2012

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The Spinouts UK Project has released its quarterly journel. To read the journal please click HERE.

M-Squared Lasers, Scotland’s fastest-growing technology business according to a recent UK-wide survey, is to lead collaborative research into novel laser technology conceived at the University of Dundee. For the full story please click HERE.

This report provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the early stage risk capital market in Scotland. It is based on a deal-by-deal analysis of equity funding by independent investors in Scottish companies for the calendar years 2009 to 2011. Despite this being a period

Edinburgh-based Blipfoto has secured a substantial new round of investment, allowing the photo-sharing platform to further focus on its international growth. To read the full story please click HERE.

Tim Lafferty, Managing Director of Global Corporate Venturing recently spoke at the YCF Annual Conference and has written about his views of the Scottish scene in the November edition of his magazine. To read the article please click HERE.

Archangel Informal Investment is believed to be the ­longest-standing angel syndicate in the world as it celebrates 
20 years of backing Scottish start-up firms. To read the full story please click HERE.

The Roslin Biocentre Limited and Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network Bioventures Group are running a workshop in Edinburgh on Tuesday January 22nd, 2013 to discover whether early-stage bioscience companies with their roots in technology development can take advantage of the relatively new phenomenon of asking the

The Government has published a number of documents today, including the response to the consultation “Delivering a cap on income tax relief: a technical consultation”. The Government has decided that share loss relief for shares qualifying for EIS and for SEIS should be excluded from

LINC Scotland are pleased to announce that Scottish early-stage companies received  over £15.6M through angel investment during the first nine months of this year, compared with £12.4M during the same period in 2011. This significant increase in funding equates to 26% uplift from Scottish angel

Four more companies have joined the growing community of life sciences tenants at Nine The BioQuarter, an industry-leading laboratory and office building situated at the BioQuarter campus on the outskirts of Edinburgh. To read the full story please click HERE.

Budding Scots entrepreneurs are getting the chance to pitch their ideas before leading business chiefs to win a share of a new £1m fund. For more information please click HERE.