTISH ENERGY TECH FIRM SEES £2.5 MILLION FUNDING

Energy management and storage technology firm Verlume has received £2.5 million to help accelerate its growth plans. The investment was led by Par Equity and joined by existing investors Orchard Venture Capital and Scottish Enterprise. Aberdeen-based Verlume offers a range of products and services across the underwater, offshore and onshore sectors, helping clients to decarbonise

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SCOTTISH TECH FIRM MAKES DATA AVAILABLE THROUGH INNOVATION

A rapidly growing Scottish based tech firm has unveiled ground breaking software that promises to revolutionise the use of satellite data by businesses, institutions and individuals. Earth Blox recently showcased its revolutionary satellite data analysis software in a webinar with its partner, Google.  Launched in 2019, Earth Blox is the foremost provider of consumer-level satellite

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