THE BIG READ: We must shout more about our engineering prowess, says SE chair Sir Jim
Sir Jim McDonald, the chair of Scottish Enterprise, wants Scotland to start believing in its potential and prowess for advanced engineering. The Business Editor Kenny Kemp reports. At the Merchants’...
Real-time hormone tracker raises £1.2m to tackle women’s health
An Edinburgh spin-out able to measure human hormone levels in real time has secured £1.2m to investigate women’s hormone-related conditions and support better diagnosis and treatment. Kāhu SiliconBio, founded by scientists...
Scottish young companies pull in record amount of risk capital
A record 76 funders backed Scottish companies with risk capital for the first time in 2025, up from 73 in 2024, according to the latest Annual Newcomers Report from Young Company Finance...
Scottish spin-out seeks funding for concrete supplement which curbs carbon emissions
A Scottish university spinout has invented a process which turns low-value mineral waste into carbon-negative materials and can replace a percentage of cement used in construction.The approach, by a team...
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...