Kevin O'Sullivan
Scotland’s space industry can lead Europe, says innovation minister
Scotland’s ‘cutting-edge’ space industry can lead Europe, innovation minister Richard Lochhead told investors at a forum in Edinburgh. Mr Lochhead said that the satellite manufacturing strengths of Glasgow and Scotland’s…
Glasgow AI experts to probe how Chat GPT could help university researchers
Academics at the University of Strathclyde are embarking on a project to discover how platforms such as ChatGPT could help researchers harness generative AI. The experts will seek to understand…
Britain’s security minister backs Scotland’s efforts to combat business cyber fraud
Britain’s security minister has given his backing to Scotland’s efforts to combat business cyber fraud on a visit to Edinburgh. Tom Tugendhat, MP, visited Edinburgh to meet with cyber and…
Scottish MedTech secures £4.2 million fund raise to speed up cancer drug development
A Scottish medtech company which recreates ‘micro-tumours’ in the lab for testing new cancer treatments has secured £4.2 million to expand its technology. Edinburgh-founded Carcinotech will use the investment to…
Dundee’s video gaming success to be evaluated in European research project
Dundee’s success as a global destination for the video games industry will be studied as part of a £3.2 million pan-European research project. The city’s vibrant sector will be among…
NHS innovation partner welcomes regulatory roadmap for medical devices
NHS innovation partner InnoScot Health has welcomed a new UK Government regulatory roadmap for medical devices – with legislation timetabled for next year. The organisation, which works with NHS boards…
Island mobile connectivity in Shetland boosted by new 4G masts
Island mobile connectivity in Shetland has been boosted by the arrival of new 4G masts. Virgin Media O2 has made a multi-million pound investment to improve connectivity for rural communities on the…
Sensors tech firm decries lack of Scottish presence at world’s biggest consumer electronics show
A tech firm developing cutting-edge sensors for a range of medical and industrial applications has decried the lack of Scottish presence at the world’s largest consumer electronics show. Novosound –…
New AI tool could help reduce impact of noise pollution on marine life
A new AI tool developed in collaboration with Glasgow University researchers could help reduce the impact of noise pollution on marine life. Artificial intelligence can model how sound waves travel…
New blueprints to help Scottish local authorities realise benefits of IoT
New blueprints have been produced to help Scottish local authorities realise the benefits of internet of things (IoT) technologies. Use cases in social housing, winter weather roads mitigation, air quality…