SCOTLAND V CAMBRIDGE: Bid to bring £100m in-vitro life science hub to Edinburgh
Our resistance to harmful microbes remains one of humanity’s greatest challenges. In many cases, the rise of diseases has been compounded by changing climate conditions.Scotland’s life science communities are playing...
MACHINE EARNER: Edinburgh’s Tomoro AI to play major part in OpenAI’s £2.9bn gambit
A fast-growing AI technology company – registered in London but with a head office in Edinburgh since 2023 – has been acquired by global player OpenAI as part of a...
STARK CHOICES: Tram extension for Capital or finish A9? Scotland can’t afford both without new PFI
Scotland’s fresh cohort of politicians – now settling into their parliamentary seats – face immediate stark choices. Sir Tom Hunter in his clarion call for ‘growth, growth, growth’ and genuine...
BUILDING TO RENT: Investment bank continues housing push with £50m for L&G fund
The Scottish National Investment Bank is strengthening its position in support of housing in Scotland with a £50m investment in L&G’s Build to Rent fund for privately rented homes.The bank...
FAREWELL TSB: The noble cause of a once venerable Scottish institution has been extinguished
And so the Spanish-based bank Santander has now completed its grasp over the poor old TSB, founded in Scotland by the Reverend Henry Duncan, minister in the parish of Rothwell,...
SWIFTER SILICON: Scotland’s advanced engineering institute works to speed up wafer fabrication
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has successfully collaborated with engineers on the factory floor at Diodes Incorporated in Greenock to unlock faster decision-making, reduce manual analysis, and improve efficiency...
EXPERT INSIGHTS: Those critical lessons from four leading women at sharp end of negotiation
The Business Dealmakers’ Breakfast panel at the Hoxton in Edinburgh on Wednesday 22 April, chaired by Colette Grant, with Lindsay Campbell, Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne and Claudia Cavalluzzo, offered an array of...
CAPITAL GAINS: Standard Life makes £2bn agreed bid for Aegon UK
Standard Life has agreed a £2bn deal to acquire Aegon UK plc, which will have major repercussions for jobs in Edinburgh.Both companies have major operations in the Capital, with Aegon...
FEELING THE HEAT: Masterchef Dean Banks hits out a crippling taxes on hospitality sector
The 1925 at the Pompadour restaurant in The Caledonian Edinburgh has every right to claim its crown among Scotland’s finest. For generations the place has hosted kings, queens, political leaders...
THE DEAL WEEK: Food & Drink fight for investors’ love while energy firms remain in vogue
Scotland’s food and drink sector cannot understand why it is being ignored by investors. It is now valued at a record £24bn to the Scottish economy, yet deal-makers and funders...