Posts by Mark Baillie
Ministerial visit to Agritech Hub highlights data potential
Defra Minister discusses data-driven innovation and capability of genetic technologies at the Easter Bush Agritech Hub. Jo Churchill, Minister for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation at the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), visited the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Agritech Hub on 26 April. During the visit, the Minister met with senior…
Read MoreCan Scottish NHS data support outcomes based pricing?
The steps needed to implement an Outcomes Based Pricing (OBP) scheme in Scotland have been outlined in a new report from researchers at the University of Edinburgh and DATA-CAN, the UK’s health data research hub for cancer. The report was funded by AbbVie Ltd but independent editorial control remained with the publishing authors. One of…
Read MoreMichael Gove tours Edinburgh National Robotarium to see levelling up and scientific innovation in action
On 24 February, Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michael Gove toured the state-of-the-art research facility for robotics and artificial intelligence in Edinburgh, which is backed by £21 million in UK government funding. Mr Gove saw some of the innovative research projects being developed at the National Robotarium including a demonstration from the facility’s resident…
Read MoreCancer-focused enterprises among ventures selected for University entrepreneur incubator programme
Twenty innovative start-ups have been selected for a University of Edinburgh incubator programme aimed at developing and commercialising academic entrepreneurship. The Venture Builder Incubator 2.0, part of the Data-Driven Entrepreneur Programme, is supported by Edinburgh Innovations, the University’s commercialisation service. The incubator is delivered by the Bayes Centre on behalf of the University’s five Data-Driven…
Read MoreGateway to success
The DDI Skills Gateway was a finalist at this year’s Digital Leaders 100 awards. The Skills Gateway made it into the final three for Digital Skills Initiative of the Year, out of hundreds of entries from across the UK. With over 700 nominations, judges recognised the Skills Gateway‘s innovative and cross-sector approach to improving data…
Read MoreCommunity benefits hub for City Region Deal
A website is being launched to encourage links between good causes and businesses across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and Borders. Funded by the £1.3bn Edinburgh & South East Scotland City Region Deal, the ESESCommunities.org portal will allow charities in the region to make community benefit requests of businesses in the supply chain of City Deal…
Read MoreBlog post: The stories behind the data
From breeding algorithms for cows to a speech recogniser for spoken Gaelic, Lucy Saddler (pictured) got to grips with the breadth of the DDI programme during her 2021 summer internship. When I saw that the Data Driven Innovation (DDI) initiative were recruiting a communications intern in February 2021, I was intrigued by the sheer scale…
Read MoreCancer Research UK partners with University of Edinburgh Venture Builder Incubator to drive innovation
A University of Edinburgh business-support programme has partnered with Cancer Research UK to help build startup companies focused on tackling cancer. The charity will fund up to 10 participants in the second round of the University’s Data-Driven Entrepreneurship (DDE) Venture Builder Incubator, which supports postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and academic staff to develop their startup…
Read MoreAI’s future stars join Edinburgh accelerator
A body-sizing app to improve online shopping, 3D printed tumours to test cancer drugs, and a mental health early warning monitor are among the 12 innovations selected for the next University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator. Twelve teams of artificial intelligence entrepreneurs will begin the six-month AI Accelerator – part of a wider Data Driven Entrepreneurship…
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