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Cardonald Dental Clinic to welcome 500 new NHS patients after reopening

Published 1 year ago

Major expansion works have been completed at a long-established Glasgow dental clinic in a bid to meet the rising demand for dental services in the area.

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Ross-shire Engineering acquires Chem Resist for undisclosed sum

Published 1 year ago

Inverness-headquartered engineering services company Ross-shire Engineering (RSE) has acquired Shrewsbury-based Chem Resist for an undisclosed sum.

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Novosound expands healthcare and wireless ultrasound operations in the US

Published 1 year ago

Scottish startup Novosound has expanded its healthcare and wireless ultrasound operations in the US.

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UWS spinout secures £339k funding for sensory study

Published 1 year ago

University of the West of Scotland’s spinout company AlbaSense has secured £339,269 in funding from the Digital Dairy Chain’s Collaborative R&D Funding Competition, awarded by Innovate UK.

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Kelso Pharma broadens reach with dermatology product acquisition

Published 1 year ago

Edinburgh-headquartered pharmaceutical firm Kelso Pharma has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of two UK approved dermatological products, marking its debut in the treatment of actinic keratoses and plaque psoriasis.

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Scottish professional services firms to support tech conference delegation with funding for families

Published 1 year ago

Two professional services firms have signalled their support for female founders by providing funding for their families to travel to one of the world’s biggest tech conferences.

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Dundee contraception research bolstered by $4.4m funding award

Published 1 year ago

Researchers at the University of Dundee’s Schools of Medicine and Life Sciences have received $4.4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help discover potential contraceptives that work by affecting the sperm once they have entered the female reproductive system.

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Entrepreneurs welcomed to final iteration of Pathfinder Accelerator

Published 1 year ago

Twenty-six entrepreneurs from the Highlands and Islands have embarked on the final edition of the Pathfinder Accelerator, a four-month programme led by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), aimed at expediting their journey to business success.

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CRUK earmarks £123m for Scots cancer researchers

Published 1 year ago

Cancer Research UK has announced that it will award up to £123 million over a seven-year funding commitment to Glasgow’s Beatson Institute for Cancer Research.

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Orbex rockets into Glasgow spotlighting Scotland’s space industry

Published 1 year ago

Scotland-based rocket firm, Orbex, has announced it will feature at the UK Space Agency’s ‘Space for Everyone’ event in Glasgow’s George Square on the 21 to 22 September.

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Edinburgh’s Old College Capital backs AlveoGene in pioneering respiratory gene therapy

Published 1 year ago

AlveoGene, a biotech start-up specialising in inhaled gene therapy for rare respiratory diseases, has officially launched.

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Emblation settles into new £4m Stirling HQ

Published 1 year ago

Scottish health tech firm Emblation has officially commenced its move into a new £4 million headquarters in Stirling, ushering in the start of a new era.

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Inward investment support boosted by £50,000 for business-academic collaborations

Published 1 year ago

Research into the relationship between financial vulnerability and mental health, and the development of a portable system for monitoring hormonal fluctuations, are among the latest projects to have been backed by a national inward investment fund.

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Scottish space-tech scaleup Krucial secures $3.7m funding to accelerate growth

Published 1 year ago

Scottish scaleup Krucial, which utilises space technology to provide digital solutions, has secured further funding of more than $3.7mn as it continues to expand into international markets.

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Glasgow’s Microplate Dx secures £2.5m to fight antibiotic resistance

Published 1 year ago

Glasgow-based medical start-up Microplate Dx has successfully closed a £2.5 million seed funding round to accelerate the development of its point-of-care diagnostic platform.

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