Scottish consortiums take giant leap forward for salmon gill health

Two Scottish consortiums, backed by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), are embarking on ambitious initiatives, valued at a combined £3.5 million, to improve gill health and resilience among farmed Atlantic salmon – one of the industry’s most significant challenges. The projects will bring together the expertise of a range of…
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…
CENSIS welcomes £6M IoT Scotland programme

Businesses in Scotland are set to benefit from the most advanced IoT network in the UK as part of a £6 million project, launched by Scottish Government Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy Kate Forbes MSP. The project, called IoT Scotland, will see the rollout of a LoRa Network across the…
Emotech’s Olly the Robot – with personality!

We’re very excited about the latest innovative collaboration made possible by The Data Lab: Emotech’s Olly the robot. Olly is a showcase of Emotech’s AI technology and is the first step in demonstrating how conversation interfaces can be applied across various industry uses. In other words, Olly is a robot with…
CSIC SEEKS TALENTED TRAILBLAZERS TO lead an ‘innovation revolution’ in scotland’s CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Innovation Centre appeals for input from construction and innovation professionals at all levels, through voluntary innovation champion positions, newly-created board internships, and three new board members.
Beringar selected for exclusive IoT accelerator programme

CENSIS client, Beringar, has announced it has been selected to join the R/GA IoT Venture Studio, an accelerator programme delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.
Giving graduates a direct route into a career in aquaculture

Graduates seeking a career in aquaculture now have a direct route into the sector, with the launch of a new collaboration between the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) and its industry partners.
Scottish mussel hatchery project receives international boost

An innovative project to get Scottish mussels to spawn in a hatchery environment has received an international boost with a visit from Tasmanian partners Spring Bay Seafoods – operators of one of the world’s few commercial-scale mussel hatcheries.
Boost to Data Talent in Scotland with The Data Lab MSc Scholarships

Following two successful years, The Data Lab will be expanding our MSc scholarship programme to 130 students for 2017/18. This represents an increase of over 40% from last year.
Aquaculture supply chain £1m innovation fund opens

Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) working in the aquaculture supply chain in the Highlands and Islands can now apply to a £1 million innovation fund, which has opened for applications.