Case Studies

Altitude Thinking

The Scottish Funding Council Innovation Voucher has been awarded to fund a collaboration project between Altitude Thinking and City of Glasgow College to tackle marine pollution by using innovative technology in rivers and canals, capable of monitoring water quality and collection of marine waste.

McCormack Innovation Ltd

After being referred by Business Gateway in Fife, Interface was able to match McCormack Innovation Ltd with the University of Dundee to have the base material of their innovative wound dressing dermatologically tested and developed for market entry.

RIGOCAL Engineering Ltd

Interface matched RIGOCAL with the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC) at the University of Edinburgh to do a feasibility study into the development of an algorithm for the automatic extraction of marine mammals (seals, dolphins, whales, porpoises) in video images from thermally detected radiations (infrared camera) and high definition images (RGB camera).

Botanicals Library

Interface supported the partnership between Heriot-Watt University’s world-renowned International Centre for Brewing & Distilling with the Scottish Distillers Association and five distilleries that enabled the development of a unique library of botanicals grown in Scotland.

Re-Tek

Interface successfully matched Re-Tek with the University of the West of Scotland, who had expertise in recycling/reclamation of rare earth minerals and in precious metals recovery from electronic waste, to partner in a bid for a €166k tender across four countries in the EU.

W&J Knox Ltd

Abertay University have supported W&J Knox in identifying uses for their waste products to prevent valuable material from going to landfill.

Highland Boundary

Heriot-Watt University’s International Centre for Brewing and Distilling helps craft distillery to develop unique new products.

AAS McCabe

Interface matched AAS McCabe with the University of Strathclyde to develop the company's marketing strategy.

Karen Hamilton

The second Scottish Funding Council Innovation Voucher awarded to a college has been given to fund a collaboration between Designer and Dressmaker, Karen Hamilton and Dundee and Angus College for a project on a pioneering 3D lace printing project.

Renewable Parts Ltd

Interface successfully matched Renewable Parts Ltd to the University of Strathclyde to develop an innovation programme for the repair of wind turbine parts.

Networks4Learning

Networks4Learning Limited is a Social Enterprise based in Glasgow. With the support of Ruth Oliver from Interface and an Innovation Voucher from the Scottish Funding Council, they have successfully collaborated with the University of Glasgow to develop affordable smart greenhouse farming applications for Africa.

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