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 team of researchers in Scotland is supporting a clean tech start-up to transform low-value co-products from the forestry sector into eco-friendly alternatives to chemicals found in everyday items. Sonichem’s ambition is to reduce the reliance on petrochemical-derived ingredients in industries such as cosmetics, packaging and pharmaceuticals. Using its patented ultrasound technology to break
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has brought in an experienced bioprocessing specialist to its FlexBio facility, adding to the range of expertise on offer to support biotechnology companies and projects to scale up to industrial size. Dr Sheena Fraser joins the innovation centre from Roslin Technologies where, as senior vice president of
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Scottish biopharmaceutical company Aurum Biosciences has been invited to speak at a flagship life sciences conference in London this April, allowing it to demonstrate the huge potential of its technology to advance the management of acute stroke patients. A spinout of InnoScot Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and the University of Glasgow, clinical stage
