The CivTech challenges are set by public sector bodies for entrepreneurs, innovators and businesses, this year including how to decarbonise manufacturing, boosting public trust in AI and managing visitor footfall…
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Since YCF annual sponsor Burges Salmon opened its Scottish office in Edinburgh in May 2019, it has advised a number of early stage businesses in the life sciences and healthcare…
The topic of workplace wellness and inclusion has rightly been top of the agenda for business leaders, as huge swathes of the workforce are still working from home Many businesses…
ESA has signed contracts with Orbex and Skyrora in their separate proposals for new commercial launch services for small satellites ESA aims to boost commercial initiatives that offer space transportation…
The Group, which operates the BioCity and MediCity incubators at Newhouse outside Glasgow, has become part of a larger organisation to be named We are Pioneer A joint venture between…
The SMART:SCOTLAND grant is a research and development (R&D) grant offered by Scottish Enterprise to support high-risk, highly ambitious projects by SMEs in Scotland The programme was halted at the…
This year we will ‘return to reality’ at the Sheraton, Edinburgh, with the usual mix of valuable content and optimised personal networking. 2021 Annual Conference Competitive advantage: how to create…
Flutter (the renamed Paddy Power Betfair) has agreed and completed the buy out of the remaining Fanduel shareholders for $4.18 billion The interests of these shareholders, led by private equity…
Increasingly we are tracking investments in companies which are based outside Scotland but have their origins or strong connections here. Although YCF’s main focus is on companies formed and grown…
In July 2020 the Scottish Government announced a £38 million funding programme for innovative early stage businesses whose routes to investment and growth had been hit by coronavirus. The largest…