Look anywhere – the future is ‘aged tech’. But Scotland needs to be more adventurous
Scottish Care, as the representative body of independent social care providers of care home, care at home and housing support services, has been working over several years with colleagues in…
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…
Scotland’s life sciences sector ‘biggest destination’ for tech investment during Covid
Scotland’s life sciences sector became the “biggest destination” for tech investment thanks to a boom in healthcare innovation during the pandemic, according to new analysis. The government-owned British Business Bank…
Scottish care homes need ‘digital route map’ over fears they could be ‘left behind’
Scotland’s independent care body has backed a call for a ‘digital route map’ for care homes, after it emerged the majority of the facilities in south east Scotland are still…
New sign language glossary opens up tech opportunities for deaf community
Edinburgh researchers have helped to produce a sign language glossary for deaf people who use digital technology in education or the workplace. The experts at Edinburgh University are part of…
Digitising medicines management helps focus on the patient
Orion Health has been working with Scottish health boards since 2004, when what is now their Electronic Health and Care Record (EHCR) went live at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde…
Digital solutions can reshape data landscape
Data is at the heart of everything pharmaceutical companies do. From researching and developing new cutting-edge treatments and vaccines – most recently to beat the pandemic – to using up-to-the-minute…
At the heart of the matter
Reflecting on his early days in medicine, at times with a wry smile, Charles Young talks of clipboards, trolleys stacked with patient files and the snail’s pace at which the…
Talking the same language
Servelec, which was last year acquired by Access UK Ltd, believes in building common solutions to solve healthcare IT problems – which means it has made the rather less common…
All in the genes. New software lays down marker for tackling future pandemics
Software which speeds up the process of creating new diagnostic tests could help combat future pandemics, according to its developers in Scotland. A team of bioengineers and chemists at Glasgow University…
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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…
Look anywhere – the future is ‘aged tech’. But Scotland needs to be more adventurous
Scottish Care, as the representative body of independent social care providers of care home, care at home and housing support services, has been working over several years with colleagues in…
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…
It’s time to change the future of tech apprenticeships – and we need your help
In his latest exclusive column for Futurescot, Ross Tuffee, chair of the Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Digital Economy Skills Group, calls on tech employers to get involved in shaping the…
What AI difference a year makes
Amazingly, it’s been one year since the publication of Scotland’s AI Strategy. And what a year it has been. Demanding but rewarding, with good progress made and great foundations laid…
International Women’s Day: It’s time to harness power of women in technology
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I hope to be part of a future where barriers that prevent women from competing on a level playing field in the work environment…
NHS Scotland CEO: ‘Digital approaches are vital to our recovery’
The last two years have been the most challenging that the NHS in Scotland has ever lived through. I am enormously proud of the way in which staff across our…
Public Health Scotland’s data and intelligence response to Covid-19
As a Public Health Scotland (PHS) information analyst, I’ve had a front row seat to the data and intelligence response from our organisation to keep the public, leaders in government…