Dave Scott of Tepnal Pharma Services discusses the success of the life sciences industry and how the Scotsman conference can contribute to this. To date, 2018 has been another great year for our Life Sciences community. Across the spectrum of different disciplines that make up Life Sciences in Scotland, both pure science and applied science companies continue to compete and win on a global platform. The...
CALCIVIS, a medical devices company focused on revolutionising the management of tooth decay and enabling preventive dentistry, announces it has closed a £3.15 million equity funding round from existing investors Archangel Investors, Julz and the Scottish Investment Bank. The proceeds will be used to support the completion of the FDA’s Pre-Market Approval (PMA) review process for the CALCIVIS® Imaging System in the United States (US),...
Scotland’s MindMate, a Glasgow based start-up with an app for those with Alzheimer’s, continues to break ground in the life sciences industry as the company has partnered up with an Australian biotech company to help recruit patients to treatment trials. This highlights the amazing opportunities for collaboration that are available in Scotland providing unique insights into many of today’s global challenges. The free mobile health...
EDINBURGH, Scotland & SAN DIEGO–(Business Wire)–Dexcom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM), a leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), announced today that the company has received CE Mark for its Dexcom G6 System for people with diabetes ages two years and up. “The Dexcom G6 represents the future of diabetes management. Not only does the product eliminate the need for fingersticks, but it also maintains the performance, connectivity and...
eRedbook has demonstrated sufficient innovation, imagination and ambition in digital transformation to be shortlisted as a finalist for the Going Paperless Project of the Year award. eRedbook, the digital version of the paper red book given to all new parents to manage their child’s health between the age of 0 and 5, has been shortlisted as a finalist for this year’s Paperless awards: a unique...
The company’s innovative Internet of Things (IoT) solution uses sensors to create ‘smart buildings’, starting with NHS beds… Edinburgh-based Beringar is one of nine companies to graduate from the R/GA Ventures IoT incubator, announcing plans to raise around £1.2 million in seed funding to meet growing demand. The IoT Venture Studio incubator, created in partnership with Innovate UK, focuses on startups using IoT technology and connected spaces to create disruptive products...