Next ten years to be Scotland’s ‘digital decade’, says minister
The next 10 years will be Scotland’s ‘digital decade’ according to a Scottish Government minister tasked with boosting the tech sector as part of a new national economic development plan....
Construction begins on BT’s ‘state-of-the-art’ Dundee office
Construction has officially begun on BT’s brand new multimillion pound office in Dundee. Finance secretary Kate Forbes visited the site yesterday to mark the occasion. She was welcomed by Rob...
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...
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,...
Women Lead: My journey from Dragons’ Den to Silicon Valley
Following her appearance on Dragons’ Den, Sheila Hogan, serial entrepreneur, founder and chief executive of digital legacy vault, Biscuit Tin, shares her experience of her time in the Den and...
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...
Annual Digital Tech Awards put focus on tackling ‘societal challenges’
The Scottish tech industry’s annual Digital Tech Award winners demonstrated a marked dedication to tackling societal challenges at a ceremony last night. Across a number of the awards and runners-up,...
Women Lead: Engineer turned entrepreneur
We are always fascinated by other people’s stories. It’s how we connect, grow and learn from each other. Until very recently I always felt like I didn’t have a story to tell. Who...
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...
Glasgow health tech startup secures £1.7m investment
A Glasgow-based medical device specialist has secured a £1.7 million investment round. The funding will support Nebu-Flow to further the commercialisation and delivery of next generation respiratory pharmaceuticals. The company’s...

