Innovators

The Ineos petrochemicals complex at Grangemouth - one of the top greenhouse gas emitters in Scotland - was among 28 climate-polluting industrial sites analysed in the new Scottish Net Zero Road Map, produced by Neccus

Turning Scotland’s top climate-polluters green

From left: Sam Marnick and Scott McLarty of Spirit AeroSystems, Scottish Business Minister Ivan McKee, and Astraius CEO Kevin Seymour and chairman Sir George Zambellas. Picture: contributed.

New partnership aims to help Prestwick Spaceport capabilities skyrocket

Highlands-based co-founders of Hop, Richard Drummond (left) and Jon Erasmus (right). Picture: Heartland Media and PR

Scots hotel software firm goes global with help of ex-Dragon Duncan Bannatyne

Members of the Topolytics team: Ben Emson, chief technology officer; Jane Stewart, director; Michael Groves, chief executive. Picture: Chris Watt Photography

Edinburgh tech firm at forefront of circular economy secures £1.5m growth boost

The project with Air Malta represents Bluebox’s third customer deployment for its wireless digital services platform Blueview on an Airbus Airspace Link installation.

Fife firm's tech to entertain passengers on new Air Malta jets

The NYC 2023 Foras Programme will run between April 10 and 17.

Top tech players to showcase Scotland to New York City ecosystem

James Anderson of Panmure House. Image: Matt Marcus

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Ahead Business Consulting boss Neil Bradbrook says firms mulling a four-day week need to consider what is right for their customers, staff and business. Picture: Claire Watson.

Analysis: as the SBRC adopts a four-day week, can this move be widely emulated?

Among the Scottish winners is Fergal Mackie who has developed a body-powered bionic hand. Picture: contributed.

Quartet of Scottish inventors honoured in Young Innovator Awards

Dr Zaki Hussein, founder and chief executive of Touchlab, which has been ranked 41st on the list. Picture: Callum Bennetts/Maverick Photo Agency.

Analysis: how prestigious start-up list is putting Scots innovation in limelight

Shahida Imani, CEO of Edinburgh-based Chromacity . Picture: Peter Dibdin

Edinburgh laser innovator Chromacity secures funds and names two new directors

Dave Hughes (Novosound) and Lishan Aklog (PAVmed).

Glasgow's Novosound signs key agreement with Nasdaq-listed medical tech outfit

Space Intelligence supports forest restoration across the world, including in Indonesia where the rare rafflesia flower is found. Picture: Jeremy Holden

Edinburgh nature tech venture scaling up with fresh investment and hiring ‘coup’

The trials underlined the need for the carry-onboard product to be as lightweight and compact as possible for stowage on business jets and limited spaces on commercial carriers.

Scottish tech outfit behind medical emergency device adding jobs mid global push

Technology innovation organisation CPI is opening its medicines manufacturing innovation centre at the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Renfrewshire.

Medical innovation centre to bring 100 'high-value' jobs to Glasgow city region

Chris Yendell, project development manager at Gravitricity, believes his firm's innovative energy storage technology -- which has been demonstrated at Edinburgh's Leith docks -- can help India reduce its climate emissions and move to renewable power. Picture: Peter Dibdin

Weight-to-go: Scots firm goes global with gravity energy storage innovation

Work has begun on a cutting-edge vertical-launch spaceport in Shetland, with the first rockets due to lift off next year

Countdown to rocket launch begins as Shetland spaceport takes shape

Three cutting-edge battery storage schemes that will help bring more renewable energy onto the grid are being built in Scotland -- at electricity substations in Moray, East Ayrshire and the Scottish Borders

Battery schemes will cut energy bills, stabilise grid and bolster green energy

'After running virtual trade missions over the last two years, we’re so pleased to be staging this latest market-building expedition on US soil once again,' says Jackie Waring, chair of AccelerateHER. Picture: Neil Hanna Photography.

AccelerateHER resumes in-person trade missions with forthcoming California trip

The firm says the expansion into the UAE opens up new opportunities in key sectors. Picture: contributed.

Translation agency My Language Connection unveils move into Middle East

Ukrainian Yuliia Buhlak, a former student of the Scottish Association for Marine Science, was forced to flee with her daughter Sofia when Russia invaded her home country -- now she is based in Norway but back working with the Oban-based institution on a new project she hopes will give her family a bright future

The Ukrainian refugee scaling new heights with fish-skin leather

'We are confident that our new Loveland base will allow our rapidly growing business to continue to expand and thrive on a global platform,' says the Scottish firm. Picture: Duncan McGlynn.

Vertical farming firm IGS selects Stateside base to power North American growth

Evelyn McDonald, CEO Scottish Edge; Judith Cruickshank, managing director, commercial mid market at Royal Bank of Scotland, and Steven Hamill, COO Scottish Edge. Picture: Sandy Young/scottishphotographer.com

£1.5 million boost for high-growth firms as latest Scottish Edge launches

Spire Global said its next-generation 'satellite bus' was tailored for customers with space missions that require larger payloads and more power, volume and data capabilities

Spire Global unveils Glasgow-built 'one-of-a-kind' satellite design

Attendees at COP27 will be served up curry made from chicken grown in a tank. Picture: GFI

Lab-grown meat is at COP27 - but could it come to Scotland?

The new agreement was celebrated during a visit to the MDMC by Business Minister Ivan McKee. Picture: contributed.

New Heriot-Watt and Technology Scotland tie-up sets out to advance patient care

Sheila Hogan and Steve Auckland after agreeing the new partnership.

Scottish end-of-life 'digital vault' venture seals key partnership

David Mahon of Lynkeos and the University of Glasgow’s School of Physics & Astronomy: 'The funding will help us to build a more portable version of our muon imaging equipment.'

Glasgow spin-out that uses cosmic rays to create 3D images shares £700k cash

Claire Cramm, Iain Anderson, Benjamin O'Brien, Paul Atkinson and Tom Croy. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Edinburgh tech jobs boost as New Zealand firm opens 'centre of excellence'

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The 100MW Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm, off the north coast of the Scottish mainland, will be the largest of its kind in the world – generating enough renewable electricity to power around 70,000 homes

Step forward in plan for world’s biggest floating wind farm in Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Scottish Edge CEO Evelyn McDonald. Picture: contributed.

Female business-leaders honoured at Women’s Enterprise Scotland Awards

Husband-and-wife team Derek and Debra Phillips, who debuted The Clarus Networks Group in 2014. Picture: contributed.

Scots connectivity firm heralds landing pivotal deal with Elon Musk's Starlink

'We are particularly pleased to have not only grown both revenue and ebitda, but to have done so while we continue to invest in our software solution iHawk,' says CEO Chris Fleming. Picture: contributed.

Ratho-based drone technology specialist Cyberhawk takes revenue to new heights

From left: Chris van der Kuyl of 4J Studios with Puny Astronaut MD Cian Roche at the latter firm's base at Water's Edge in Dundee. Picture: Fraser Band.

Dundee's 4J Studios and Puny Astronaut see tie-up bear fruit with new video game

From left: Alastair McMillen of the Scottish National Development Bank, Nicola Douglas of the SNIB, and Orbex chief financial officer Simon Beswick at Orbex facilities in Forres, Moray. Picture: contributed.

Rocket-maker Orbex lands multi-million-pound boost from SNIB to fuel growth

The business is the brainchild of husband and wife team, Blaise Potard and Monica Camino Moreno.

Edinburgh translation software firm to grow team after securing funding

Anastasia Khatuntseva of the NMIS Digital Factory.

Global firms sign up to Scottish manufacturing innovation programme

The UK Department for Business Energy and Skills (BEIS) awarded the funding of more than £400,000 to Danfoss through its red diesel replacement competition, which seeks to accelerate the transition to electric off-road vehicles such as excavators. Picture: Peter Dibdin

Danfoss secures funding to accelerate transition to electric off-road vehicles

AMTE Power was founded in 2013 and is a leading developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery cells for specialist markets. Picture: Rob Lacey

Dundee battery 'mega factory' moves step closer with signing of key contract

The National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt’s Edinburgh campus is said to be the largest and most advanced facility of its kind in the UK. Picture: Colin Hattersley

Global tie-up sealed as new centre for robotics and AI opens doors in Edinburgh

Over the past three decades, Dunfermline-based Optos, which is now part of Nikon, has continued to evolve and broaden its offering and now has more than 22,000 devices across the world using its technology.

Fife firm behind retinal tech celebrates 30 years with double-digit revenue hike

From left: Maggie Hicks, founder of SynSense, and Xiaoyan Ma, founder of Danu Robotics, plant a Hawthorn tree to mark the 100-plus start-ups supported by Edinburgh Innovations over the last year. Picture: Callum Bennetts – Edinburgh Innovations.

Edin Uni start-ups see amount raised almost triple to £30m-plus in last year

Garry Sinclair joins the expanding Edinburgh tech firm as its new head of creative. Picture: contributed.

Digital display business Pufferfish poaches former Disney exec for senior role

This year’s AI Accelerator cohort with Data-Driven Entrepreneurship DDE AI Accelerator Programme manager Katy Guthrie (in green) and DDE programme support officer Fabrizio Formichella (centre) plus John Brodie (fifth from the right). Picture. Stewart Attwood.

Bayes Centre's AI Accelerator unveils latest cohort looking to unleash potential

A fully operational prototype module has been constructed by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) at its site near Hamilton, giving people a chance to see or themselves how the innovative new timber kits can be used to transform existing buildings into modern, sustainable and energy-efficient workplaces in out-of-town locations

How wooden pods in a kit can turn old buildings into climate-friendly premises

Douglas Martin is managing director at MiAlgae, a biotech start-up which is turning waste from whisky distilleries into microalgae that is rich in omega-3 oil - which can be used for human and animal consumption. Photograph: Martin Shields

Funding boost for firm turning whisky waste into sustainable omega-3 oil

Matthew Williams, founder and chief executive, and Roberto Ricci, co-founder and chief commercial officer, both of Ionate.

£3m-plus financing boost for energy innovator supported by Edinburgh Uni

MiAlgae managing director Douglas Martin. Picture: Martin Shields

Edinburgh biotech behind sustainable pet food nets £2.3m investment

Glasgow-based Eolas Insight is taking the lead in a project that will utilise its technology to help conservationists count African elephants.

Glasgow tech start-up to count elephants from space as part of major project

IRT Surveys is headquartered in Dundee, which has seen its waterfront area undergo massive regeneration, including the addition of the V&A design museum.

£4m-plus deal agreed for Dundee housing tech firm targeting 'significant market'

Andrew Vincent with the building blocks, which are made from recycled plastic. Picture: 360 Bid

Fresh investment sees Scottish building block firm attack defence market

The Centre says it gives firms affordable access to high-specification laboratories and equipment, on-site technical expertise, and business support. Picture: Jason Cowan.

Half-dozen pioneering start-ups join Higgs Centre of Innovation in Edinburgh

From left: Johnny Mone, head of business innovation at UWS, and AlbaSense founder Professor Des Gibson. Picture: Elaine Livingstone.

Paisley-based spin-out AlbaSense aims to shake up thin film and sensor industry

The project aims to develop sensors that provide enhanced capabilities to robots, helping improve their dexterity and motor skills. Picture: contributed.

Business and academia teaming up to 'transform' prosthetics and robotic limbs

From left: Professor Marc Desmulliez, manager of the MDMC at Heriot-Watt, and Graham Watson, executive chair of InnoScot Health. Picture: contributed.

Heriot-Watt inks 'landmark' partnership to accelerate medtech innovation

Heriot-Watt says Professor Medero is renowned globally for developing the K-Briq, which is made from 90 per cent construction and demolition waste. Picture: contributed.

Heriot-Watt speeds up efforts to support entrepreneurs of future with key hire

Marco Caffio, co-founder and CSO at Integrated Graphene. Picture: Mike Wilkinson

Stirling firm behind 'revolutionary' foam to scale up and treble headcount

Jimmy Williamson, executive director at the Scottish National Investment Bank, and PureLiFi CEO Alistair Banham. Picture: Chris Watt

£10 million backing for Edinburgh firm behind revolutionary 'LiFi' tech

Robots can address real-life human problems

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An artist's impression of Space Hub Sutherland, planned for Moine in the far north of Scotland -- which aims to be the world's first carbon-neutral spaceport on working croft land

Could space tourism flights cause the planet to heat faster?

'Overall, I see scope for high-resolution ultrasonic technology to make a big impression,' says the academic-turned-entrepreneur. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

The Big Interview: Dr Dave Hughes, CEO and co-founder of Novosound

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