Scotland’s gaming sector risks being ‘left behind’ as global market booms
Scotland’s long-standing video games sector risks being “left behind” in a market dominated by large international developers, according to a think tank led by Gordon Brown. A new paper by…
Two more major companies to partner with Scotland’s digital skills academy
Two more major companies have joined the ranks of Scotland’s national digital skills academy as it looks to further scale up and strengthen its graduate pipeline. Sainsbury’s Bank and media…
London tech firm opens hub in Edinburgh following £2m cash injection
A technology firm which helps companies build better workforces is to open a ‘hub’ in Edinburgh, creating 25 new jobs, after securing a multimillion pound investment. KultraLab, based in London,…
Ex-cop appointed to lead incident response at Scotland’s cyber agency for business
A former police officer has been appointed as incident response and threat intelligence manager at Scotland’s cybersecurity agency for business. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) appointed ex-cyber investigator Mike…
Industry group launched to boost Scotland’s booming health-tech sector
An industry association has been launched to help attract new investment to Scotland’s rapidly-growing health technology sector and boost innovation for patients. London-based Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) –…
Consultation begins on Scotland’s first data strategy for health and care
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on the nation’s first data strategy for health and care. The online questionnaire, which opened yesterday, will gather views on how data should…
Edinburgh University spin-out bags £1m investment to ‘revolutionise’ microbiology
A University of Edinburgh biotech spin-out has secured £1 million of investment to help revolutionise the way organisms like bacteria are grown in laboratory conditions. The funding will help OGI…
Don’t ‘bombard’ victims of cybercrime, says Jude McCorry
The boss of Scotland’s national cybersecurity resilience centre has revealed she received 150 messages on LinkedIn from organisations keen to help a mental health charity which was hit by a…
‘Much we can learn’ from tech savvy Nordic nations, says Kate Forbes on Denmark and Finland trip
There is “much we can learn” from the Nordic nations when it comes to economic transformation, Kate Forbes has said following a fact-finding mission to Finland and Denmark. The finance…
Boris Johnson given virtual tour of Scottish agritech firm’s crop research centre
Business is blossoming for a Scottish agri-tech firm which exhibited at a ‘spring showcase’ to celebrate innovative tech businesses in the UK food and agriculture industry. Edinburgh-headquartered Intelligent Growth Solutions…
