Tag: Scottish Enterprise

At the Bo'ness home of Scotland's railway heritage they are hosting a project aimed at transforming the future of the rail industry.A retired ScotRail Class 314 electric set was transported by road from its...

The directory, called Scottish Health Research and Innovation Ecosystem launched today at the annual Life Science Scotland conference in Glasgow by Dave Tudor, Co-Chair of the Life Sciences Scotland Industry Leadership Group (LSS). It will...

Travel Technology SME, TravelNest, will be creating over 80 skilled jobs in Edinburgh by investing £7 million to establish its operations in the capital.Public Finance and Digital Economy Minister Kate Forbes announced today that...

Following the departure a few months ago of long time boss Lena Wilson, Scottish Enterprise has just announced her successor.Steve Dunlop will now lead the agency from May onwards. Currently CEO at Scottish Canals...

Four major public sector organisations have agreed a new plan to develop Edinburgh BioQuarter.The five-year collaboration agreement involves The City of Edinburgh Council, NHS Lothian, Scottish Enterprise and the University of Edinburgh as official...

Scotland’s reputation for providing world-class services to the oil and gas industry has been bolstered by a £5.1m research and development (R&D) investment.Scaled Solutions in Livingston is receiving £2.2m from Scottish Enterprise while the...

The Scottish Government has announced that Scotland’s latest Innovation and Investment Hub has officially opened in London.More than 450 businesses have registered their interest in becoming members in the first few weeks.The office is...

US tech firm Xilinx Inc. is to invest £3.8 million in its specialist research centre in Edinburgh, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today.The centre will also be supported by a £1.01 million research and...

Edinburgh-based Aquamarine Power’s Oyster 800 wave energy machine is back in operation following the completion of a comprehensive improvement programme which took place over the summer.The machine has now been de-ballasted and is clearly...

Independent television and digital media production company purpleTV this week launched a smartphone app celebrating Edinburgh’s status as UNESCO City of Literature.The Edinburgh Book app is one of a suite of purpleTrails City Adventure...

Scotland’s arts and creative industries sectors add more than £3.2 billion to the country’s economy, according to new research published today.The research, jointly commissioned by Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise, also identifies direct employment...

Edinburgh-based wave energy developer, Aquamarine Power, was honoured with a major award for innovation this week in recognition of its cutting edge Oyster wave energy technology.The company won first prize in the ‘Product and...

Scottish Enterprise (SE) is urging companies to explore potential partnerships and business opportunities with Brazil - one of the world’s fastest growing economies. During a fact-finding mission this week, Lena Wilson, chief executive of Scottish...

Restaurateurs and hoteliers from across the east of Scotland will be able to discover some of the region’s best food and drink producers at the inaugural East of Scotland Food & Drink Forum Dining...

Edinburgh based wave energy company Aquamarine Power takes another major step towards the commercialisation of its Oyster technology with the announcement today of new funding, and a commitment of further investment in the company...

Lothians MSP, Sarah Boyack, has welcomed the announcement that online retailer Amazon is to create 900 jobs in Edinburgh.The company is to create a new Customer Service Centre at Waverley Gate in the city...

A leading digital expert, who has worked with some of the biggest names in Scotland’s tourism industry, has been invited to talk at a Scottish Enterprise Event designed to show how technology can help...

Morton Fraser Chairman Linda Urquhart has been appointed to the Board of Scottish Enterprise by Enterprise Minister Jim Mather.Commenting on her appointment, Linda said “I am delighted to be joining the Scottish Enterprise Board,...

Aquamarine Power Limited has scooped a prize in this year’s Green Energy Awards.The prestigious accolades - run by industry body Scottish Renewables and now in their ninth year – took place in the Edinburgh...

Surging interest in co-operative business models, such as consortium co-operatives and employee-owned businesses, is fuelling record levels of enquiries for specialist advice from Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS).The Scottish Enterprise subsidiary...

Scottish Enterprise has published its 2009/10 Annual Report and Accounts, and claim that the documents highlight a strong year of performance.During the year, around 10,000 companies accessed SE support to make their...