‘Our role is to get the ideas out of the university’
Collaboration between academia, government and the NHS is crucial in the life sciences sector – and that’s where Edinburgh Innovations comes in We have come a long way from the…
CPI joins Sustainable Medicines Partnership
CPI, a leading independent technology innovation centre and a founding member of the UK Government’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult, has joined the YewMaker-led Sustainable Medicines Partnership (SMP) to improve the…
Why companies need to act now on international data transfers
With the multiple impacts of Brexit, Covid-19 and the cost of living crisis, life sciences businesses may not have data protection at the forefront of their minds. However, privacy laws…
Mission possible
The vision for Scotland’s life sciences sector was for it to be worth £8 billion by 2025. That was before Covid and Brexit. How is it faring? Few of us…
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Why we’re at a crossroads on the journey to net zero
The SCDI blueprint outlines opportunities for a collaborative green industrial revolution The Scottish Council for Development and Industry’s 2030 Blueprint, Making a Good Living, with its positive outlook and ambition for, among other things, clean energy and decarbonisation, arrives at a critical point in Scotland’s journey to net zero. Resilience needs to be built into our…
Ups and down of a rollercoaster corporate year
It’s been something of a roller coaster ride this year in Scotland’s corporate and M&A sector. That’s hardly surprising given the huge disruption caused by Covid-19. However, it hasn’t been…
Why green recovery is the best hope
Post-coronavirus focus must be on efforts to tackle climate change