building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
Wobble Genomics, a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, has raised £1.2 million following an investment round led by Eos Advisory. Founded by CEO Richard Kuo in April 2021, the RNA sequencing specialist has developed a range of hardware and
Scott Logic, one of Scotland’s leading software engineering firms, has joined The Scottish Government’s Digital Directorate, ScotlandIS, Scottish Digital Academy and key organisations across Scotland’s technology ecosystem including The Data Lab, Sopra Steria and Head Resourcing, to become the latest
A Scottish tech startup focusing on reusable packaging has gained substantial investment to create an Open Data Standard (reuse.id) for firms. Edinburgh-based Reath has secured £313,000 in pre-seed funding, which it said will be used to improve it’s systems and build its
ScotlandIS have collaborated with Carlyle, to compile an industry-leading salary benchmarking report looking at the remuneration of all C-suite disciplines in the most exciting, high-growth tech businesses in Scotland. Reliable data around this sector, specifically in Scotland, is imperative in
Following a £1 million commitment by the Scottish Funding Council, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – organisations with less than 250 employees – across Scotland can access fully funded training up to the value of £5,000* delivered by The Open
Bright Purple looks at the benefits of flexible work practices and how they open up the industry for underrepresented talent. The tech industry has a long-standing diversity problem. Almost daily there are worrying statistics about the lack of representation for
iomart has been nominated in Glasgow Chamber of Commerce’s Glasgow Business Awards, for Glasgow’s Favourite Business. As the Awards returns for its 23rd year, Glasgow’s public are called to vote for their Glasgow’s Favourite Business before 10 September 2021. ScotlandIS member,
Check out this blog from ScotlandIS member, Cobry, discussing how businesses can become more sustainable by moving to the cloud. The UK government has urged businesses to move quickly to adopt cloud technology in a bid to reduce their carbon
One of the UK’s largest financial institutions and the parent company of Scotland’s oldest bank, has pledged its support to a new cross-sector initiative striving to improve gender diversity in one of the country’s fastest growing sectors – cyber security.
A new online platform has launched with the aim of bringing communities together ‘virtually’ to boost local economies. Launched by the Scottish Tech Army, the SOLE Scotland (Supporting our Local Economy) platform hopes to increase “digital footfall” for Scottish high street
