Today Made Smarter and UK Research and Innovation launch two funding competitions of up to to £1.5million for each individual project bid from a total funding pot of £20M. The competitions have been created for Britain’s most innovative businesses to come together to develop world-leading digital technologies to boost supply chain productivity and resilience to turbo-charge the COVID recovery. Through funding from the UK Government’s...
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland has announced that John Reid has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer to lead the growth and development of the world-leading group of industry-led manufacturing research and development facilities at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland led by Renfrewshire Council. John will take up position in August after successfully leading the Michelin-Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) in Dundee....
A new manufacturing district in Renfrewshire which will create thousands of new jobs for the sector took a step closer today as work started on site. The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) will be based next to Glasgow Airport and is expected to put Renfrewshire at the heart of Scotland’s manufacturing industry, estimated to create up to 6,000 jobs and boost Scotland’s manufacturing sector...
Competitive grant funding for academic institutions, public bodies, and third sector organisations in Scotland to support initiatives that will help Scottish SMEs improve their manufacturing capabilities. About the fund Academic institutions, public bodies, and third sector organisations in Scotland can receive competitive grant funding to support initiatives that will help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland improve their manufacturing capabilities. Up to £14 million...
World leading researchers at the James Watt Nanotechnology Centre, University of Glasgow are partnering with Northern Ireland companies in the life and health science sector to boost industry-focused research in advanced manufacturing. The collaboration is being facilitated through the North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing (NW CAM), a cross-border consortium supported by SEUPB managed INTERREG VA funding of €8.7m. Led by Catalyst Inc, NW CAM...
Collagen Solutions plc (AIM: COS), the developer and manufacturer of biomaterials and regenerative medicines for the enhancement and extension of human life, announces that it has entered into a new agreement with Olaregen Therapeutix, Inc. (“Olaregen”) to manufacture and produce Excellagen®, an advanced FDA 510(k)-cleared wound healing product indicated for the treatment of hard to heal wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers. The Company originally...
Dr Dave Tudor has been appointed Managing Director of the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre. The Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre is a unique facility offering transformative solutions in small molecule and fine chemical manufacturing. As Managing Director, Dr Tudor will be responsible for delivering the business strategy for the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre; a collaboration between CPI, the University of Strathclyde, GSK and AstraZeneca. The Centre...
Scotland’s University of Strathclyde is joining a partnership backing the new $74 million (£56 million) Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre, which is touted as a first of its kind for the development of new pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques. The center, which also is getting industry support, will focus on providing both large pharma and start-up companies with novel drug manufacturing processes that will help bring new medicines to market...
An ambitious University of Glasgow-led research project which aims to develop new manufacturing techniques for advanced materials and devices has received more than £5m in funding support. The ‘Hetero-print’ project brings together chemists, physicists, materials scientists and engineers from the Universities of Cambridge, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield and Strathclyde. Over the next five years, they will use a £5.54m Programme Grant from the Engineering and Physical...
In a bid to save £200,000 a year, Scottish life sciences firm Collagen Solutions is planning to move some of its manufacturing from New Zealand to Glasgow. The Glasgow-based firm, which specialises in medical grade collagen and tissue components, said it is looking at a restructuring of its business in New Zealand to focus on tissue collection and processing. Chief executive Jamal Rushdy, said: “ There are two...