The University of Edinburgh has exceeded a key government objective to drive innovation by supporting businesses to secure more than £200 million of investments – four times the initial target.
A company that grows nutrient-rich algae from whisky waste to help preserve wild fish populations has been announced as a finalist for the prestigious Earthshot Prize 2024.
Startups focused on carbon capture, breastmilk donation and machine learning took centre stage at this year’s Startup Summer Accelerator Showcase, where 13 student-founded companies pitched their transformative ideas to a panel of industry experts.
Student startup MiAlgae, which uses co-products from the whisky industry to sustainably produce Omega-3 for fish feed, has secured £14 million in funding to build an industrial scale production facility in Scotland.
Wearable tech to reduce the risk of drug overdose, AI for affordable financial guidance and a device that captures birdsong to evaluate natural capital are just three of the new AI Accelerator cohort companies announced today.
A quarter of the 28 finalists in this year’s Converge Challenge competition, which champions academic innovation in Scotland, are from the University of Edinburgh.
Clean heat technology company Exergy3 has announced the successful closure of a £1m pre-seed funding round for its novel ultra-high temperature thermal energy storage system.
A child-centred suite of resources for parents and teachers of neurodivergent children – the first of its kind to be based on research – launches today (Wednesday, August 28, 2024).
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