Innovate UK has recently awarded almost £600,000 in funding to a consortium led by the UK-based green technology company Sonichem to support its new groundbreaking project called CARMA – carbon-neutral agroforestry-derived resins to materials for automotive applications.

The Europe, a high-performance dinghy originally designed over 80 years ago, is now at the forefront of a revolution in biomaterials which will reduce the carbon footprint in sailing. Over the last year and a half, UK-based Sustainable Sailing has been building 75% biobased composite rudders and stocks for the Europe class.

The team at Sustainable Sailing are celebrating after winning the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Start-Up of the Year Award 2023.

Scientific Industries, Inc. (OTCQB:SCND), a life sciences tool provider and a developer of digitally simplified bioprocessing products, is proud to announce the launch of the expansion of its DOTS Platform with the new MPS reader and DO Sensor Pills.

MI:RNA Diagnostics were announced winners of the ‘Business to Watch’ 2023 category at the Women's Enterprise Scotland Awards 2023 in Glasgow on the 26th October.

NiTech Solutions has announced that its continuous technology has been successfully deployed by Croda in a new process that cuts cycle times to just two minutes instead of 10 hours, also giving major cost and carbon savings.

E.V.A Biosystems, an early stage bioplastics company within IBioIC’s Biotech Innovators accelerator program, has been awarded a prestigious Scottish Enterprise SMART: SCOTLAND grant.

Roslin Technologies, a life science company in Edinburgh focused on cultivated meat, has announced the appointment of Dr Deepika Rajesh to the role of Chief Scientific Officer. Deepika brings a wealth of stem cell experience to the company. Her appointment reflects Roslin Technologies’ commitment to advancing its animal stem cell platform for the emerging cultivated meat sector and ensures that robust science is at the heart of the company.  

Scottish biotechnology innovator, MiAlgae, a producer of sustainable Omega-3 rich ingredients from algae, has announced new additions to its growing team. Supporting skills development and training opportunities, the company recently welcomed two eager Foundation Apprentices on board, in addition to three PhD students who are currently completing placements. 

Glasgow diagnostics spinout Microplate Dx has closed a £2.5M seed funding round to develop its point-of-care diagnostic platform which can confirm the presence of bacteria and guide a patient’s doctor to effective treatment by rapidly identifying effective antibiotics to use and which ones to avoid.