Kevin O'Sullivan
Budding Scottish healthcare innovators urged to apply for ‘clinical entrepreneur programme’
Scottish healthcare innovators are being urged to apply to a ‘clinical entrepreneur programme’ – to encourage a startup mindset within the NHS. Progressive health service thinkers and medical students are…
Exclusive: Ministers urged to release details of cybersecurity audit at hacked NHS health board
Ministers have been urged to release details of a cybersecurity audit that took place three months before a Scottish NHS health board was targeted by hackers. Inspectors undertook a statutory…
Scottish financial advice platform to integrate generative AI for ‘unprecedented automation’
A Scottish financial advice platform is integrating generative AI capabilities in order to offer clients ‘unprecedented automation’. Edinburgh-based Aveni will work with intelliflo, a global leader in financial advice technology,…
Exclusive: Scotland’s flagship startup programme joins forces with business funding competition
Scotland’s flagship startup programme has joined forces with the nation’s biggest business funding competition, it can be revealed. Techscaler, the Scottish Government’s £42 million tech education and mentoring programme, will…
First Minister pledges to assist Mark Logan on computing science teaching ‘crisis’
John Swinney has pledged to work with chief entrepreneurial adviser Mark Logan on computing science education reform after telling MSPs that the subject is ‘in crisis’. The First Minister said…
Kate Forbes says office of chief entrepreneur should be a ‘long-term endeavour’ with two-year contract due to expire in September
Kate Forbes has said the office of the chief entrepreneur for Scotland should be a ‘long-term endeavour’ with the contract for the role due to expire in September. The deputy…
Chief entrepreneur hits out at Scotland’s education bodies over lack of leadership on computing science teaching reform
Scotland’s education bodies have come under fire from the Scottish Government’s chief entrepreneurial advisor over their lack of progress on computing science teaching reform. Mark Logan said working with the…
Scottish tech firm founded by doctor frustrated by operating theatre bottlenecks to roll out its platform across country
A Scottish technology company founded by a doctor frustrated by operating theatre bottlenecks is set to roll out its platform across the country. Infix, masterminded by Dr Matthew Freer, is…
Turning the table on the hackers
It’s often said that the best form of defence is attack, and one cybersecurity company prides itself on its ability to get under the skin of the hackers. Rather than wait…
Edinburgh fintech relaunched amid surging demand for ‘synthetic data’
An Edinburgh fintech has been relaunched amid surging demand for its AI-driven ‘synthetic data’ capabilities. University of Edinburgh spinout Smart Data Foundry is embarking on a growth phase for its…