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Cytochroma, a life sciences company that provides ethical, sustainable and accurate alternatives to animal testing in drug discovery and development, has secured nearly £1 million to further commercialise its business. This follows a successful investment round led by Angel Academe alongside f

Clyde Gateway, Scotland’s biggest regeneration programme, has completed the sale of a further office development in Rutherglen town centre.

Total sales in Scotland increased by 2.6% compared with November 2020, when they had decreased by 10.2%, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) & KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

ERM, the world’s largest pure-play sustainability advisory firm, has acquired Aberdeen-based OPEX Group (OPEX) – a specialist software company delivering AI & data science solutions that help carbon-intensive industries to reduce emissions. This acquisition will further enhance ERM&r

Edinburgh-based Label Ventures is launching a new payments innovation accelerator to help innovators around the world pioneer the future of payments and make good on their resolutions to bring innovation to market in 2022. The result of a partnership between Label Ventures and Hunch, the foresight a

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), the tech-enabled business-critical services group, has appointed Alejandro Alcala-Canales, an experienced engineer, to join their innovation tax team. Alejandro Alcala-Canales joins AAB following a successful engineering career and will be applying his secto

Scottish alcohol-free beer brand, Days, has raised £1 million in funding to fuel its 2022 category ambitions. The independent beer business launched its award-winning range of 0.0% beers, brewed in Scotland, in October 2020 and is expecting the alcohol-free beer space to transform over the nex

Aberdeen City Council has secured a £2m paid graduate internships and work-based training opportunities fund.

UK consumer price inflation rose by 4.6% in the 12 months to November 2021, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Scottish family-owned brand, Stocky & Dee, has announced its most successful year to date following a surge in pet ownership and 50% growth in turnover. Adding to the brand’s key milestones the team secured a listing with Anthropologie in six stores & online.

A court has ruled that a 39-year-old unemployed woman is not entitled to financial support from her retired father. The woman lives in Rome with her mother, who sought €900 per month in alimony from her husband, who separated from her and moved out of the family home in 2013.

The wealthiest people in Britain cut their typical donation to charity by more than a fifth in the years preceding the pandemic, despite enjoying a 10% increase in income over the same period. A new study for the Law Family Commission on Civil Society has revealed a significant decline in declared d

Scotland has experienced the highest growth in average household wealth in the last decade at 66%, according to the St James' Place Financial Health Index. This compares to 19% for London and 18% in the North East of England.

Seven social enterprises that took part in Social Investment Scotland’s (SIS) ambitions leadership programme have been awarded a share of £35,000 grant funding to support continued growth and drive greater impact. Four Square, operators of the Edinburgh Furniture Initiative that works to

Plans for a distillery and heritage centre in Cabrach have received a £3.5 million boost.