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New initiatives taking advantage of Scotland’s world-class reputation as an innovation nation have been announced by the Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes. Three projects, backed by £4.4 million, are designed to help turn ground-breaking research across the country’s universities a

A delegation of business leaders from across Glasgow has been officially welcomed by the Mayor of Shanghai, Mr Gong Zheng, as the city takes up the role of Guest City of Honour at the China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair (CSITF).

A pioneering Scottish technology that could dramatically speed up the development of life-saving cancer treatments has secured a £750,000 seed investment. ScreenIn3D, a spin-out of the University of Strathclyde, has developed a groundbreaking “lab-on-a-chip” system that allows drug

The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL), operating from Glasgow City Region, is making significant strides in responsible financial innovation as a key component of the UK government's Innovation Accelerator (IA) programme. Led by FinTech Scotland in partnership with the Universities of Strat

A new R&D development designed to support the growth of semiconductor packaging in Scotland has received a £9 million funding injection, helping to reshore a critical part of the UK’s £500m electrification supply chain and create new opportunities for manufacturers to access ne

Scottish businesses are increasingly pessimistic about the year ahead, according to the latest Scottish Business Monitor from the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde. The findings from a survey of more than 300 firms, conducted in December 2024 and January 2025, reveal that

Economic and business conditions and expectations were weak at the end of 2024, leading to challenges to finding the pathway to growth in 2025, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute. Despite this, the institute's latest quarterly economic assessment reveals current expectations are that grow

Scotland’s schoolchildren are being inspired to develop their entrepreneurial skills through a set of storybooks taking inspiration from the Pixar Inside Out movies. The cartoon books will introduce a number of illustrated characters, each representing an entrepreneurial skill, with a pro

The University of Strathclyde’s former Student Union building on John Street will be transformed into a digital, entrepreneurial and social engagement hub, thanks to the support of a successful alumnus donor.

Confidence amongst Scottish businesses is expected to hold steady for the next six months, with many in a ‘wait-and-see’ mode as they look to the upcoming budgets for clarity on the economic direction of both Scotland and the UK, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute. The indepen

Glasgow-based tech company PropEco, which provides an innovative technology platform that can assess the long-term value and viability of property, has secured seed funding of £275,000. The capital injection will be used to accelerate PropEco’s mission to empower property professionals,

Metacarpal – a startup behind what is thought to be the world’s first mechanical bionic hand – has secured £800,000 in seed funding to accelerate its prosthetics development and improve the lives of amputees. Investors in this funding round included SIS Ventures, Scottish Ent

Women are starting and running new businesses at virtually the same rate as men for the first time, while one in five entrepreneurs are non-white, according to new analysis of entrepreneurship activity in Scotland. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report found 8.6% of working-age women were

Glasgow’s first venture studio dedicated to developing innovation-driven enterprises has been launched by the Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID).

More than 3,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs could be supported and £300 million generated for the wider UK economy through the establishment of a CO2 transport and storage (T&S) sector in Scotland linked to the deployment of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS). The findings,