Scottish Enterprise

Demonstrating Scotland's innovative strength, Edinburgh Innovations, The University of Edinburgh’s commercialisation arm, has announced record-breaking annual results, highlighted by the launch of 127 new companies 🚀📈 This achievement comes in a year when the university was ranked joint first globally for industry, innovation and infrastructure in The Times higher impact rankings. Adding to the success, biotech pioneer MiAlgae—originally a student start-up producing Omega-3 from whisky by-products—was named a finalist in the prestigious Earthshot Prize for its planet-saving innovation. With a strong history of successful therapeutics and life sciences spinouts, alongside emerging technologies in areas such as cell and gene therapy, engineering biology, and semiconductors, the university has proven that the creation of spinout companies is a powerful driver of growth, global competitiveness and secures Scotland’s position as a leader in innovation. “What we need now is to turn up the dial,” says Andrea Taylor, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Innovations. She emphasises the urgent need for investors to fully engage with Scotland to ensure it plays a pivotal role in strengthening the UK tech sector to compete with the US and China. Read the full article 👉 https://ow.ly/vk2i50UgNmg #Innovation #Investment

More than half of all business growth stems from innovation, so it's crucial to adopt a well-informed approach to maximise your business benefits 📚📈 We've already supported over 100 Scottish companies and can offer workshops, R&D connections, or guidance on grants and funding tailored to your needs. Our expert advisers will work closely with your business to: 🙌 Stimulate and create new ideas 🙌 Develop products and processes 🙌 Launch your innovations onto the market 🙌 Manage and protect your intellectual property (IP) Discover if you're eligible for support and make an enquiry today 👉 https://ow.ly/jWfC50Ug092 #BusinessGrowth #Innovation

At DIGIT.FYI Expo 2024, Dr Laura Gilbert, Chief Analyst for 10 Downing Street, shared how AI is revolutionising public services and addressing societal challenges 👇 Could your business harness the power of AI to drive innovation and create positive change? 🤔 From enhancing efficiency to transforming lives, AI offers limitless possibilities 🌀 #CapitalInvestment #AI

Scotland's clean heat market is set to be worth £31 billion this decade ♨️ Is your business ready to be a part of that? Whether you're in the industry or not, we are here to help. Get in touch with our specialists to understand what support is available, the key opportunities at home and abroad, where your business could fit and how we can help your business adapt and scale 👉 https://ow.ly/Yq4E50UeJsF #CleanHeat

Scotland’s position as a green employment hub has been reaffirmed as new data shows once again that it has the highest proportion of green jobs advertised at 5.6%, higher than the UK average of 3.3%, and triple the number advertised since 2021 💪🏻 The report from PwC UK also showed that the ripple effect on the wider jobs market in Scotland is also increasing. The ‘green jobs multiplier’ rose to 2.8 in 2024, meaning for every ten green jobs created, an additional twenty-eight are created elsewhere in the economy. The figures reflect the growing optimism in the sector as well as growth in projects, including the Chapelcross hydrogen hub and ETZ EnergyWorks ⚡ #EnergyTransition

Can't believe it's been a month since Scotland's Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition in Glasgow. It was a great couple of days, talking to businesses and highlighting the importance of making those crucial capital investments to drive productivity growth. One theme, in particular, that we focussed on during the event was investment in automation and robotics. With lots of support available for ambitious companies, it was inspiring to hear Gavin Holms share how R-Biopharm Rhône Ltd. leveraged this support to introduce cobots into their manufacturing process. The rewards speak for themselves: ✅ Productivity doubled ✅ Capacity increased to meet customer demand ✅ significant cost savings have been made ✅ many more... Explaining more about how we want to support ambitious businesses to invest in technology, we caught up with our Head of the Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service, Nick Shields, during the event 🎥 If you think we could help your manufacturing business, visit our website to find out more and get in touch with our team via the enquiry form ➡️ https://ow.ly/7JnR50U1oyk #CapitalInvestment #Technology

We recently updated our Scottish Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Guide for 2024-25 🤩 And we've made it even easier to find the right support for your business: 📖 Read the guide to learn about incubators, support programmes, co-working spaces, and other organisations in Scotland that can help your business grow. 📱 With our online tool you can search and filter our list of ecosystem organisations to find the support that's most relevant to your business. 🗺️ Or use our interactive map to search for entrepreneurial support in your chosen location. Whether your business is a start-up, scale-up or spin-out, Scotland's thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem can provide support to help you grow 📈 What are you waiting for? Read the guide now 📖⬇️ Download for later or search our new online version and interactive map 🔍 ➡️ https://ow.ly/qKt450UbNP9 #Entrepreneurship #Growth

Following successful trials of its wave energy converter technologies, Mocean Energy has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fuel its commercialisation and international growth ambitions 🤩💸 Its Blue X was trialed as part of a renewables for subsea power (RSP) project to decarbonise oil and gas operations, alongside Aberdeen-based Verlume and North Sea operators including Shell. In a further partnership with oil and gas firm Proserv, Mocean tested its Blue Star device. With nearly £400,000 investment already raised since the campaign launched in October, the firm is looking for investors to join the next stage of its exciting journey 🌎📈 #WaveEnergy #Investment

Wow 🤩 It's not just a vision, but a commitment to transform lives that is driving this innovative and ambitious business 📈 Dave Hughes, founder of Motherwell-based novosound, shares his inspiring story of how he and his team are on a mission to build "a world where ultrasound truly is integrated everywhere" 💫 "Achieving this ambitious vision is not without its challenges. But we didn’t set out to do the easy things. Every success we’ve had has come from embracing complexity and choosing the path with purpose. This is what drives us—and what drives the brilliant team at Novosound. Together, we are building a world where ultrasound truly is integrated everywhere—helping industries, individuals, and societies thrive." ❤️❤️ Read the full story ⬇️ #Innovation #Inspiration

“This is no longer just about fashion or electronics, it’s about recognising the potential in every sector and leveraging technology to overcome logistical challenges.” - Colm Duggan, analyst at Statista 💡 Fantastic insight from Statista's Daniel Atkinson and Colm Duggan yesterday at the inaugural DIGIT.FYI Expo and Scottish Enterprise eCommerce and Digital Trade symposium. With the global B2C market alone projected to grow to $5.34 trillion by 2026, businesses that strategically invest in cutting-edge technology now will be poised to lead this booming market 🎯 Find out more about Daniel and Colm's keynote speech in this fantastic write-up from DIGIT 👇 If you're a business owner, manager, or work in e-commerce, we would really appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete our very short survey to help us better understand the e-commerce capabilities of businesses across Scotland, and identify how we can better support growth and innovation in this area ➡️ https://ow.ly/R6Xx50UcPaV #CapitalInvestment