Stirling Council announces launch of digital local information sharing platform
Stirling Council has launched a digital local information sharing platform designed to help its citizens “lead long, safe, happy and healthy lives”. Developed in partnership with Glasgow-based Frog Systems, it…
£1.7m of Innovate UK funding to tackle silent killer affecting one in four Scots
Eagle Genomics and the Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC) have been awarded a £1.7m grant from Innovate UK for a project to develop tests and treatments for patients with…
A modern approach, true to founding principles
An innovative approach to supported living for people, including the older group, is being pioneered in Scotland. The initiative aims to meet the changing needs of society and the expectations…
Aberdeen named as partners in project to transform health through data science
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have been named as part of a partnership which will receive a portion of a £54m research fund focussed on using data science to…
Building commercial confidence in engineering innovations
My son Leif was five years old when he went blind in his left eye. This was because a detached retina was not detected soon enough. At the time, ophthalmologists…
Scottish MedTech to develop proprietary blockchain for handling records and data
Glasgow-based health company HCi Viocare is devloping a proprietary blockchain-based system for handling sensitive client records and the data produced from the medical applications of Flexisense, its sensing technologies system for…
Breastfeeding app and GPs’ real time analytics platform share hackathon win
Thirteen teams competing at Product Forge’s hackathon, Public Health Product Forge, presented their prototypes at the weekend to overcome obstacles within public health. In a surprising twist and for the…
Utilities and health firms could be fined up to £17m for cyber failures, says UK Government
Leaders of Britain’s most critical industries are being warned to boost cyber security or face hefty fines for leaving themselves vulnerable to attack following a UK Government consultation. Energy, transport,…
Hackathon tackles childhood obesity, substance abuse, and mental health
Product Forge has partnered with NHS Information Services Division to host the Public Health Product Forge which kicked off Thursday evening at the Biscuit Factory in Edinburgh. The event will…
Public health hackathon will bring together technologists and medical professionals
Entrepreneurs, the wider technology community, population health, and medical personnel will gather later this month for a three day hackathon focused on solving challenges surrounding public health. Product Forge is…