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Glasgow-headquartered Iomart is a cloud computing and IT managed services business providing hybrid cloud infrastructure, network connectivity, security and digital workplace capability.

Iomart 'very much on front foot' as Glasgow cloud firm seals latest takeover
Iomart is “very much on the front foot”, according to its recently-appointed chief executive, after the Glasgow-headquartered cloud computing group sealed a fresh multi-million-pound acquisition and posted robust first-half results.

Dr Calum Ross is a research associate in Heriot-Watt’s school of engineering and physical sciences.

Heriot-Watt researcher nets £1m in bid to scale up next-gen optical fibre tech

Bioliberty has secured a £435,000 boost from the Biomedical Catalyst, national innovation agency Innovate UK’s flagship grant funding mechanism. Picture: Ryan Blackwood.

Pioneer of robotic glove to aid stroke patients grasps funding boost

From left: Rachel Curtis, CEO of Inicio AI, and Gillian Fleming, CEO of Mint Ventures, celebrate the tie-up. Picture: contributed.

Women-led angel group Mint Ventures bankrolls tech firm helping people in debt

The winners of the 22nd round of Scottish Edge, who share the £1.5 million prize pot. Picture: contributed.

In depth: Scottish Edge unveils 'bold, brave and brilliant' 22nd round winners

Tech

Steve McMahon, who has joined Ingenious Audio, alongside the Edinburgh firm's chief executive John Crawford.

Key hire and six-figure funding boost for Edinburgh audio tech pioneer

Braincube says its manufacturing data software platform with specialist industrial applications is used across 35 countries. Picture: contributed.

Scottish Equity Partners leads investment of £70m-plus in French software firm

Don Smith, chief innovation officer and co-founder of Edinburgh-based 1nhaler. Picture: Jamie Williamson

Edinburgh firm gets £2m boost for 'revolutionary' drug delivery device

Gareth Smyth, chief commercial officer at The Original Fit Factory (right) with Chris Morgan, investor at BGF. Picture: Alan James Black.

Scots companies named in prestigious list of UK's fastest-growing tech players

Start up Scale up

Graeme Williams, head of corporate finance M&A for Scotland at KPMG UK, says investors are adopting a more cautious approach.

Investor caution as venture capital funding takes a hit despite Q3 'outlier'

The University of Glasgow is recognised as one of the city skyline's most distinctive buildings.

Medical spin-out with potential to save millions of lives gets £4.3m injection

The Kelso Pharma board members (left to right): Sam Gray, Apposite; Christian Schenk, Apposite, Tom Stratford, CEO; Gordon Cameron OBE, chairman; Allan Watson, CFO. Picture: Robert Perry

Kelso takes big step towards building a ‘truly pan-European pharma business’

Pictured at Shell’s Aberdeen headquarters, left to right: John Raine, Corporate Relations (Shell), Andy Campbell, Commercial Director (Elevator), Louise Kettle, Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator (Elevator), Professor Gary McEwan, CEO (Elevator), Simon Roddy, Senior Vice President Upstream (Shell), Karen Clark, Programme & Events Operations Manager (Elevator) and Sireen Adwan, Programme Manager (Elevator). Picture by Michal Wachucik/Abermedia

Global entrepreneurship programme returns to Scotland after four-year lull

Innovators

Accessing deeptech at the National Robotarium will help to create companies of a truly global scale, say those behind the new scheme. Picture: Colin Hattersley Photography.

Heriot-Watt's new 'deeptech' initiative aiming to generate more global start-ups

The £5 million Predict4Resilience project will use AI technology to identify where faults could occur as much as seven days in advance, allowing the network operator to send out engineers and equipment to fix any problems as quickly as possible

How AI is being harnessed to help keep the power on as storm season takes hold

Vince Moucha and Marian Ondruska, co-founders of the Lacrima Foundation, have spent the past five years developing a biodegradable beehive that can be mass-produced to help boost populations of honey bees, which are declining worldwide

Scottish charity creates buzz over hi-tech homes for threatened honey bees

Edinburgh-based Crover is behind a grain storage system that offers a new way to automate monitoring and management activities.

Funding boost will take tech firm's 'grain-swimming' robot to new frontiers

Big Ideas

Tom Walker is head of wind at renewables multinational Statkraft, which operates several onshore wind and solar assets in Scotland and the UK has recently opened a new headquarters in Glasgow

How wind sector deal will help meet an era-defining challenge

Arran Dewar, executive director of SIS Ventures, says: 'I am particularly pleased with the steps taken by our investee companies towards commercial growth and progress on delivery of impact.' Picture: Stewart Attwood.

In depth: key Scottish impact investment vehicle reveals positive impact to date

Alex Lusty stresses that she and Equity Gap are keen to foster female entrepreneurs. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Interview: Alex Lusty on Equity Gap's work turbocharging ambitious firms

Scottish Enterprise boss Adrian Gillespie has welcomed the record year 'as spin-outs are vital for Scotland’s economy'. Picture: contributed.

Scottish Enterprise notches up support of record number of academic spin-outs

Data

Jude McCorry, CEO of the Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland, says: 'The startling results of our triage hub trial have demonstrated the need to dedicate resources to tackling cybercrime.' Picture: contributed.

Call for funding to widen reach of new hub helping protect firms from cybercrime

Some parts of Scotland saw propety prices soar between 2021 and 2022.

The 13 Scottish neighbourhoods with the fastest rising property prices

A property's location in Scotland has a huge impact on how much it's worth.

The 21 Scottish neighbourhoods with the most expensive property prices

Some parts of Scotland are surprisingly affordable when it comes to property prices.

The 21 cheapest areas in Scotland to buy a property

FinTech

The new facility is situated within Embark's West Marketgait offices in Dundee.

150 jobs in pipeline as fintech skills school launches in heart of Dundee

Richard Rowney, group chief executive of Nucleus: 'We’re creating one of the largest adviser platform groups in the UK.'

Edinburgh-founded fintech platform gets green light for 'transformational' deal

Image: contributed

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TSB and Fintech Scotland have pushed the button on the latest programme to encourage a fresh round of financial technology collaboration.

Financial inclusion in focus as TSB launches latest fintech innovation scheme

Life Sciences

Novosound says it is growing rapidly across its three main sectors in North America, and is set to double revenues for the fourth year in a row. Picture: contributed.

Ultrasound sensor specialist Novosound makes further in-roads into US market

An architect's image of the new Health Innovation Hub in Govan which is due for completion in summer 2025.

Glasgow's Govan set for 'world-class' health innovation hub and new jobs

From left: Andrew Durkie of Eos, and Yvonne Davies and Richard Hammond of Penrhos Bio. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Cleantech firm Penrhos Bio raises seven-figure sum to speed up commercialisation

The recent opening of ONE BioHub has started a new chapter in life sciences commercialisation for north-east Scotland. Picture – supplied.

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