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Life Sciences Award for CanCan Diagnostics
Scotland’s Life Sciences Awards 2026 is a prestigious annual conference and awards which brings together…
‘Step-change’ for UK’s digital horsepower
A major new compute investment could accelerate the progress of astronomers exploring the mysteries of…
ACCEND opens applications for Cohort 2 as first 28 deep tech scaleups begin programme
Europe’s deep tech accelerator ACCEND has opened applications for its second cohort, as 28 scaleups…
DDI Annual Review 2024-25: Working together to maximise impact
PROFESSOR KIM GRAHAM, SENIOR RESPONSIBLE OFFICER, DDI PROGRAMME, AND PROVOST, THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH We…
Healthy results for City Region Deal at halfway point
Almost 30,000 jobs have been created or supported since 2018 thanks to the Edinburgh and…
DataLoch: enabling improvements in health and social care
DataLoch is a data service that has been developed by the University of Edinburgh and…
FinTech Scotland marks its eighth anniversary reinforcing its position as one of Europe’s leading fintech clusters
Marking its eighth anniversary, FinTech Scotland reports that the nation’s fintech cluster has more than…
Futures Institute named home for Venture Café Edinburgh
Scotland’s innovation community has a vibrant new home, following the landmark launch of Venture Café…
University teams up with IBM to boost AI innovation
For the first time in Scotland, IBM has established a presence on the University’s campus,…