The University of Glasgow’s plans for an expansion of innovation activities in Govan received a significant boost today (Thursday, 21 March) with two projects through to the final stage of a major UK-wide funding stream. As part of UKRI’s Strength in Places Fund (SIPF), the University’s plans for a Clyde Waterfront Innovation Campus – focussed on industries like nanofabrication for quantum technology and photonics as...
People with sight problems could benefit from a surgical trial advance that has been shown to help restore the surface of the eye. Doctors made the world-first step by carrying out a clinical trial using stem cells from donors to create tissue that was transplanted into patients with a condition that causes blindness. Researchers say the trial offers clues about how eye tissue loss could...
Innovate UK are expected to launch a £98m challenge centred around healthy ageing this autumn. The call remit is likely to be broad but will centre on enabling us all to live more independent, healthier, and happier, lives through the use of digital technology. In preparation, a group of around 30 stakeholders met in Edinburgh on 29 August to discuss this opportunity. This self-selecting group...
Ingenza is pleased to announce a collaboration with the University of Dundee and Drochaid Research Services on a highly innovative project that aims to reduce the waste carbon dioxide generated by industrial biotech manufacturing applications. Funded by Zero Waste Scotland, the proposal involves capturing and recycling the emerging CO2 waste streams that evolve during fermentative bioprocessing, and using them as a supplementary carbon feedstock for bio-based...
The University of Glasgow is leading a Science & Innovation Audit (SIA) for Scotland, on behalf of BEIS, on Precision Medicine. Precision Medicine & Chronic Diseases is one of the University’s six ‘Research Beacons’, where Glasgow is driving international research excellence and delivering benefits for both patients and the Scottish economy. As we approach the final weeks of the Audit, we want to gather input...