Scotland’s Invent Calendar

The people behind ‘Scotland is Now‘, the campaign showcasing the the benefits of living, working, studying or doing business in  Scotland, are introducing something a little different for the festive season. Each day throughout December, the site will share a different modern Scottish innovation. Forget about your traditional advent calendar, in…

Programme will pilot innovation strategy for colleges and key industries in Scotland

Innovation centre offers funding and support in quest to unlock the industry’s next big innovation

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is calling on the construction industry to bid for a slice of £60 million of government funding for transforming construction.

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and The Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) have awarded £100,000 of support to seven companies who want to design and develop innovative wood-based products and systems for the construction sector.

An industry worth over £21bn a year to Scotland The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre supports construction-related businesses to innovate, collaborate and grow, offering advice, funding and access to expertise.

Ian Reid, Chief Executive of CENSIS talks about the state of innovation in Scotland after a debate with TEDx Glasgow 2016 delegates.

The Innovation Centres are proud to be partners of TEDx Glasgow. The theme at TEDxGlasgow 2016, is entitled ‘A Disruptive World’, considering how individuals and organisations can encourage disruption as a force for good, to make step-changes in thinking, actions and the wider communities.

The winners of Scotland’s first construction “hackathon” will have their innovative idea for a digital built heritage tool supported by the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC).