Research and Development

TECH FIRM IMPLEMENTS EXCITING SOFTWARE IN THE HOME OF GOLF

St Andrews Links Trust, the organisation which manages the world-famous Old Course and the other Links courses at St Andrews, say the introduction of vital business software has already proved transformative and will continue to improve its operations. The move is part of a digital transformation across the Trust, which has also included a recently […]

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GLASGOW BASED START UP SECURES FUNDING FOR DIGITAL TALENT PLATFORM

Gigged.AI Founders (L) Rich Wilson and (R) Craig Short Tech start-up Gigged.AI has been awarded a £100,000 SMART: Scotland grant by Scottish Enterprise to develop its digital talent sourcing platform. The company uses artificial intelligence-driven technology to match businesses with internal talent and external freelancers by creating a clearly defined statement of work outlining the

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

 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 STARTUP CREATES INCLUSIVE VR TENNIS SIMULATOR

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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HEALTH APP CREATOR WINS AT ACADEMIC INOVATION EVENT

L to R: Claudia Cavalluzzo, executive director at Converge; Jodie Sinclair of Theo Health; Alexandra McKenna of Sioda; Ana Stewart, partner at Eos Advisory; and Kaia Waxenberg of Agrecalc Jodie Sinclair won best pitch for Theo Health, a University of Dundee spin-out, at this year’s Converge Challenge. This is Scotland’s largest company creation programme for

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SPACE EXPERTS UNITE TO CELEBRATE AYRSHIRE CLUSTER OPPORTUNITIES

A sold out conference saw a number of Scotland’s space industry experts present the benefits of the burgeoning space cluster in Prestwick to an audience of more than 110 delegates. The Beyond Launchevent in association with Barclays Eagle Labs, which took place at the HALO Enterprise and Innovation Hub in Kilmarnock, showcased the opportunities that

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CLEARWELL TECHNOLOGY UNDERTAKES FEASIBILITY TRIALS

Aboyne-based energy technology start-up Clearwell Technology has undertaken a feasibility testing programme for a new tool that could halve the costs and emissions of well decommissioning projects following support from Scottish Enterprise. Entrepreneurs Bruce Cardno (pictured above) and Paul Ray set up Clearwell Technology to develop their thermal milling technology, Therm-X-Mill, and transform the current

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CIVTECH CALLS FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE SCOTTISH SERVICES

The Scottish Government’s CivTech programme has this week launched over £7 million worth of contract opportunities for entrepreneurs and businesses of any size as part of the Accelerator’s latest round of innovation Challenges. The programme is inviting companies and individuals from across the UK and beyond to develop solutions for 13 new Challenges which have

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SIMON COMMUNITY SCOTLAND LAUNCHES “HARM REDUCTION” APP FOR WOMEN

L-R: Nikita Schultz (product developer AND Digital),  Peter Dale (Club Executive AND Digital) and Angela Constance (Scottish Government Minister for Drugs Policy) image by Paul Chappells Simon Community Scotland (SCS) has teamed up with tech consultancy AND Digital to provide easy-to-access evidence-based harm reduction support, advice and resources to people using the charity’s services, through

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TECH FIRM INVESTS IN NEW EDINBURGH PRODUCT HUB

An innovative behavioural science and technology company that utilises Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enable businesses to build the workforces of the future has chosen Scotland for growth. London-headquartered KultraLab will open a new hub in Edinburgh after it received more than £2 million investment from Scottish investment syndicate, Kelvin Capital, and Scottish Enterprise in a

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