A provider of cancer therapy treatment and a watersports venture are among 40 up-and-coming businesses to have benefited to the tune of more than £1.5 million after being named winners at the latest Scottish Edge Awards.

The businesses, all of whom displayed “entrepreneurial potential”, were unveiled at the awards, which also featured guest speakers and previous Edge winners Darina Garland and Kristian Tapaninaho of Ooni pizza ovens in conversation with Ewan Hunter, chief executive of the Hunter Foundation.

One of the biggest winners was Edinburgh-based Lentitek, a provider of next-generation cancer therapy treatment CAR-T. The firm, founded by Adam Inche, received a total of £100,000 in the award category, sponsored by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) in Glasgow.

Scottish Edge awards: 40 firms with 'entrepreneurial potential' share more than £1.5 million