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£3 million funding boost for Smart Data Foundry

By updatesPosted on 21st January 20254th February 2025Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

Smart Data Foundry (SDF) has been awarded £3m to operate a new Financial Data Service. The funding has come from Smart Data Research UK, which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The new service, which will operate from

Firm granted licence to launch rocket into space from Shetland

By updatesPosted on 21st January 202521st January 2025Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

The Civil Aviation Authority has granted the first ever vertical launch licence for a rocket heading to space from UK soil. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) plans to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands. The licensing process looked at

Call for Views: Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill

By updatesPosted on 21st January 202521st January 2025Posted in Industry News

The Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee has launched a call for views on the Financial Memorandum of the Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill. The Committee is inviting organisations and individuals to submit written evidence on the estimated financial

Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards 2025

By updatesPosted on 21st January 202521st January 2025Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

The annual Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards are now open for entries for 2025. The deadline for applications is 9th March 2025, with a wide variety of sectors and free to enter. Please follow the link for more

2i announces strategic acquisition of nFocus Testing to strengthen market leadership

By updatesPosted on 21st January 202521st January 2025Posted in Member News

2i Testing, the leading software testing partner, today announced its acquisition of nFocus, the UK’s longest established UK-owned testing consultancy. This acquisition follows 2i’s recent investment from Rockpool and aligns with the company’s ambitious growth strategy to accelerate market presence,

Home Office Ransomware Public Consultation

By updatesPosted on 16th January 202516th January 2025Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

The government is consulting on proposals to reduce the threat posed by the criminal infection of computer systems with malicious ransomware software. The Home Office proposes to introduce legislation to counter ransomware and meet three main objectives: For more information

New US Boost for Scottish science and tech companies

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202515th January 2025Posted in Member News

The founders of five cutting-edge science and tech companies (two of which are ScotlandIS members) have gathered in Edinburgh to begin a journey that will see them take their Scottish innovations all the way to Silicon Valley. Scottish Enterprise’s US MarketBooster

Craneware reports solid revenue growth

By updatesPosted on 14th January 202514th January 2025Posted in Member News

Business software specialist Craneware reported double-digit revenue growth for the six months ended 31 December on Monday. The AIM-traded company and ScotlandIS member said it achieved a 10% increase in revenue to exceed $100m, compared to $91.2m in the same a year

Prime Minister sets out blueprint to turbocharge AI

By updatesPosted on 14th January 202514th January 2025Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

Artificial intelligence will be unleashed across the UK to deliver a decade of national renewal, under a new plan announced today (13 January 2025). In a marked move from the previous government’s approach, the Prime Minister is throwing the full

Quorum Cyber Continues Global Expansion With New Acquisition

By updatesPosted on 14th January 202514th January 2025Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Edinburgh-headquartered Quorum Cyber have announced the acquisition of Kivu Consulting Inc, a global cybersecurity firm specialising in Incident Response. The strategic move comes just months after it acquired Difenda, a North American company that specialises in Microsoft Security Managed Services. Founded in 2009, Kivu