Are you a Life Sciences company looking to grow? Dr Andrea McColl, Senior Development Manager - Life Sciences at Highlands and Islands Enterprise, blogs about the Pathfinder Accelerator, a 12-week intensive business programme currently recruiting for new applicants. Putting Great Business Ideas on the Fast Track to...
With over £30million invested in growing Scottish life sciences businesses in 2016, it is clear that scientific entrepreneurship is flourishing in Scotland. It has the most active business angel network in the UK, Archangels, and has thriving entrepreneurial spaces including Edinburgh BioQuarter and BioCity. However, this...
This is an exciting time for Life Sciences in Scotland according to Dave Tudor, the global head of API manufacturing and supply at GSK. The proud Scot is responsible for managing a complex global supply chain, which includes the company’s two manufacturing sites at Montrose...
James Cameron, Head of Life Sciences, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, blogs about why a new Marine Bioprocessing Centre is needed to help Scotland become a global leader in Marine Biotechnology. Marine Biotechnology is an exciting opportunity for Scotland. An area within this space that is attracting increasing interest...
Critical manufacturing mass at i3 Translating Scotland’s world class research skills into high quality manufacturing jobs is right at the heart of the strategy to grow the life sciences sector in Scotland. i3, Irvine’s Enterprise Area, has been developing as a manufacturing location, offering access to...
In the 35 years since Vascutek Ltd was founded, innovation has always been at the heart of our business. Without innovation across many different functions, we would not be a world leader in medical device technology. One very important part of our global success is our...
Paul Chapman, Patent Attorney and Partner at Marks & Clerk, argues that innovation and commercialisation should go hand-in-hand. 2016 has been a strong year for innovation in Scotland and in particular in the Life Science field. Moreover, 2016 has certainly been interesting in terms of political considerations...
It is often frustrating that new, Scottish, medical technologies, whilst successful in international markets, do not find their way to Scottish patients due to sometimes lengthy regulatory approval processes and procurement rules. Touch Bionics i-limbs, whilst now fitted to over 6,000 wearers worldwide, had until recently...
Julia Brown, Senior Director Healthcare, Life and Chemical Sciences at Scottish Enterprise, reviews Scotland's booming Life Sciences sector, highlighting the Scottish companies that attracted big investments, developed new products and expanded into international markets during 2016. 2016 was another great year for Life Sciences. Investment was strong and steady...
It is coming up to a year since we received Scotland’s Life Sciences Community Engagement Award and among the many building developments and scientific advances on Easter Bush Campus, our programme of engagement and outreach events has gone from strength to strength. We were delighted to...