Future healthcare staff still ‘largely being trained to work in the non-digital world’, review finds
Scotland is aspiring to become a global leader in the digital technology sector. Key to realising this ambition is to foster digital and data talent across all sectors. This includes...
NHS Scotland must be on ‘high alert’ amid rise in ransomware attacks, warns cyber boss
NHS Scotland “needs to be on high alert” amid a “huge increase” in the number of attacks on the healthcare sector, a cyber boss has warned. Deryck Mitchelson, chief information...
New partnership to speed up cancer diagnosis with AI
Scotland’s artificial intelligence (AI) health research centre has partnered with a global leader in the field to provide “radical improvements” in the early detection of cancer. The Industrial Centre for...
Scottish biotech firm secures £2.2m investment for rapid herd diagnostic test
A Scottish biotech firm which has developed an innovative diagnostic test for herd animals has secured £2.2m in funding to commercialise the technology. Biotangents’ rapid ‘on farm’ test kit for...
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) –...
Please mind the gap… or healthcare may fall
Imagine sharing a lengthy train journey with others. From beginning to end, imagine how often you might hear ‘mind the gap’ messages about embarking and disembarking safely. Picture how navigating...
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...
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...

