Upping the pace to fight the pandemic
Scotland prepares to fast-track digital health platform to help tackle coronavirus Even before the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, it was already clear this was no longer...
University of Glasgow leads COVID-19 research response in Scotland
Virus research centre named among 13 key UK centres A virus research centre in Glasgow is leading the Scottish response to COVID-19 after being named among 13 key centres in...
Driving Healthcare 4.0
Healthcare is leading the pack in some areas of technological innovation – but elsewhere it’s lagging behind in it’s journey to digital. Health and care services are poised for a...
COVID-19 demonstrates the vital role of data in healthcare
We must recommit to an innovation ready NHS that can benefit everyone The public health emergency caused by the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the start of the year is...
New Scottish expert group to study spread of COVID-19
A new expert group providing additional scientific analysis of the impact of COVID-19 in Scotland has been announced by the First Minister. As the number of cases increases, the Scottish...
University of Edinburgh experts to join ‘rapid response’ to coronavirus
Experts from the University of Edinburgh have secured £5m in funding to join the government’s ‘rapid response’ to the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers are set to collect data and samples of...
Heriot-Watt AI spin-out which helps ‘reduce isolation’ to play part in fight against coronavirus
A Scottish university spin-out is developing artificial intelligence (AI) software that that can understand and respond to human conversation, which can help play a part in the global fight against...
Award-winning platform which improves quality of life for cancer patients set for national roll-out
My Clinical Outcomes (MCO), an award-winning online platform which uses data to improve the quality of life of cancer patients, is targeting a national roll-out following the success of five...
Med-Tech company unveils smart device set to ‘revolutionise’ how medical events are managed in the air
A med-tech spin-out from the University of Aberdeen has unveiled a smart device set to revolutionise how medical events are managed in the air. MIME Technologies has launched a device which the has...
Global health and safety software company secures £7m to expand
A global health and safety software company headquartered in Scotland has secured £7m investment funding to accelerate growth. Glasgow-based SHE Software has completed a Series B round led by Frog...
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