Scottish Equity Partners announces investment in Dotmatics
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has completed a significant investment in leading global scientific informatics software provider Dotmatics. The company, founded in 2005, delivers enterprise solutions tailored to the modern, highly collaborative and mobile…
£2.6m announced for science centres to encourage STEM uptake
Funding of £2.6m has been confirmed for Scotland’s four science centres. The figure includes money to subsidise school transport costs and increase engagement with under-represented and harder to reach groups,…
St Andrews green data centre wins award
A green-energy data centre at the University of St Andrews has, for the third time, achieved the highest level of award for its performance and environmental design. Following a rigorous…
Expro announces world’s first proven electromagnetic transmission of reservoir pressure data to surface
Expro, the leading international oilfield services company with regional headquarters in Aberdeen, has successfully accomplished the world’s first proven wireless transmission of reservoir pressure data to surface. The data was…
Brand new technology for NHS Scotland patients
The Golden Jubilee National Hospital has implemented a pioneering new digital system for recording patients’ vital signs which allows clinicians to monitor their condition in near real time. Unveiled at…
Converged Communication Solutions make series of staff changes
Scottish IT provider Converged Communication Solutions has made a series of staff changes in preparation for planned expansion. The Aberdeen-based firm has promoted three members of staff following the completion…
Proptech start-up Beringar senses big opportunity for NHS property
The NHS’s 500-million sq. ft. estate could be on the verge of an Internet of Things (IoT) revolution, following the development of a new sensing technology by a Scottish property…
Edinburgh among 8 UK universities to partner with BBC for data research
Edinburgh University is among the eight UK universities to take part in a five-year research partnership with the BBC to unlock the potential of data in the media. The Data…
Organised Health moves offices and plans London expansion
Glasgow-based digital health start-up Organised Health Technologies celebrates continued growth with move to city centre office and plans for future London expansion. After months of continued internal and external growth,…
Broadband USO unlikely to meet needs of rural communities says Law Society
The Law Society of Scotland has said that aspects of the universal service obligation (USO) for broadband service providers mean it is unlikely to meet the needs of more remote…
Building Scotland’s reputation on the world stage for data and AI
The Data Lab is helping startups develop cutting-edge tech – fit for the pandemic. It’s been a difficult year for every aspect of our society, with the wider implications of…
Untangling the web
Scotland needs to get serious about cybersecurity. As a nation we invest heavily in supporting data-driven innovation and building the technologies of the future. But we spend far too little…
