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Scottish consortiums take giant leap forward for salmon gill health

Scottish consortiums take giant leap forward for salmon gill health

Thursday, 10th January 2019
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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

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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

Wednesday, 12th September 2018
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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!

Wednesday, 15th August 2018
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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

Tuesday, 27th March 2018
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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

Tuesday, 13th February 2018
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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

Friday, 9th June 2017
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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

Thursday, 8th June 2017
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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

Tuesday, 30th May 2017
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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

Monday, 22nd May 2017
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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.

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