Scottish Development International

Thanks for your help with our first poll question, which is still open if you haven't already seen it 🙏 Here's our next one to help us gain a better understanding of international perceptions on Scotland as a place to set up and grow a business, and as a trading partner 👇 #ScotlandIsNow #Poll

Exciting news 📣 Celtic Renewables has dispatched its first tanker of green chemicals from Scotland’s first biorefinery in Grangemouth, marking a major step in scaling its groundbreaking technology. Turning waste, including whisky distillation residues, into valuable chemicals, we're proud to support this innovative venture 🙌 Emphasising Industrial biotechnology as an industry in which Scotland has global strengths, Adrian Gillespie, chief executive of our domestic arm Scottish Enterprise said: “Celtic Renewables is a fantastic example of a home-grown success story that has gone from pioneering university research team to an exporting business planning its next stage of growth. Scottish Enterprise continues to support the company’s innovative approach to green chemicals production as it looks to the future." By transforming food, drink, and agricultural waste into bioacetone and biobutanol, the biotech firm is reducing reliance on fossil fuels and lowering the carbon footprint of everyday products like medicines and cosmetics. The company aims to drive sustainable innovation even further as it expands into new markets 👉 https://ow.ly/cF1850UTZYX #ScotlandIsNow #BioTechnology #Sustainability

As one of the FintechHub partners, we're excited to be part of the FRANKFURT DIGITAL FINANCE (FDF) event, one of Europe's top gatherings for finance and technology. This year, we're bringing six innovative Scottish companies in fintech and space data to the event from 11-13 February 📆 FinTech Scotland companies: 🌟Predictiva 🌟Encompass Corporation 🌟Zumo Space data companies providing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) solutions: 🌟 Trade in Space 🌟 EOLAS Insight Ltd 🌟 Krucial These cutting-edge fintechs are active in artificial intelligence (AI) trading, Know Your Customer (KYC) and measuring the carbon footprint of digital assets. The space data companies will be demonstrating how combining multi-spectral satellite data with advanced machine learning can address key challenges in ESG reporting, transforming financial risk assessment and asset protection🛡️ 📌 Explore collaboration opportunities: Meet us and our companies and listen to their pitches at European Fintech Day on 13 February, from 11:25–14:15 ➡️ https://ow.ly/MeZI50UTfz0 📌 Learn more about the Scottish delegation and company profiles ➡️ https://ow.ly/CAP450UOMPq See you in Frankfurt 🙌 #ScotlandIsNow #FDF2025

Have your say 📝 We're gathering international perspectives on Scotland as a place to set up and grow a business, and as a trade partner — and we’d love to hear from you 🌍📢 Take our quick 5-minute survey to share your awareness and perceptions. Your feedback will help shape our future services and support for businesses like yours. 📅 Responses must be received by Friday 14 February 👉 https://ow.ly/vz1R50UReZM Thank you for your time—we appreciate your insights 🙌 #ScotlandIsNow #FDI

We'd love to hear from you 😊 Over the coming weeks we'll be asking some questions which are designed to find out more about your perceptions of Scotland as a place to set up and grow a business, and as a trading partner.   To get us started, could you let us know your thoughts on the following? ✅️   Or if you want to tell us more, feel free to fill out the full survey 👉 https://ow.ly/vz1R50UReZM   #ScotlandIsNow #Poll

"In a world where the dark side of AI is making it impossible to distinguish between the real and not, continued innovation to strengthen trust using privacy-preserving technologies is essential," says Nanik Ramchandani, CEO of newly established Scottish Centre of Excellence in Digital Trust. As digital trust technology becomes increasingly vital, Scottish Enterprise our domestic arm, is proud to support a new Scottish Centre of Excellence, based at Edinburgh Napier University. Bringing together leading experts in technology and finance, the centre is dedicated to making the digital world safer and more resilient. It will also collaborate with pioneering research labs at the University of Glasgow, The University of Edinburgh and FinTech Scotland addressing real-world challenges and delivering tangible benefits across a range of industries from financial services to healthcare and more 🙌 For the full article 👉 https://ow.ly/l4k750USijO #ScotlandIsNow #DigitalTrust

Have your say 📝 We're gathering international perspectives on Scotland as a place to set up and grow a business, and as a trade partner — and we’d love to hear from you 🌍📢 Take our quick 5-minute survey to share your awareness and perceptions. Your feedback will help shape our future services and support for businesses like yours. 📅 Responses must be received by Friday 14 February 👉 https://ow.ly/vz1R50UReZM Thank you for your time—we appreciate your insights 🙌 #ScotlandIsNow #FDI

Building on world-leading research at the University of Strathclyde, the new Strathclyde Neurotechnology Centre aims to research and create ultra-small implantable neurological devices that will support people with conditions such as Parkinson’s and dementia 🧠 Read more about how new funding will help the centre bring together two key areas of research 👉 https://ow.ly/os0l50UQn2n #ScotlandIsNow #LifeSciences

Things are hotting up underground when it comes to clean heat in Scotland ♨️ Did you know there are various projects underway exploring the potential of the ground beneath our feet as a reliable source of heat and energy storage? Water in abandoned mines can often sit at temperatures between 10-25c. Heat pumps can be used to extract this heat and boost temperatures, with the hot water then circulated to properties and another loop returning the water to its source, where it is reheated and the cycle repeats. Disused mine workings in the Midland Valley could potentially provide 40% of heating needed in Glasgow - or 8% of total demand across Scotland. There is also huge potential for these flooded mines to store thermal energy generated through wind turbines, which would otherwise go to waste when they reach peak generation capacity and have to be turned off. And the next time you're busting a move on the dance floor, think about how all of that energy could be used for good 💃 Scottish geothermal start-up TownRock Energy is responsible for the innovative BODYHEAT system - a project which stores heat from dancers at Glasgow’s SWG3 venue in 12 U-shaped boreholes located 200 metres underground. The heat from the dance floor is extracted by renewable-powered heat pumps and stored. The system then uses the heat to warm or cool the building to the desired temperature. Before you hotfoot it outta here, check out the full story 👉 https://ow.ly/3uIt50URiGj #ScotlandIsNow #Geothermal

Aberdeen's Energy Transition Zone Ltd (ETZ) is set to redefine the north east of Scotland as an internationally recognised integrated energy hub. Locate your business to this fantastic facility and you'll have access to specialist campuses that offer your business a world of offshore wind opportunities including: ✅ Hydrogen and offshore test and demonstration facilities ✅ Energy Incubator and Scale Up Hub ✅ National Energy Skills Accelerator (NESA) ✅ National Floating Wind Innovation Centre Are you ready to join the energy capital of Europe? Find out how 👉 https://ow.ly/GgCw50UQahl #ScotlandIsNow #EnergyTransition