Life Sciences

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Scotland’s thriving life sciences sector, a key driver of innovation and economic growth, is set to take centre stage in 2025 with the launch of Scotland’s Life...

Founded in 1992, Archangels is a business angel syndicate investing in early-stage Scottish life sciences and technology companies. Pictured are Niki McKenzie, David Ovens, Dan McKiddie, Sarah Hardy and Shaolei McKie.

Edinburgh's Archangels helps propel Scottish start-ups with £27.3m investments

Mark Beaumont, partner at Eos; Jessica Birt, CEO and co-founder; Dr Matthew Dale, CSO and co-founder, Professor David Venables, chair of board; Professor Susan Rosser, chair of scientific advisory board. Picture by Stewart Attwood / Canva

How Edinburgh pioneer behind 'holy grail' gene therapy technology raised £3m

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The new Edinburgh-based Centre of Excellence will also use virtual reality to train in laboratory skills.

£4.5 million Edinburgh skills project will boost life sciences sector and NHS

'The geographical spread of this investment round reflects the global opportunity for MI:RNA to deploy our platform for better outcomes for pets,' says the firm's boss Eve Hanks. Picture: contributed.

Diagnostics firm nets global funding injection to boost animal health

From left: Anthony Harford, head of business development at Heriot-Watt; Mark Cook, chair of both the ABHI and Scottish Brain Sciences; and Michelle Beukes, business development manager at Heriot-Watt. Picture: contributed.

How this new tie-up aims to accelerate cutting-edge medical research

Sarah Newbould (British Business Bank), Anne Muir (Eos), Arran Dewar (SIS Ventures), Dr Rebecca Cleary (Nami Surgical), Nico Fenu (Nami Surgical) and Victoria McLaren (Maven). Picture by Stewart Attwood

Glasgow ultrasound pioneer targets multi-billion robotic surgery market

An underground network of mycorrhizal fungi – known as the wood-wide web – connects the roots of trees and other plants in a forest in a mutually beneficial arrangement that allows nutrients and water to be exchanged, benefiting growth, development and resilience

Mushroom cloud: How fungi bombs can help reforest the earth

Elijah Nazarzadeh (CEO) and John Pritchard (chair) of Nebu-Flow, a former spin-out from the University of Glasgow.

Glasgow firm looking to ‘revolutionise’ respiratory drug delivery secures £4.7m

Glen Clova Scientific is described as reinforcing how Scotland 'is at the forefront of advancing innovative solutions in biotechnology and healthcare'. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

University of Dundee spin-out nets seven-figure sum to develop pioneering drugs

James McIlroy (CEO of EnteroBiotix) and Simon Comer (director of innovation, Scottish National Investment Bank). Picture: Nick Mailer

Glasgow life sciences pioneer gets £27 million to fight conditions including IBS

The Flow Country, stretching across 400,000 hectares in Caithness and Sutherland, is the largest expanse of blanket bog in Europe, storing an estimated 400 million tonnes of carbon – but almost half of it is degraded and in need of restoration to continue absorbing climate emissions. Picture: NHI

How peatland restoration can generate jobs, cash and climate fixes

Water extraction licences were suspended to help protect salmon and other wildlife in the River Tweed in 2022 as water levels drop to record lows due to a long spell of very dry weather, linked to climate change.

Rain supreme: Why we shouldn't take water for granted

Anne Muir (Eos), Albert Nicholl (Carcinotech), Ishani Malhotra (Carcinotech), Sarah Newbould (British Business Bank) and David Milroy (Maven). Picture by Stewart Attwood

Biotech 'breaking new ground in oncology' raises £4.2m in fight against cancer

An IBioIC scientist monitoring and sampling a photobioreactor of cyanobacteria. Picture: contributed.

Biotechnology innovation centre nets funding that 'secures' its long-term future

Paul Callaghan of the Scottish National Investment Bank, Clare Wareing of Cumulus Oncology and Andrew McNeill, Eos Advisory.

Cumulus gets £9m boost in mission to develop next generation of cancer therapies

The next-generation MRI scanners are being developed for the University of California Berkeley.

Glasgow firms behind cutting-edge tech helping examine brain disorders

Professor Helen Hastie, Head of the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Picture - supplied

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Dr Tom Stratford, CEO, and Mark Inker, both of Edinburgh-based Kelso Pharma. Picture: Robert Perry

Kelso Pharma agrees 'exciting' partnerships with European pharmaceutical firms

Alix Mackay, left, the founder and director of the Life Sciences Marketing Academy. Image: Lisa Ferguson

Life Sciences: Opportunities to innovate and to lead for future of planet

From left: Duncan Hand, director of the MDMC, in conversation with wellbeing economy secretary Neil Gray. Picture: contributed.

Facility helping create medical devices of future secures seven-figure funding

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

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

The University of Glasgow.

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’

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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Technology innovation organisation CPI has launched a Digital Membership aimed at digitising the pharma industry. Picture – Adobe.

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A new advanced therapy and vaccines network, supported by Scottish Enterprise and CGT Catapult, will create a forum for collaboration among the life sciences sector. Picture Phil Wilkinson / Catapult

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Susan Nightingale, director, UK network, devolved nations at the British Business Bank: 'Improved access to external finance will enable smaller businesses to expand and we need to ensure that more is done to support them, regardless of where they are located.'

Investment hotspot: Edinburgh top for innovation in UK outside 'Golden Triangle'

Global warming could affect the production of crops like potatoes (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

How scientists are working to protect food supplies as climate crisis worsens

From left: Neuranics CSO Kia Nazarpour, CTO Hadi Heidari, and CEO Noel McKenna. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Funding boosts for Glasgow-based healtech start-up and Edinburgh fintech firm

Tech expert Stephanie Hare is ‘freaked out’ by the impact of TikTok on children. Picture – supplied.

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From left: Krucial co-founders Kevin Quillien and Allan Cannon. Picture: contributed.

Strathclyde Uni bankrolls funding rounds by scale-ups Krucial and Microplate Dx

The challenges and opportunities of electric vehicles. Picture – supplied.

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From left: BDD board members James Keeling, Catherine Ross, Laura Gow, Stephen Brown, Carol Thomson, Jo Kelley, Clare Madden-Smith, Glen Crocker, and Howard Stevens.
Picture: Jamie Williamson.

Pharma firm BDD nets seven-figure funding injection to speed up drug development

Cytomos is an Edinburgh-based life sciences company that has developed a proprietary new approach to analysing cells and plans to scale up market-testing of its technology platform Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS). Picture: Mike Wilkinson

Edinburgh life sciences firm behind revolutionary tech secures £4m funding

The gym area is set to include treadmills, Peloton bikes, rowing and elliptical machines and a large floor space for weight training or yoga. Picture: contributed.

Healthtech firm looks to rival Silicon Valley with new hi-tech Stirling HQ

199 Highland schools are involved, with permanent Newton Rooms in Thurso, Dingwall, Inverness and Fort William and pop-up room for Skye & Lochaber, Badenoch & Strathspey, and Wester Ross. Picture Credit Tim Winterburn

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A code-breaking Artificial Intelligence pioneer

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He says InnoScot Health's goals are to grow both the volume and impact of innovative ideas it supports. Picture: Martin Shields.

Interview with Graham Watson, executive chair at Glasgow-based InnoScot Health

CGT Catapult explains that the laboratory space is equipped with 'state-of-the-art' technologies. Picture: contributed.

CGT Catapult debuting Edinburgh laboratories to advance cell and gene therapies

An aerial view of Merck's Glasgow site.

Life sciences injection: Industry giant to create 500 jobs across Scottish sites

From left: Sir Ian Wood, Deborah O’Neil, ONE's CEO Jennifer Craw, and Richard Lochhead MSP at the ONE BioHub launch. Picture: Newsline Media.

Aberdeen's £40m landmark ONE BioHub life sciences epicentre makes official debut

ILC Therapeutics activity at its headquarters at BioCity by the M8 near Chapelhall. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

ILC Therapeutics teams up with pharma firm to progress dog medicine

The Firth of Forth green freeport development promises much, but some firms may decide conditions in England's freeports are more attractive

Scotland's big life science dreams may be slipping away – Ivor Campbell

Chief entrepreneur Mark Logan: 'By making this connection between health testing and business support, we create an environment for innovation which enables Scottish companies to compete effectively, whilst bringing much-needed treatment solutions to the NHS.'

Tech tie-up promises to boost Scottish health innovation

Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Chief Scientist (Health) for the Scottish Government and Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow providing the keynote address.

Scotland’s Life Sciences Awards winners revealed

The University of Glasgow.

Glasgow Uni spin-out gains £9m to work on treatment for 'neglected' tennis elbow

From left: Clevermed chief technology officer Chris Koiak, founder Peter Badger, and CEO Jane Stephenson. Picture: contributed.

Edinburgh-based owner of key pregnancy-focused data specialist acquired

Nodus says the new funding injection will enable it to continue the development of novel DDR targets and grow its portfolio. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Edinburgh-based biotech start-up tackling cancer nets seven-figure funding

The Glasgow-based medtech business has 15 staff and is expanding its network in Europe and the US. Picture: Andrew Cawley.

Blood test pioneer Dxcover secures 'significant' seven-figure funding injection

Kelso Pharma is headed by chief executive Dr Tom Stratford.

Drugs company Kelso Pharma completes first product launch in 'milestone' move

Kathrina Skinner (Waire Health), Mark Beaumont (Eos) and Dave Hurhangee (Waire Health). Picture: Stewart Attwood

Fife start-up secures £2m investment for device that can help ease bed blocking

Blackford founder and chief executive Ben Panter: 'Blackford exists to improve the lives of patients and populations by unlocking the adoption and benefits of medical imaging AI.'

Edinburgh health-tech firm to remain in city following takeover by German giant

'This is an exciting step forward, forming a strong partnership with a like-minded company,' says Sygnature Discovery boss Dr Simon Hurst. Picture: contributed.

Glasgow-based drug development company to scale after changing hands again

PneumoWave says its remote patient-monitoring technology can assist early detection of potentially fatal conditions including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, opioid-induced respiratory depression, and paediatric respiratory monitoring. Picture: contributed.

SNIB hails role in seven-figure bankrolling of healthtech firm PneumoWave

Mark Inker has been appointed as UK managing director of Kelso Pharma.

Kelso Pharma names senior industry executive as first UK managing director

Sustainable Scotland explores the creativity and ingenuity in the Scottish farming community, against all odds

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Members of the Archangels team - David Ovens, Ian Macleod and Niki Mackenzie.

Edinburgh investment syndicate Archangels ups 2022 funding to over £13 million

David McElroy, CEO; Gary Loake, founder and chief science officer; Andrew Durkie, partner at Eos. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Edinburgh biotech start-up gets £2.6m injection to scale up business

From left: the firm's four co-founders CTO Professor Damion Corrigan; CSO Professor Paul Hoskisson, CEO Dr Stuart Hannah, and chair Dr Poonam Malik. Picture: contributed.

Microplate Dx nets 'significant' seed funding to scale pioneering test

Dr Deborah O’Neill delivers a speech to delegates at last week’s conference. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

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Dave Tudor. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

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Jan Robertson enthuses over the Scottish life sciences sector’s export potential at last week’s event. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

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From left to right, Ishani Malhotra, Mike Piper, Sarah Lynagh and Rabinder Buttar shared their experiences and expertise with Alix Mackay at the session. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

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