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£300,000 Government cash injection to help Dundee firm overcome Covid impact

By updatesPosted on 29th September 202029th September 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

‘Big data’ software firm Platinum Informatics is preparing to scale up after receiving £300,000 from a Scottish Enterprise fund. The Dundee University spin-out provides cloud-based software capable of analysing vast amounts of information for laboratories. The company received the cash injection from the Early Stage

Strava Metro data now free to cities keen to grow cycling

By updatesPosted on 29th September 202029th September 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

Strava Metro, the ride mapping commute-focused arm of the performance cycling app, is to make available its data free of charge to cities hoping to grow cycling’s modal share. The announcement came alongside ride data registered on the app that

ATI Boeing Accelerator

By updatesPosted on 24th September 202024th September 2020Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

Who are we? The ATI Boeing Accelerator is a 3 month programme designed to support global startups building solutions applicable to the UK aerospace industry. The accelerator offers £100k equity investment and access to Boeing, GKN Aerospace and ATI strategists

New Chair Named For Scotland’s Digital Technologies Skills Group

By updatesPosted on 24th September 202024th September 2020Posted in Industry News, Skills

The new chair of a group focused on boosting skills in Scotland’s digital sector says greater a focus on entrepreneurship could create a new Scottish Enlightenment revered around the world. Tech entrepreneur Ross Tuffee, founder and CEO of Iceberg.tech, has

Network of 5G hubs to be launched across Scotland

By updatesPosted on 21st September 202021st September 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

A network of 5G hubs is being launched across Scotland to support the rollout and adoption of 5G services. Supported by £4m funding from the Scottish Government, the S5GConnect hubs will be delivered by the Scotland 5G Centre, which was

Mapping Scotland’s Videogames Industry

By updatesPosted on 14th September 202014th September 2020Posted in Industry News

Everybody knows that Scotland is a powerhouse in videogames, which punches well above its weight. But few people can name the studios working in, or games currently coming from Scotland. Over the next six months, the Scottish Games Network will

Apple’s major tech rollout will help Scottish kids crack the code

By updatesPosted on 8th September 20208th September 2020Posted in Industry News

While schools across the UK have struggled to move to home learning and adapt the curriculum, young learners in the Borders were already well-equipped to make the switch to remote learning and start learning coding ahead of schedule. Borders Council

Tech platform Product Guru launches virtual food and drink trade show

By updatesPosted on 8th September 20208th September 2020Posted in Industry News

Glasgow-based Product Guru, which describes itself as a product discovery platform letting brands showcase their products to retail buyers, is behind new offering The Pantry Live. The online event will be held on 5 and 6 October, enabling suppliers to

New Scottish tech to get ‘non-essential’ operations safely back into business

By updatesPosted on 8th September 20208th September 2020Posted in Industry News

A Scottish specialist in lone worker protection has launched a new tool to help get people back to work safely as non-essential businesses emerge from lockdown. Safe Shores Monitoring has developed Safe Trace, a contact tracing and visitor management tool

Trio of Edinburgh entrepreneurs launch ‘Dragons’ Den’ for start-ups

By updatesPosted on 8th September 2020Posted in Industry News

James Longcroft, John Ross and Sean Rollo are using their own personal wealth to establish Invest Scotland, aimed at “transforming Scottish businesses into game-changing global brands,” and helping those that would struggle to get bank funding. Funding of up to