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| 13.11.2024 | New £500m university science grant can ‘commercialise discoveries’ | - |
| 13.11.2024 | New Scottish Scheme to Attract More Women to Angel Investing | Scotland’s first all-female business angel syndicate, Investing Women Angels (IWA), and its sister organisation AccelerateHER have launched a new scheme designed to attract more businesswomen into angel investing.
The W2W initiative is set ... |
| 12.11.2024 | Edinburgh University and Leidos Partner to Drive AI Innovation | The University of Edinburgh has announced a partnership with global technology solutions firm Leidos in an effort to drive advancements in AI and data science.
The strategic partnership is set to leverage the work of the university’s Bayes ... |
| 11.11.2024 | Smaller Portions Prove to Be the Best Way to Reduce Meat Consumption | 5 Mins Read Reducing portion sizes has been the most effective strategy to reduce meat intake in the UK, a new study has found.
Meat consumption fell to its lowest levels in the UK last year, driven by the cost-of-living crisis and a growin... |
| 08.11.2024 | Edinburgh Uni Launches Venture Builder 5.0 | Scotland’s expanded Venture Builder Incubator (VBI) 5.0 has launched, with support for 34 entrepreneurs – 12 more than last year – to grow their businesses and skills.
The VBI programme, run by the University of Edinburgh, supports postgrad... |
| 07.11.2024 | ICO Launches Privacy Push in Genomic Tech | The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released a new report on the use of genomics in emerging technologies, calling for developers to take a ‘privacy by design’ approach and join their Regulatory Sandbox.
The ICO’s report highlig... |
| 06.11.2024 | Gartner: Only 48% of Digital Initiatives Are Successful | On average, only 48% of digital initiatives meet or exceed business outcome targets, according to Gartner.
This is according to the analysis firm’s annual global survey of over 3,1000 CIOs and executives, and more than 1,100 executive leade... |
| 23.10.2024 | New Edinburgh Uni AI Tool Can Predict A&E Admissions | Researchers from the University of Edinburgh have used machine learning to update a tool used by healthcare providers highlighting individuals at high risk of urgent hospital care within the next year.
By leveraging AI technology, SPARRAv4 ... |
| 17.10.2024 | Mapping the Cosmos and Battling Wildfires: Two Frontiers of Innovation | In the vast expanse of the universe, two groundbreaking projects are reshaping our understanding of space and our planet. The Euclid space telescope is charting the cosmos, while OroraTech is fighting wildfires from above. Both endeavors sh... |
| 17.10.2024 | The Future of Connectivity: Satellite Technology in Vehicles and the Cosmic Map of the Universe | In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, two stories emerge, each illuminating a different frontier. One focuses on the ground beneath our wheels, while the other gazes into the vastness of space. Both narratives reveal the relentless ... |
| 17.10.2024 | Aberdeen Uni Slashes Equity Stake to Boost Spinouts | The University of Aberdeen is to take a new approach to fostering spinout culture by reducing its equity stake in an attempt to increase innovation and accelerate the commercialisation of intellectual property.
The move makes Aberdeen one o... |
| 16.10.2024 | The Rise of FinTech Innovation: A New Era for ESG and Data Collaboration | In the world of finance, change is the only constant. Recently, two significant developments have emerged from the UK, highlighting the growing intersection of technology, finance, and social responsibility. FinTech Scotland's recent ESG in... |
| 16.10.2024 | First Images From the Largest 3D Map of the Universe | The Euclid space telescope has revealed the first section of what is to be the largest 3D map of the universe ever made.
The craft – orbiting one million miles from Earth – has captured a key piece of the cosmic map, containing some 14 mill... |
| 15.10.2024 | Edinburgh Among World’s ‘Most Investable’ Cities | Edinburgh has received a ‘best in class’ rating in a new global competitive city tracker from global sustainable development consultancy Arup.
The Scottish capital is among the highest rated cities, alongside places like London, Auckland, a... |
| 15.10.2024 | Smart Data Foundry & Research Data Scotland Announce Partnership | Smart Data Foundry (SDF) and Research Data Scotland (RDS) have announced a new partnership to make it easier for researchers to securely access public sector and financial data for the good of society.
The collaboration, which will initiall... |
| 14.10.2024 | Разработчики представили нейросеть, которая в реальном времени генерирует геймплей CS:GO | Исследователи из Университета Женевы, Университета Эдинбурга и группы Microsoft Research представили обновление нейросети DIAMOND (DIffusion As a Model Of eNvironment Dreams). Модель машинного обучения теперь может в реальном времени генери... |
| 11.10.2024 | The Future of AI Coaching: Valence's Ambitious Leap with Jeff Dalton | In the bustling world of artificial intelligence, few names resonate as strongly as Jeff Dalton. With over two decades of experience, Dalton is not just a contributor; he’s a pioneer. His recent appointment as Head of AI and Chief Scientist... |
| 10.10.2024 | Turing AI Fellow Jeff Dalton Joins Valence as Head of AI and Chief Scientist | Jeff Dalton, Head of AI and Chief Scientist, Valence
Jeff Dalton has authored 100+ AI research papers and spent 20 years making search and assistants smarter. Now, he is joining Valence to oversee development of their AI-powered leadership ... |
| 10.10.2024 | The University of Macau Unveils Pioneering Global Initiatives to Cultivate Future Talent | MACAU SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 11 October 2024 – As the global higher education landscape continues to evolve, the University of Macau (UM) has launched a series of forward-thinking initiatives designed to cultivate world-class talen... |
| 07.10.2024 | Experts Call for Urgent Action to Help UK Meet Net Zero Targets | Leading offshore renewable energy (ORE) experts have called for urgent, innovation-led action to help the UK meet its net zero targets in a new report.
The ORE Outlook 2040 from the Supergen ORE Hub, led from Plymouth by a consortium of ten... |
| 03.10.2024 | The Scottish Prevention Hub | Data-driven Public Services | In a bid to address the nation’s most pressing social and health challenges, The Scottish Prevention Hub is pushing the boundaries of public service collaboration.
Led by Dr. Kristy Docherty, co-director of the Hub, the initiative unites ke... |
| 02.10.2024 | Are High Costs Impeding the Public From Adopting Low Carbon Tech? | New research from the University of Edinburgh has found that the high cost of installing heat pumps for home heating could slow down people from widely adopting the technology, leaving government targets missed.
The study has shown that the... |
| 26.09.2024 | Edinburgh Uni Surpasses Innovation Goal By Fourfold | The University of Edinburgh has exceeded a key government objective to drive innovation by supporting businesses to secure more than £200 million of investments – four times the initial target.
The University initially set the goal of suppo... |
| 24.09.2024 | Invizius Secures £950K to Revolutionize Dialysis Treatment | In the heart of Edinburgh, a biotech company is on the brink of a breakthrough. Invizius has raised £950,000 in funding, a crucial step toward transforming dialysis treatment. This funding round, led by Mercia Ventures, is a beacon of hope ... |
| 24.09.2024 | Invizius raises £950,000 for dialysis treatment | Invizius, an Edinburgh-based biotech developing breakthrough treatments for patients on dialysis, has raised £950,000 in a funding round led by Mercia Ventures and supported by Calculus Capital, Syensqo, the University of Edinburgh's Old Co... |
| 19.09.2024 | Elevate Study Abroad Opportunities: Duolingo English Test Prep Tips | Share
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| 18.09.2024 | Latest Cohort of Edinburgh Uni’s AI Accelerator Announced | Wearable tech to reduce drug overdose risk, AI for affordable finance guidance, and a device that captures birdsong to evaluate natural capital are just three of the new AI Accelerator cohort companies announced today.
Thirteen global compa... |
| 17.09.2024 | Comment | Market Trends Bolster Scottish FinTech Aspirations | Scotland’s fintech sector continues to thrive. Earlier this year FinTech Scotland, the cluster management organisation, reported a 24% increase in jobs within the sector since 2021.
Scottish-based fintechs now employ over 10,500 people acro... |
| 10.09.2024 | PATH Appoints Dr Bilal Mateen as Inaugural Chief AI Officer | SEATTLE, Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PATH, a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity, today announced the appointment of Bilal Mateen as its Chief AI Officer. In this newly created role, Mateen will lead PATH's efforts to h... |
| 06.09.2024 | Tiny Robots, Big Impact: Revolutionizing Brain Surgery | In the realm of medicine, innovation often takes the form of the unexpected. Imagine tiny robots, smaller than a speck of dust, navigating the intricate pathways of the human body. This is not science fiction; it’s a groundbreaking reality ... |
| 05.09.2024 | Scots Researchers Help Create Tiny Robot Armies to Treat Brain Bleeds | Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have helped an international team create nanoscale robots which could be used to manage bleeds in the brain.
The development of the tiny robot armies could help enable precise, relatively low-risk ... |
| 02.09.2024 | Women Who Code Edinburgh Joins SWiT | Scotland Women in Technology (SWiT) has announced that it has agreed an alignment with the meetup network, Women Who Code Edinburgh (WWCode), which will see it become part of SWiT.
Launched in Edinburgh in 2017, WWCode Edinburgh was founded... |
| 01.09.2024 | The Data Tug-of-War: Apple’s AI Strategy Faces Resistance | In the digital age, data is the new oil. Companies crave it, and Apple is no exception. Recently, Apple offered website owners a chance to opt out of data collection for its AI training. This move has sparked a significant backlash from maj... |
| 30.08.2024 | The Evolution of Finance: From Caddy to Reverse Mortgage Expert | In the world of finance, stories often begin in unexpected places. Chris Bruser’s journey is a testament to this. He started as a caddy at a country club, a young man surrounded by the elite. Those early days shaped his future. They planted... |
| 30.08.2024 | Your Exclusive Guide to the 7th FinTech Scotland Festival | The seventh annual FinTech Scotland Festival offers an exciting array of bespoke conferences and events aiming to highlight, invigorate, and further the vibrant Scottish fintech ecosystem.
This year FinTech Scotland is offering a line-up of... |
| 30.08.2024 | Edinburgh Uni Gains £10.2M Fund for Sustainable Software Research | The Software Sustainability Institute (SSI), led by the University of Edinburgh, The Universities of Manchester and Southampton, has been awarded a record £10.2 million funding for a a new project phase from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI... |
| 29.08.2024 | Analysis:UK reshapes its AI strategy under pressure to cut costs | LONDON : Britain’s Labour government is drawing up a new, cost-cutting artificial intelligence strategy ahead of a crunch autumn budget – prioritising public sector adoption of the technology over direct investment into industry.
Since taki... |
| 28.08.2024 | Metabolon and the Scottish Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (SERA) Study Announce Partnership to Leverage Metabolomics Data to Better Understand the Molecular Mechanisms of Rheumatoid Arthritis | Partnership seeks to identify rheumatoid arthritis biomarkers to improve understanding of disease risk, progression, and treatment responses
MORRISVILLE, N.C. and GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Metabolon, Inc., the global ... |
| 06.08.2024 | The Shifting Sands of Work and Technology in the UK | In a world where technology and work dynamics are in constant flux, the UK finds itself at a crossroads. Recent developments reveal a landscape marked by ambition, disappointment, and a quest for balance. The British government has made hea... |
| 06.08.2024 | UK Government Scraps £1.3bn Earmarked for AI and Tech Innovation | The U.K. government has shelved £1.3 billion worth of funding that had been earmarked for AI and tech innovation. This includes £800 million for the creation of the exascale supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh and £500 million for ... |
| 05.08.2024 | Британское правительство отменило два контракта на $1,7 млрд по созданию нового суперкомпьютера и инфраструктуры для ИИ... | Правительство Великобритании отменило два проекта по разработке вычислительной инфраструктуры общей стоимостью около $1,7 млрд. Первый проект касался создания в Эдинбургском университете суперкомпьютера, способного выполнять триллион вычисл... |
| 04.08.2024 | Research reveals that up to 22% of medicines in Africa are substandard or fake | A new study by researchers at Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia reveals that up to 22.6%-over one-fifth-of medicines in Africa are either fake or substandard, posing a significant risk to the continent’s fragile public health system.
The stu... |
| 02.08.2024 | UK Gov Stalls £1.3bn Tech and AI Investments | The Labour government has announced that £1.3 billion of funding initially promised by the Conservatives for the development of new technology, including artificial intelligence, is to be shelved indefinitely.
The funding cuts, first report... |
| 31.07.2024 | AI Helps Scots Scientists Predict Diseases 10 Years in Advance | Scottish scientists using AI to analyse medical data have been able to predict a person’s probability of developing conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s up to 10 years before a diagnosis.
The researchers have used ... |
| 30.07.2024 | Фонд «Сколково» решил обанкротить стартап «М-Пауэр Ворлд» с грантом в 420 млн рублей | Стартап «М-Пауэр Ворлд», принадлежащий одноименной структуре из Великобритании, являлся участником проекта «Сколково» с 2010 по 2016 год, реализовывал инновационный проект «Создание производства микробных топливных элементов, которые предна... |
| 29.07.2024 | APRIL Rolls Out ASPiRE Programme to Nurture Future Sustainability Leaders | SINGAPORE, July 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- APRIL, one of the most technologically advanced pulp and paper producers in the world, has recently completed the latest round of recruitment for its "APRIL Sustainability Professional Readiness... |
| 23.07.2024 | New £5M Scots Facility to Combat Climate Change via Imaging Tech | A new £5 million Scottish facility aims to combat the adverse effects of climate change through high-speed imaging technology.
The project, developed with input from more than 100 academics and led by the University of Strathclyde, will use... |
| 16.07.2024 | Pathways World School Celebrates 6 Years of Perfect IBDP Scores | Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Pathways World School is thrilled to announce the exceptional results of its students in the 2024 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). This year marks a momentous achievement as for the sixth consecu... |
| 16.07.2024 | The Data Lab Announces Launch of Geospatial Fringe Programme | Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, The Data Lab, has today announced the launch of its first-ever Geospatial Fringe programme next month in response to the growing interest in the sector across the UK.
With partners such as Natur... |
| 07.07.2024 | YCIS celebrates remarkable IB results of the 2024 cohort With Two Perfect Scorers | HONG KONG, July 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Yew Chung International School of Hong Kong (YCIS Hong Kong) celebrates the remarkable achievement of 2024 cohort in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). This year, 2 students obt... |
| 27.06.2024 | More AI, More Security Risks in the UK Healthcare Sector | As the UK’s healthcare sector looks to AI to support increased efficiencies, new research reveals that appropriate security practices are still not in place.
According to a report from enterprise mobility firm SOTI, titled Code Digital: Wil... |
| 21.06.2024 | Ancient pig-like animal shows beginnings of mammalian brain evolution | More than 250 million years ago, Scotland was not veiled in mist and rain, as it often is today, but rather a desert blanketed in sand dunes. One of the denizens of this challenging landscape was a squat, vaguely pig-like mammal forerunner ... |
| 17.06.2024 | What Should the Next UK Gov Do to Help Support Small Scots Firms? | The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Scotland has set out its key election priorities for the next UK government to undertake to help support Scottish small businesses.
The publishing of FSB’s UK General Election Manifesto comes just we... |
| 13.06.2024 | Edinburgh Uni Top Globally For Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure | The University of Edinburgh has been ranked as one of the top universities in the world for its contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the latest Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
Assessing the soc... |
| 06.06.2024 | Scots Science Supercomputer Clocks in 100 Million Hours of Compute | Hosted and managed by independent research organisation The James Hutton Institute in north east Scotland, the UK CropDiversity High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster has handled more than 400 terabytes of new data in the last 12 months a... |
| 03.06.2024 | DIGIT Deal Roundup | May 2024 | Welcome to the latest edition of the DIGIT Deal Roundup.
Last month, Scotland’s tech sector saw some big funding wins in cleantech, the space sector, and the broader innovation economy.
For a recap on those standout stories, here’s our roun... |
| 30.05.2024 | Over 300 Million Children a Year Fall Victim to Online Exploitation, Abuse - New Research | By Jace Dela Cruz
Published May 30, 2024 11:36AM EDT
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A recent study conducted by the University of Edinburgh revealed that over 300 mill... |
| 30.05.2024 | Clarivate Celebrates 500 Institutions Adopting Rialto Marketplace Solution | Transforming the way libraries select, acquire and manage their collections of academic books
LONDON, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announces that 500... |
| 24.05.2024 | NASA's TESS Discovers New Potentially Habitable Earth-Size Exoplanet | By Jace Dela Cruz
Published May 24, 2024 8:27AM EDT
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NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has made a fascinating discovery... |
| 23.05.2024 | Revolutionising Cardiac Care at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur | Advanced TAVI Procedure on Patient with Severe Aortic Stenosis
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur (PHKL), a leader in medical excellence and patient care, has achieved another significant medic... |
| 22.05.2024 | UK Putting £8.5M Into Research That Helps Protect Society From AI Risks | Up to £8.5 million in grants will be offered by the UK government for researchers to study how to protect society from AI risks such as deepfakes and cyber-attacks, as well as harness AI’s benefits.
Tech secretary Michelle Donelan announced... |
| 22.05.2024 | When will the next big solar storm slam Earth? New discovery about sun's magnetic field could improve forecasts | New research indicates the sun's magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought, a finding that could help predict periods of extreme solar storms like the ones that slammed Earth earlier this month.
The magnet... |
| 16.05.2024 | Учёные обнаружили микробов в здоровом мозге человека | Идея о том, что у мозга есть микробиом, впервые была высказана в 2013 году, но не получила большого внимания. В основном это связано с давним убеждением, что мозг — стерильный орган, защищённый от остального тела и от вредных агентов, котор... |
| 03.05.2024 | Bird Flu Concerns Rise in US Dairy Industry | The threat of bird flu spreading to US dairy cows and milk has sparked concerns among experts and health officials. The virus, known as H5N1, has made a dangerous leap from birds to cattle, raising questions about the safety of the milk sup... |
| 02.05.2024 | Commentary: How worried should we be about bird flu in US cows and milk? | LONDON: In 2022, Bass Rock, a volcanic outcrop off the Scottish coast that houses the world’s largest colony of northern gannets, became a graveyard. Thousands of gannets were wiped out by a bird flu now thought to have killed millions of w... |
| 30.04.2024 | EIE Returns For 2-day Scots Tech Investment Event | EIE is back after a two-year break and with a new look and feel.
Taking place over two days, EIE24 will bring together around 100 investors from across the UK and beyond with line-up of Scottish technology companies seeking investor support... |
| 29.04.2024 | University of Edinburgh Using Data Centre Heat to Drive Decarbonisation | In an effort to drive sustainability, the University of Edinburgh King’s Buildings campus will improve its energy consumption pattern.
The project involves implementing a heat recovery pump to capture waste heat from the data centre and cha... |
| 22.04.2024 | The DataLab Hits New Skills Milestone | The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI announced it has equipped over 1000 learners with essential data literacy skills through its Data Skills for Work programme. The majority of the learners, about 800, came from Edinb... |
| 18.04.2024 | What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill? | DUBAI: A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes.
At least 20 people were reported to have died in the del... |
| 18.04.2024 | Hugging Face releases a benchmark for testing generative AI on health tasks | Generative AI models are increasingly being brought to healthcare settings — in some cases prematurely, perhaps. Early adopters believe that they’ll unlock increased efficiency while revealing insights that’d otherwise be missed. Critics, m... |
| 09.04.2024 | The Life and Career of Peter Higgs and His Discovery of the Higgs Boson, aka 'God Particle' | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 09 April 2024, 08:04 pm
Peter Higgs, the man behind the Higgs boson theory, also known as the 'God particle,' died last Monday, April 8, 2024, at the age of 94 in his home in Edinburgh.
Throughout his life and car... |
| 04.04.2024 | Textshuttle und Supertext fusionieren |
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| 15.03.2024 | Montana rancher paid $4,200 to clone a dead sheep and launched a farm of super hybrids worth up to $550,000 | Science Montana rancher paid $4,200 to clone a dead sheep and launched a farm of super hybrids worth up to $550,000
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| 13.03.2024 | Inclusive Alpha: Ada Ventures Leading the Way | Ada Ventures has closed an oversubscribed £63 million second fund, attracting institutional LPs like The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, The University Of Edinburgh, Molten Ventures, and Legal & General Capital. The fund's commit... |
| 13.03.2024 | Edinburgh Innovations Announces New Interim CEO | Edinburgh Innovations (EI), the University of Edinburgh’s commercialisation service, has announced a new interim CEO in Dr Andrea Taylor in light of Dr George Baxter’s upcoming departure.
Currently serving as director of strategic partnersh... |
| 12.03.2024 | UK’s Ada Ventures closes €73.8M second fund to support “Inclusive Alpha” founders: Know more | Read this article in:
London-based Ada Ventures, an inclusive venture firm, has announced the final close of a £63M (approximately €73.83M) fund, the second fund from the firm, to support a diverse group of early-stage founders.
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| 12.03.2024 | Inclusion in practice: Ada Ventures closes oversubscribed £63M Fund II | Today Ada Ventures closes an oversubscribed £63 million second fund from institutional LPs. New LPs in Fund II include The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), The University Of Edinburgh, Molten Ventures, and Legal & General C... |
| 10.03.2024 | Wobble Genomics: Unveiling the Unseen World of RNA | Wobble Genomics, a spinout from the University of Edinburgh, has secured a whopping £8.5M in funding to revolutionize RNA sequencing. Led by CEO Dr. Richard Kuo, the company's innovative approach to long-read RNA sequencing has the potentia... |
| 07.03.2024 | Edinburgh Uni Spinout Wobble Genomics Secures £8.5M in Funding | Wobble Genomics, a spinout from the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute with a novel approach to RNA sequencing, has raised £8.5m to help commercialise its technology.
The funding round was led by Mercia Ventures and BGF, and was bac... |
| 06.02.2024 | Edinburgh Uni Receives £24m for AI Innovation Hubs | The University of Edinburgh has received £24 million in funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to boost AI innovation.
Of the nine centres announced as part of EPSRC’s £80m UK-wide investment in applying... |
| 06.12.2023 | 3D Eye Scans Can Detect Early Signs of Kidney Diseases, Study Shows | Aldohn Domingo, Tech Times 06 December 2023, 08:12 am
A 3D eye scan technology is reportedly being studied and developed to help doctors detect early signs of kidney diseases.
According to Interesting Engineering, scientists devised the 3D ... |
| 09.11.2023 | University of Edinburgh Launched Generative AI Laboratory | The University of Edinburgh is launching a new multi-million pound initiative set to push towards the forefront of generative AI (genAI) to benefit society and stimulate economic growth.
The Generative AI Laboratory (GAIL) will unite the Un... |
| 03.11.2023 | Meet the founder: How Deep Science Ventures’ Dr. Thane Campbell built a PhD program for the deeptech era | All too often, well-trained PhDs wind up in a field that has nothing to do with their chosen discipline, says Dr. Thane Campbell, Dean of Deep Science Ventures‘ Venture Science Doctorate program. “People get disillusioned and then they’re n... |
| 24.10.2023 | Edinburgh Uni Expands Incubator Programme to Robotics | Scottish robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) entrepreneurs are getting a significant boost thanks to an expansion of the University’s Venture Builder Incubator (VBI) programme.
The expansion of the programme is bolstered by the Barcla... |
| 19.10.2023 | Digital Growth Grant Announces Fresh Funding for UK Tech Programmes | Tech startups across the UK are set to receive access to the latest scientific research, business coaching, and help to raise capital from universities and business experts thanks to a fresh round of Digital Growth Grant funding.
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| 04.10.2023 | I advise lottery winners. People don't realize you get almost no support – here's what you should do if you win. | Emily Irwin of Wells Fargo and a lottery winner. Wells Fargo Corporation National Media Team, Getty Images
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| 15.09.2023 | Max Planck Humboldt Research Award Winner Researches Key Mechanisms of the Bacterial Immune System with Würzburg Helmholtz Institute and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | Rotem Sorek from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel will receive the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award 2023, which is presented together with 1.5 million euros in prize money, in acknowledgement for his research into bacterial def... |
| 07.07.2023 | Why Edinburgh Is Zumo's Crypto Hub | Crypto Founders on Crypto Hubs is a series of interviews with entrepreneurs about where their startup is located and why. It is part of Crypto Hubs 2023. In this installment, CoinDesk senior editor Jeanhee Kim interviewed Nick Jones, co-fou... |
| 04.07.2023 | DIGIT’s Movers and Shakers June 2023 | Welcome to DIGIT’s Movers and Shakers for June 2023.
Here, we’ll go through some of the major partnerships, recruitments, appointments, and expansions seen in the Scottish Tech ecosystem throughout the month of June.
This month’s issue feat... |
| 12.06.2023 | How Remote Monitoring is Transforming Cardiac Services in Scotland | Matt Reed is Honorary Professor of Emergency Medicine at Edinburgh University and the RCEM Professor.
Professor Reed is also a Consultant and NRS Fellow at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE) where he leads EMERGE, a multidisciplinary cl... |
| 23.05.2023 | Smart Data Foundry Launch Open Banking Partnership and Tools | Currently based at the Bayes Centre — the University of Edinburgh’s innovation hub for AI and data science — the Smart Data Foundry is a mission-led data innovation organisation serving the public, private, and third sectors, helping them t... |
| 12.05.2023 | Edinburgh Uni’s AI Algorithm Could Improve Heart Attack Diagnosis | The University’s researchers — who have developed an AI-based tool to help clinicians diagnose heart attacks more accurately — found that their technology, dubbed “CoDE-ACS,” was able to rule out out a heart attack in more than double the n... |
| 04.05.2023 | University of Edinburgh’s Botched Oracle Migration Exposed | The University of Edinburgh Senate has called the migration to a new Oracle finance system a ‘scandalous failure of management,’ following the botched transition which left staff, research students, and suppliers unpaid.
The representative ... |
| 08.03.2023 | DIGIT Deal Roundup | February 2023 | Welcome to the latest edition of the DIGIT Deal Roundup column, featuring some of the top investment, acquisition and expansion news stories from February, 2023.
Scotland’s digital technology sector saw a number of notable deals across the ... |
| 22.02.2023 | University-supported Start-ups Invited to Showcase Innovations | Founders of University of Edinburgh-supported start-ups, including many that are seeking growth investment, will be given the opportunity to showcase their companies to an audience of investors, business support groups, and fellow entrepren... |
| 09.01.2023 | Scottish Enterprise Funds Two Green Energy University Spin Out Projects | £150,000 of funding awarded by the Scottish Enterprise will go towards two university projects focusing on green energy and renewables.
The High Growth Spin Out funding is directed at products and companies formed from university work and a... |
| 05.12.2022 | Movers and Shakers | November 2022 | Welcome to the November 2022 edition of the DIGIT Movers and Shakers column.
This month features another bumper crop of Scottish awards, relocation, partnership, and recruitment news.
Here’s all the latest news in one place.
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| 27.11.2022 | Tech Times Job Hunting Tips: Here's How to Recover From Being Laid Off | Trisha Kae Andrada, Tech Times 27 November 2022, 06:11 pm
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| 08.11.2022 | Barclays Eagle Lab and Edinburgh Uni Partner for Tech Incubator | Barclays Eagle Labs has formed a new partnership with the University of Edinburgh’s Venture Builder Incubator (VBI), a programme tailored to help PhD students develop and commercialise academic research.
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