Scottish university spin-outs top UK equity investment league
Scottish university spin-out companies have topped an equity investment league, with more small firms securing finance than anywhere else in the UK. New figures from the British Business Bank show...
Scotland’s first chief entrepreneur brings tech flair to government economic aims
Scotland’s first chief entrepreneur was appointed today as the government brought in some tech flair to boost its economic transformation agenda. Mark Logan, a former top executive with Scottish unicorn...
Scottish Games Week to create ‘global platform’ for vibrant gaming industry
A new ‘Scottish Games Week’ will provide a global platform for the country’s booming computer gaming sector, according to organisers. Developers, publishers and educators will come together for a series...
Annual survey to take temperature of Scottish tech sector’s startup community
The annual survey taking the temperature of the Scottish tech sector’s vibrant startup community has been launched for 2022. The EIE Scottish Startup, conducted by the University of Edinburgh’s Bayes...
More than one in 10 jobs in Scotland now in tech sector, new figures show
More than one in 10 jobs in Scotland are in the rapidly-growing tech sector according to new figures by jobs search engine Adzuna. Research shows 13.22 per cent of jobs...
Scotland’s Net Zero Technology Centre to work with partners in Japan and Egypt
Scotland’s Net Zero Technology Centre is to work with overseas partners in Japan and Egypt on decarbonising the energy sector. The Aberdeen-based centre will join forces with the National Institute...
New app to help visitors ‘bleat’ the crowds at Highland Show
A new app will help visitors ‘bleat’ the crowds this year at the Royal Highland Show – helping people to fill their days with fun-packed activities at the annual agricultural...
Scotland’s industrial biotech sector on course to hit £1.2bn turnover
Scotland’s industrial biotechnology sector is on course to hit £1.2bn in turnover in the next three years, according to new growth figures released today. The National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology has...
How to create ‘vibrant female economy’ at heart of tech entrepreneur’s Women in Enterprise review
A three-month consultation process part of a Scottish Government-commissioned evaluation into women in enterprise has produced “revealing” initial findings. The review, which is focused on how to create a “vibrant...
Scotland’s digital projects soared by 74 per cent last year according to new figures
Digital projects secured from foreign investment last year grew by 74 per cent in Scotland according to latest economic figures from accounting giant EY. The annual foreign direct investment survey...

