Your weekly innovation digest (16.02.24)
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Hello,?welcome to the Glasgow City of Science and Innovation newsletter!
We're celebrating and supporting the strengths of the Glasgow City Region's research and business communities, which have helped forge our reputation?as a city region at the forefront of technology, innovation and collaboration.
Game-changing Glasgow
Glasgow City Region is home to a third of Scotland's population, labour force, business base and economic output.?
Innovator Spotlight: Beata Ciesluk, University of the West of Scotland (UWS)
Well done to PhD student Beata who this week has scooped the prestigious national Robertson Medal?for her research into drug use in Scotland. She became the first UWS recipient of the award, presented annually by the Carnegie Trust to the most outstanding student on their?PhD scholarship programme.
Born in Poland, Beata gained a first-class?Psychology degree from UWS in 2020 before going on to gain a Masters with Distinction in Addiction Psychology in 2022.
Glasgow tops European rankings for attracting overseas investment strategy
World-leading business experts fDi Intelligence has ranked Glasgow as Europe's top large city for foreign investment, surpassing Bilbao, Porto, Dusseldorf?and Gothenburg.
This achievement is credited to the region's effective collaboration between government, academia, businesses, and the community, along with the hundreds of millions of pounds secured?in funding over the last 18 months, which has significantly advanced the innovative sectors within the city region.
West of Scotland gains ￡1.2M for six new innovation colleges
Supported by Innovate UK , a year-long pilot project will establish six innovation hubs at colleges throughout the city region. These hubs aim to spur growth in key sectors such as digital healthcare, sustainable development, and advanced manufacturing. Additionally, they will offer support and guidance to businesses, helping them integrate innovation into their operations.
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Strathclyde partners with global pharmaceutical firm to advance medicine manufacturing
Sanofi , a global pharmaceutical company with operations in over 70 countries, has become a part of the Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation Research Hub (CMAC) at the 英国斯特拉斯克莱德大学 . This collaboration marks?a major step forward in fostering joint research and innovation in the field of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Glasgow space engineers innovative space reflectors could ensure bright future for solar power farms
Space engineers from the 英国格拉斯哥大学 have published new research showing how kilometre-wide orbiting reflectors could boost the output of future large-scale solar farms by reflecting additional sunlight towards them even after the sun has set, helping to accelerate the transition to net-zero.
Glasgow's SOLASTA Bio makes advances in?green bioinsecticides with successful trials
The AgriTech?startup?has pioneered the 'world's first' eco-friendly?bioinsecticides, distinct?for not relying on?synthetic chemicals. Demonstrating effectiveness equal to or surpassing conventional options, they have been successfully tested in over 20 field trials on various crops across the UK, Europe and the US.
EVENT: Startup Grind Glasgow presents exclusive insights from leading Las Vegas tech event
Join Startup Grind Glasgow for an evening of innovation and inspiration as they bring exclusive inside stories and unveil what it's really like at one of the world's most powerful tech events, the CES: Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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The Glasgow City of Science and Innovation team