Supporting pioneering Scottish companies
Fifteen years ago, the disconnect between small businesses and universities collaborating for R&D was obvious, however the solution on how to solve it was not.
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Interface collaborations generate £14m for Scotland's Higher Education Institutions
19 January 2014
The strength of relationships between Scottish academia and business has been revealed in new research.
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What is your social media strategy for 2014?
14 January 2014
By Rene Looper, Founder and Managing Director of Tuminds Social Media www.tuminds.com
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£60bn small business funding there to be won
02 December 2013
THE chief scientific adviser to the president of the European Commission (EC) has told Scottish small businesses that €70 billion (£60bn) of funding is "there for the winning".
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Scottish Businesses Celebrate Excellence in Knowledge Exchange
22 November 2013
Interface Excellence Award Winners Announced
Winners of the Interface Excellence Awards were announced last night at a celebratory reception in Edinburgh.
PAWsitively Natural won the Interface Innovation of the Year Award for its research into the nutritional content and shelf life of its natural dog biscuits with Glasgow Caledonian University. Macphie ofGlenbervie Ltd won the Interface Sustained Partnership Award for its long-standing and continued knowledge exchange partnership with Heriot-Watt University.
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A journey of a thousand miles.....just make sure it's in the right direction!
21 November 2013
By Alistair Tait, Tait Enterprise Development Ltd
As an ancient eastern proverb says, “A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step” – but, I would add, it has to be in the right direction!
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Industry and academics to benefit from further Funding Council investment
14 November 2013
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is to build on its £100million investment in Innovation Centres to transform collaborations between businesses and universities and support Scotland’s future economic growth.
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Funding Council pledges £400,000 to help Scottish SMEs break into Europe
14 November 2013
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has today launched a new £400,000 funding scheme that could help a minimum of 80 Scottish small to medium enterprises (SMEs) break into the European research market.
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University helps develop new drink
14 November 2013
Academics from a Scottish university have used the berries from Sea Buckthorn, a bush which is often regarded as a weed to create a new Scottish fruit drink.
Scientists from Queen Margaret University have worked with Borders-based apple juice producer Cuddybridge,to develop a unique seasonal drink using the berries .
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Scottish Technology Company Reaps Benefits of Academic Partnership
14 November 2013
Businesses and Academia seek recognition through Interface Excellence Awards
Midlothian-based Advanced Microwave Technologies (AMT) Ltd, the winner of two categories at last year’s inaugural Interface Excellence Awards, has seen business boom in the 10 months since its success at the Awards.
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Interface Food & Drink help to design new course to fill critical skills shortage in food + drink sector
14 November 2013
A new course is to be launched at Abertay University, in direct response to the critical skills shortage currently faced by the food and drink industry.
Food and drink is Scotland’s largest manufacturing sector, worth £9.5 billion per year to the Scottish economy. New figures show that food and drink exports were up 3.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2013.
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