Scottish Enterprise

The Scottish Government is facing criticism of an inconsistent policy regarding state funding for defence companies, as Scottish Enterprise, the government's enterprise agency, refuses to provide £2.5 million in funding for a proposed Rolls-Royce welding skills centre in the Glasgow area. A Sc

International events firm Humanitix, an Australian ticketing platform renowned for its "good, not greed" philosophy, has selected Edinburgh for its UK base. The company, which dedicates 100% of its booking fee profits to charitable causes, has already donated over £8.5 million globally.

Scotland’s biotechnology sector is celebrating a major milestone with the launch of the nation’s first open-access 300-litre fermenter – a state-of-the-art piece of equipment that will support early-stage companies to develop bio-based products at scale. Located at FlexBIO, the Ind

Speciality chemicals manufacturer and agricultural life science company Syngenta has been awarded £2.2 million from Scottish Enterprise towards a £14.7m project to expand production at its Grangemouth site, creating 38 new jobs and safeguarding 14 existing roles The grant was announced d

ReVentas, a Scottish start-up pioneering plastic dissolution recycling, has secured its Series A funding to enable the scaling of its plastic recycling technology from pilot plant to commercial operation over the next 3 years.

Work is underway on the latest developments towards making Montrose Port a key hub in Scotland’s renewable energy sector.

Aberdeen-based ZOEX Ltd, the UK’s only female-founded wave energy company, is riding a wave of investment success after securing £531,000 funding including investment from Equity Gap, The University of Strathclyde and Scottish Enterprise. The private investment by Equity Gap has been mat

A new major manufacturing facility for the production of hydrogen-electric powertrains is to be built at the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Renfrewshire. US-based ZeroAvia is developing the world’s first zero-emission engines for commercial aviation and will adv

Scotland's burgeoning financial technology (fintech) sector is set to take centre stage at Europe's largest fintech conference, Money 20/20. Ten scaling Scottish fintech small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will present their innovative solutions as they explore opportunities for international

Dundee-based Ace Aquatec, an award-winning aquaculture technology company focused on fish welfare, has successfully closed its latest investment round, securing £10 million. The funding comprises £7.5 million in equity led by Stolt Ventures, with participation from Scottish Enterprise an

Bathgate-headquartered CSignum, a provider of wireless technology extending IoT communications beneath the surface, has completed a £6 million Series A funding round. The investment will accelerate growth of its EM-2 family of products which are transforming the way critical wireless sensor da

A new Scottish energy transition hub is set to launch in Abu Dhabi – the centre of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) energy sector. The hub will support Scottish companies working in the clean energy sector and provide them with direct access to the substantial UAE market.

Contract research company BDD has opened its new 122m² GMP manufacturing facility at BioCity near Glasgow, following a successful inspection by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) in March 2025. Two years in the making, the development of the state-of-the-art facil

Green Bioactives, a company specialising in sustainable plant-based product development via its plant cell culture technology, has secured a grant of up to £1,097,016 from Scottish Enterprise. The grant will support an 18-month research and development initiative focused on the production and

Scottish company Mask Logic has secured over £780,000 in seed funding and grants to bring its respirator to market. The Edinburgh company has developed a first-of-a-kind reusable face mask, uniquely tailored to each individual's face. Designed to improve safety and comfort in workplaces where