Edinburgh Innovations

At Edinburgh Innovations, we help researchers, students, governments and our industry partners drive innovation. Over the coming months, we'll introduce the team ready to support you on our innovation journey✨ Meet Ian Hatch, Head of Business Development, College of Science and Engineering. Since 2017, Ian has been supporting researchers and helping them turn research into tangible products or companies for societal benefit. Discover Ian's Journey➡️ https://lnkd.in/eCNz62gT The University of Edinburgh | College of Science and Engineering, The University of Edinburgh #unlockinginnovation #innovation #collaboration

Scotland has the potential to become a global leader in nature restoration. Following the SCOTLAND: The Big Picture conference, EI's Pete Baker reflects on his conference highlights, leading expertise and The University of Edinburgh's role of innovation. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/esXBaPnk #BigPictureConference #NatureRestoration #rewilding #Dundreggan Trees for Life | Scottish Seabird Centre | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) | NatureScot | University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry | School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh | School of GeoSciences | The University of Edinburgh Department for Social Responsibility & Sustainability | Mary Colwell | Peter Cairns | Craig Mackenzie | Eppy Harries Pugh | Victoria Darbyshire | Charlotte Lee-Woolf

Seven of 28 finalists in this year’s Converge Challenge competition are from The University of Edinburgh. Excellio Labs, IDXSense, EVA Biosystems, Ujamaa Spice, SolarSub, Seasat and SymphoMe will now compete for a share of the £270,000+ prize fund, plus in-kind business support from Converge’s network of professional partners which includes lawyers, investors and business experts. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eAKhe83e   Converge Challenge ⭐Excellio Labs ⭐IDXSense Create Change Challenge ⭐SymphoMe ⭐Ujamaa Spice Net Zero Challenge ⭐E.V.A Biosystems ⭐SolarSub Kickstarter Challenge ⭐SeaSat The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies | University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry | Institute for Regeneration and Repair | Edinburgh College of Art | Edinburgh Medical School | University of Edinburgh School of Engineering | Kamila Małysz | Kasia Maj | Marc Vendrell | Ifeanyichukwu Ezinmadu | Rist Van de Weyer, PhD | Jawahir Al-Mauly | Solomon White | Alex Speakman | College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh | Old College Capital

Unlock the transformative potential of your research by joining us for "Achieving Research Impact with Social Enterprise," an event designed for academics eager for their work and research to make a difference in society at large. 📅26 September 2024 ⏰ 11am-12 noon The catered event will cover: -What support we can offer to researchers and academics led by Michaela Turner -Dr Sinead Rhodes and Dr Iona Beange will give an overview of their experience setting up EPIC Think Learn (a spinout which takes an individualised ‘tool-kit’ approach to child development. -Professor Julien Michel will discuss his work on establishing OpenBioSim Community Interest Company (which consists of biomolecular software that connects scientists developing computational methods with users in academia and industry.) -James Finnie will explain how CEIS (Community Enterprise in Scotland) can assist with social-enterprise-related projects. Sign up to attend ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e9U7Fq2K #event #researchers #academia

Every Friday at 5pm, we reflect on our five favourite stories, events and news features from the week 🎉 This weeks #fiveat5: - Clean heat technology spinout Exergy3 Limited our of the school of engineering, has announced the successful closure of a £1m pre-seed funding round for its novel ultra-high temperature thermal energy storage system.➡️ eil.ac/Exergy3preseed/L - A unique funding call exclusively for researchers in the EPSRC remit at the Universities of Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews and Strathclyde➡️https://lnkd.in/gZi9NzNU - We're pleased to be supporting this new #collaboration to improve outcomes for people with Multiple Long Term Conditions (MLTC) with The Usher Institute, Treatment.com AI Inc and College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh ➡️https://lnkd.in/gyQaZT5G - Nanoscale robots could be used to treat bleeds in the brain caused by aneurysms, new research from the University of Edinburgh School of Engineering, in partnership with Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital➡️ https://lnkd.in/gUS4_TdY - We're happy to see students back on campus and we hope you had a great #EdinburghWelcomeWeek! Tell us about your #Fiveat5 this week! Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh | The University of Edinburgh #collaboration #innovation #funding #epsrc #tech #ai #robots

Don't miss out on this year's Innovation Summit, organised by our friends and collaborators at Cancer Research Horizons, one of the most exciting entrepreneur events for cancer researchers. We can’t recommend it enough, especially for gaining valuable new skills and connections. Bonus: a beautiful location in the heart of Edinburgh. Register here https://lnkd.in/eSTTSxT3 #OnMyHorizon #Entrepreneurship #Innovation

Clean heat technology spinout Exergy3 Limited out of the school of engineering, has announced the successful closure of a £1m pre-seed funding round for its novel ultra-high temperature thermal energy storage system. The round was led by Zero Carbon Capital with participation from Old College Capital (OCC) and Scottish Enterprise. Andrea Young, Head of Investment at OCC, said: "OCC is proud to follow-on our existing investment in Exergy3, a company based on over 10 years of R&D from the University of Edinburgh and with the potential to offer significant decarbonisation benefits. We are excited to continue to support the company as it accelerates towards commercialisation." Read more➡️eil.ac/Exergy3preseed/L University of Edinburgh School of Engineering | The University of Edinburgh #innovation #collaboration #spinout #techspinout #tech #funding #thermalenergystorage #commercialisation #researchanddevelopment #decarbonisation

As use of artificial intelligence increases and becomes apart of our everyday lives, academics from The University of Edinburgh are assessing the challenges and advantages using AI tech. STV spoke to Professor Sotirios (Sotos) Tsaftaris from the School of Engineering and Director of CHAI Hub and Dr Pip Thornton, Chancellor’s Fellow at the School of GeoSciences on the matter. Find out more ➡ https://lnkd.in/eeZZVEVZ CHAI Hub| University of Edinburgh School of Engineering|   #ai #tech #news #innovation

We're pleased to be supporting this new #collaboration to improve outcomes for people with Multiple Long Term Conditions (MLTC) with The Usher Institute, Treatment.com AI Inc and the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh ⤵ Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh|

Our EPSRC IAA Cross-Institutional Funding Call for #impact projects of up to £50k per institution is now open! Funding is available for staff at two or more of the participating institutions who wish to collaborate on a joint impact project can apply for co-funding. Find out more and Apply➡️https://lnkd.in/ewuYAxWy The University of Edinburgh| Heriot-Watt University| University of Glasgow |University of Strathclyde| University of St Andrews| Research Impact #funding #epsrc