Innovators

Scotland’s leaders and innovators to take centre stage in new ‘power list’
“We want to shine a national spotlight on the people and organisations driving our economy forward” – Charandeep Singh

Heriot-Watt hails ‘milestone’ chip that promises sharper views of universe

A prototype Scensai sensor.

Handheld ‘electronic nose’ that could transform drinks industry given top award

‘Pivotal moment’ as Scottish underwater monitoring scale-up secures £2.6 million

Edinburgh firm’s modular GPS sports watch to take on might of Apple and Garmin

Scottish biotech pioneer set to break ground on ‘peat-free’ production plant

SNIB-backed Edinburgh tech pioneer PureLiFi collapses with loss of 42 jobs

Scottish platform promises to ‘flip traditional streaming model on its head’

Edinburgh avionics firm to help power pioneering ‘self-consuming’ rocket engine

‘World first’ as recycled glass innovation approved for Scottish housing scheme

Edinburgh image sensor start-up gets £1.6m funding boost after ‘phenomenal’ year

Scottish firm behind ‘green’ building bricks secures £900k growth backing

Record year for Edinburgh tech pioneer powering Commonwealth Games and TRNSMT

Cirrus Logic puts Edinburgh operation at heart of smart energy innovation

£3.5m boost for West Lothian firm pioneering new type of plastic recycling

Edinburgh AI-focused start-up crowned ‘UK’s top tech innovator’

Heriot-Watt's ‘laser breakthrough’ could revolutionise manufacturing

Malcolm Weir is behind e-commerce venture Generation Mulligan. Picture: Martin Shields

Scots student taps into Gen Z golf aesthetic with used clothing platform

Edinburgh’s PureLiFi agrees deal to ‘revolutionise’ gigabit broadband

Scottish investors back pioneering firm behind rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink

Glasgow facility behind tech powering modern internet celebrates 20 years

Scottish taxpayer backs Edinburgh wearable device maker to tune of £3 million

Scottish space sector boost as Edinburgh avionics innovator expands

From left, co-founders Dr Valentino Seferai, CTO; Dr Jack Brennan, CEO; Wridhdhisom Karar, Measurement Lead; and Prof Martin Weides, Scientific Advisor.

£2.5 million boost for Glasgow Uni spin-out at cutting edge of quantum tech

Scottish AI platform to help firms tap £200 million in unclaimed grant funding

Stac chairman Jim Rowan and Paul Wilson, CEO. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Former Volvo CEO to chair Scottish tech accelerator as it launches £15m fund

Glasgow ultrasonic surgery pioneer unveils new boss and funding boost

Milestone breakthrough for Scots hydrogen energy pioneer on staggering journey

Floating wind farms make use of the huge blades fitted to towers hundreds of feet in height.

How Scotland’s Green Volt floating wind farm is leading a £1 trillion revolution

Gary Le Sueur, partner at Corran Capital and chairman at Renewco Power; Ross Dobbie, investment director of net zero and energy transition at the Scottish National Investment Bank; Gavin McCallum, chief executive at Renewco Power. Picture: Nick Mailer Photography

Boost for Scotland’s wind and solar ambitions as Glasgow firm nets £29 million

Edinburgh-founded robotics start-up raises $1m to help solve $100bn challenge

70 jobs for south-west Scotland as building panel pioneer tackles housing crisis

Scottish scientists working on 3D-printed material that will make cars safer

The biodegradable circuit board is made from natural fibres such as jute and flax, coated with a water-soluble resin.

Scottish uni working on ‘dissolving’ circuit boards to slash electronic waste

The Skyrora team pictured with the company's rocket, which will launch from a spaceport based on the Shetland island of Unst.

Scotland leading UK's space race as Skyrora granted ‘milestone’ launch licence

Livingston-based ReVentas' pilot plant for plastic recycling.

Scottish start-up behind ‘simple solution’ for recycling plastic nets funding

Dr Ross Donaldson checks the telescope at Heriot-Watt University’s new HOGS facility in Edinburgh. Picture by Chris Watt Photograph

Scottish uni takes ‘quantum leap’ forward in fight against cyber attacks

Energy Mutual's Kyle Smith and Sam Gray.

Scottish energy transition pioneer wins big in Shell LiveWire global competition

Orbex has seen it internship applications skyrocket. Picture by Michal Wachucik/Abermedia

Rocket firm leading Scotland’s space race sees internship applications hit 2,000

Audience members at a Converge programme event. Picture: Converge

Converge: Record £400,000 prize pot for Scottish academic enterprise programme

Jimmy Williamson, executive director, net zero, Scottish National Investment Bank; Laura Fidao, investment director, net zero, Scottish National Investment Bank; Jon Machin, executive director, Subsea Micropiles; Derek Robertson, CEO and founder, Subsea Micropiles. Picture: Nick Mailer

Offshore wind specialist nets £9.2m to build Scottish plant and support 100 jobs

Work has already begun on the optical benches at UK ATC. The assembly process utilises robotically assisted bonding (RAB), developed by UK ATC and the University of Glasgow.

£10m investment will see Scottish tech at heart of ‘staggering’ space mission

Infix founder and CEO Dr Matthew Freer and David Bowerman. Picture by Stewart Attwood

Hospital waiting times in Scotland could be cut thanks to Glasgow firm’s AI tech

James Braid, the Melrose-based entrepreneur and founder of Sky-Pin Drones.

Giant 110kg super drones set to spray Scottish crops thanks to funding deal

David Lilly is a serial entrepreneur who founded Edinburgh-based For Spills in 2017.

Scots firm behind revolutionary ‘dry cleaning’ tech supplying NHS and Tesco

Since 2014, the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has played a key role in the growth of Scotland’s industrial biotechnology sector.

Scottish biotechnology centre achieves 300 member milestone ahead of major event

Praveen Ashok, Dave Hughes, and Melissa Hartley at Novosound's new HQ at BioCity in Glasgow. Picture by Stewart Attwood

Scots firm behind blood pressure monitoring tech outlines 2025 growth plans

Voxblock, the screen-free Scottish audiobook business looks set to quadruple sales this Christmas as it reports record growth throughout 2024

Kid's screen-free audiobook pioneer Voxblock prepares for festive boom

Novosound CEO and co-founder Dave Hughes (pictured centre) with the firm's ultrasound blood pressure monitor. Picture by Stewart Attwood

Wearable blood pressure monitors could be revolutionised by Scots tech firm

The HUID start-up is creating compostable packaging, using onion waste – nature’s own form of packaging.

How a Scottish onion eco start-up aims to tackle the plastic waste crisis

Meet the ‘living pillow’ robot that Scots tech firm says can help end loneliness

Andrew Wood and Euan Cameron, co-founders, Willo. Picture by Elaine Livingstone

Scots video interview platform gets ‘statement of faith’ global backing

Viplove Bhargava (former senior associate, Scottish National Investment Bank), Dominic Weeks (head of external affairs and marketing, ZeroAvia), Gabriele Teofili (managing director UK, ZeroAvia), Mark Munro (chief investment officer, Scottish National Investment Bank), Robin Tayal (director of net zero, Scottish National Investment Bank). Picture: Simon Pizzey

£20m Scottish public funding injection for green air travel pioneer

Dr Ross Donaldson and Professor Gerald Buller with technology that will be used in the optical ground station. Picture: Ben Glasgow/Heriot-Watt University

How a Scottish uni’s £2.5m ‘telescope’ will tackle space debris and cyberattacks

Edinburgh-based start-up Metacarpal was founded by University of Strathclyde product design engineering graduate Fergal Mackie.

Edinburgh start-up’s bionic hand promises ‘life-changing’ benefits for amputees

Heriot-Watt PhD students Arran Sykes and Harmony Li in conversation regarding a quantum sensing system. Picture: Chris Watt Photography/Heriot-Watt University

How a Scottish university is developing the 'near unhackable' quantum internet

Alistair Banham has been chief executive of PureLiFi since 2016. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane

How an Edinburgh firm's revolutionary light-based rival to wi-fi is going global

Amy Burnett, head of KPMG Private Enterprise Access: 'The judges had a tough time selecting a winner.'

Edinburgh-based start-up crowned Scotland’s ‘most exciting tech business’

Sunamp chief executive and co-founder Andrew Bissell. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane

Scottish heat battery pioneer in running for UK’s top engineering award

Kenny Shaw of Screenmedia with Chris Martin of Waracle.

Dundee tech firm braced for ‘new wave’ of AI after taking over Glasgow peer

From left: Alastair McMillen of the SNIB, Niki McKenzie of Archangels, and Jean Christophe-Granier of iGii with a sheet of Gii-Sens. Picture: Phil Wilkinson.

Firm delivering ‘life-changing benefits for our planet’ secures seven-figure sum

Filichkina says there are many inspiring women in the UK space sector, 'but we need more female leaders'. Picture: contributed.

How this Scottish firm is looking to change our perceptions of space

From left: Ross Hamilton of Sustainable Alpha and Andy Campbell of Scottish Space Network. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

This new tie-up aims to land investment boost for rocketing Scots space sector

The RBS headquarters and conference complex at Gogarburn, Edinburgh, which forms part of NatWest Group. Picture: Ian Georgeson

NatWest makes plea to entrepreneurs as it gears up for record accelerator intake

The grand front entrance of the new Edinburgh Futures Institute, the result of a major 'recycling' project which has transformed the historical Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh building into a state-of-the-art innovation hub and public space

Inside story: Look what happened to Edinburgh’s grand old Royal Infirmary

From left: Rowland Fraser and Oren Smith-Carpenter, co-founders of Aurora Avionics that is based at The Higgs Centre for Innovation, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. Picture: Jason Cowan.

Jobs boost as 'exciting' Scottish space company nets six-figure funding

A surveyor looks out over geological formations as part of research work.

Heriot-Watt using AI to slash carbon capture and storage design time to 24 hours

Clockwise from top left - Prof David Flynn, Prof Hadi Heidari, Dr Mahmoud Wagih and Prof Jeff Kettle of the James Watt School of Engineering.

£3m grant will help set up 'milestone' chip research facility at Glasgow Uni

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