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Fast-growing companies will be able to trial new health products in clinical settings following a link-up between the Scottish Government’s £42 million Techscaler programme and the NHS. Participants in the programme, which provides expertise and support to fledgling businesses with high
UK-headquartered Spirit AeroSystems and Kansas, US-based Astraius have announced today a collaboration to enhance future satellite launch capabilities from Prestwick Spaceport. During a visit to the Spaceport by Scottish Government Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism, and Enterprise Ivan McKee, the companies marked the announcement with
In an interview with The Herald, the UK angel investment firm announced a new funding team which aims to bolster Scottish tech companies. Raising Partners co-founder Helena Di Biase announced the Glasgow-based VC fund for up-and-coming Scottish firms, aiming to address
The number of climate-focused financial technology companies doubled in Scotland in 2022 amid a year in which Scottish fintech companies bucked the wider funding downturn. The data, which came from the independent cluster body FinTech Scotland, shows that there was
A Glasgow-based data analytics platform is planning to create 50 new jobs after securing £5m from the Scottish National Investment Bank. Utopi, which specialises in energy consumption monitoring technology, will use the bank’s support to scale-up to target new global
Police Scotland has sent out an awareness alert regarding a WhatsApp scam. The scam begins when a criminal gets access to another WhatsApp users’ account, which has you listed as a contact. The criminal, posing as your friend or someone
The new tools – Cyber Action Plan and Check your Cyber Security – have been launched in conjunction with the organisation’s Cyber Aware Campaign. Cybersecurity experts at National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have launched two new flagship services designed to
Does your cybersecurity business bring something truly innovative to the UK market? For the eighth year running, DSIT are looking for the most creative and original cyber security companies in the country, one of which will be crowned The UK’s
The UK Government Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s announcement confirms Glasgow’s share of £100 million of Levelling Up funding for 11 ambitious local projects to further accelerate the region’s innovation economy. The funding, which was announced in the Spring Budget,
Four aspiring female company founders have been recognised for their innovative businesses as winners of the AccelerateHER Awards 2023. The winners, from the awards’ four specific categories of Technology; Environment; Culture; and Health, were unveiled at Thursday’s finals event which
