16 October 2024

Food and Drink

Eden Mill and MiAlgae to turn whisky waste into sustainable omega-3s

Eden Mill distillery has partnered with MiAlgae, a Scottish biotech firm and Earthshot Prize finalist, to repurpose whisky effluent, a by-product of distillation, to grow microalgae as a sustainable source of omega-3s.

23 September 2024

Finance

Edinburgh biotech raises £950k for breakthrough dialysis treatment

Invizius, an Edinburgh-based biotech company pioneering treatments for dialysis patients, has secured £950,000 in funding.

11 September 2024

Finance

Glasgow biotech firm completes $14m funding round

SOLASTA Bio, a Glasgow-based agri-biotech firm, has successfully raised $14 million (c. £10.7m) in Series A funding to advance its groundbreaking nature-inspired bioinsecticides.

10 September 2024

West of Scotland Space Cluster launches

The West of Scotland Space Cluster, the newest addition to the UK’s thriving ecosystem of regional space clusters, has launched ahead of Space-Comm Expo Scotland at SEC Glasgow 11-12 September, one of the year’s biggest UK space industry events.

9 September 2024

Finance

Investors dive in with seven-figure boost for Scots underwater robotics pioneer

HonuWorx, a Scottish underwater robotics company, has received a seven-figure investment to advance its plans to transform operations in the energy and security sectors.