Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Edinburgh is a leading location for life sciences in the UK, according to a new report. Scotland’s capital ranks fourth for life sciences industry size and growth, second for soft power and quality of life, and seventh for digital infrastructure. 📸 Edinburgh BioQuarter ➡️https://buff.ly/MjmeWLu 010
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 07/10/2026MiAlgae's new Grangemouth plant is expected to create 310 "green" jobs over five years, backed by £2.5m from the Scottish National Investment Bank. #Grangemouth #GreenJobs edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/2-5m-in... 000
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Four University of Edinburgh research projects have won £744k in Scottish Government Proof of Concept funding. They include a diagnostic blood test for endometriosis and routine eye tests that could predict dementia risk. Full story: edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/commerc...edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.ukCommercialisation funding for four university research projectsFour University of Edinburgh research projects have received a share of £2.92 million from the Scottish Government to help them to commercialise. 000
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 24/09/2026University of Edinburgh graduate startup, SolarSub , has raised £1.34 million to advance its innovative solar panel cooling technology. ➡️ eil.ac/solarsubfund... @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uoecolscieng.bsky.social 010
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Edinburgh Genome Foundry (EGF), one of the world’s leading bio-foundries, has become an ARIA Activation Partner, expanding its capacity to use AI to design and robots to build genetically engineered cells at scale. ➡️ eil.ac/ARIAEGF/B @aria-research.bsky.social @edinburghbiology.bsky.social 010
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Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 31/08/202612 student and graduate founders. £10,000 up for grabs. One incredible summer of building. The University of Edinburgh's Startup Summer Accelerator wrapped up with a showcase spanning stress-sensing wearables, athlete "digital twins," and story-led language learning for kids. ➡️ eil.ac/2026Showcase/L 100
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 21/07/2026A fifth of new investment in Scotland last year went into University of Edinburgh startups and spinouts, a recent report from Young Company Finance has shown.➡️ edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/univers... @roslininstitute.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social 010
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Could you be one of the UK's future innovators? Or are you working with one? The Future Universities initiative is searching for 50 individuals whose work, catalysed by a university connection, is creating real economic or social impact. ➡️ future.universitiesuk.ac.uk/submissionsfuture.universitiesuk.ac.uk 012
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Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Research suggests that a blood test could identify a distinct hormonal pattern in people with endometriosis, potentially revolutionising its diagnosis.➡️https://edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/hormone-difference-findings-could-lead-to-diagnostic-blood-test-for-endometriosis 110
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 06/07/2026We’re delighted to announce that The University of Edinburgh will be one of @milnerinst.bsky.social new UK Academic Partner Institutions.➡️ www.milner.cam.ac.uk/milner-thera... @manchester.ac.uk @glasgow.ac.ukmilner.cam.ac.ukMilner Therapeutics Institute welcomes three new UK Academic Partner Institutions - The Milner Therapeutics InstituteShare via: Facebook LinkedIn Copy Link Email 021
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The University of Edinburgh has retained joint first position in the world for its contribution to the UN #SDG9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure for a third consecutive year in the THE Sustainability Impact Ratings. 🔗 edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/edinbur... #THEimpact 100
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Biotech spinout Pheno Therapeutics Ltd has announced its lead therapeutic candidate for MS has been cleared as an Investigational New Drug (IND) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), allowing it to move to clinical trials. ➡️ Read more edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/spinout... 021
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 10/06/2026During this London Tech Week, it’s fantastic to see the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Spotlight on Spinouts 2026 report showing that deep tech companies spun out of UK universities have tripled in value since 2020, reaching £49 billion.➡️ raeng.org.uk/policy-and-r... 000
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Last week, academic, industry and public sector partners came together for Edinburgh Innovations’ annual Fast Forward conference, this year on the theme of ‘Data, digital and AI: The future beyond the hype’➡️ edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/fast-fo... 000
Reposted by Edinburgh InnovationsInstitute of Genetics and Cancer @uoe-igc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Congratulations to @edinnovations.bsky.social Entrepreneur-in-Residence Jeff Wright who won the Impact Enabler award at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social's Impact Festival for his work on the Viking Genes project, led by Jim Wilson, which received significant funding from our MRC Human Genetics Unit. 011
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 04/06/2026University of Edinburgh fintech startup Aveni today announced a £12 million fundraise to develop its products that support agentic AI adoption in the financial services sector. ➡️ edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/fintech... 010
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The University of Edinburgh has licensed an innovative gold and copper recovery process to mineral processing company Lithium Universe (ASX:LU7), enabling cleaner extraction of high‑value metals from electronic waste (e‑waste).➡️ eil.ac/LithiumUnive... 000
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 28/05/2026University of Edinburgh spinout Trogenix has announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase I/II clinical trial to evaluate its novel gene therapy platform targeting brain cancer. ➡️ eil.ac/ADePT/B @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org 032
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 26/05/2026A novel macrophage cell therapy that is being developed by spinout Resolution Therapeutics shows promise as the first treatment for advanced liver disease, following four-year results from the MATCH clinical trial. ➡️ edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/novel-c... 021
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 20/05/2026A University of Edinburgh finance graduate who taught himself to code using Chat GPT has sold his AI medical scribe Nora AI for an undisclosed sum, just two years after forming the company. Read more: edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/ai-stud...edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.ukAI student startup quickly acquired by health tech firmA University of Edinburgh finance graduate who taught himself to code using Chat GPT has sold his AI medical scribe Nora AI to a leading health tech firm, just two years after forming the company. 011
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 15/05/2026A new national network has launched to accelerate innovation across nucleic acids, bringing together researchers, industry partners and policymakers from across the UK. ➡️ biology.ed.ac.uk/news-events/... @edinburghbiology.bsky.social @engbioadvtherap.bsky.social biology.ed.ac.ukUK-wide nucleic acid network launches to connect research, industry and innovation | Biological Sciences | BiologyA new national network has launched to accelerate innovation across nucleic acids, bringing together researchers, industry partners and policymakers from across the UK. 010
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Advantage Travel Partnership has announced a partnership with Traveltech Innovation Hub at EFI to drive innovation & technology advancement across its global network➡️ edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/new-par... 200
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 05/05/2026A report from the Compassion in Financial Services Hub at the University, in partnership with Young Scot, urges banks and policymakers to revise their approach to designing products, services, and education for young people➡️https://eil.ac/uoexys/B @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social 010
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 27/04/2026The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and The University of Edinburgh have established a significant partnership to advance support for Scotland’s entrepreneurs. ➡️ eil.ac/RBSAIAcceler... @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social 000
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 02/04/2026At @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social yesterday, our CEO Dr Andrea Taylor and Ana Stewart, entrepreneur and Chair of the Pathways Forward organisation, launched the Practitioner’s Guide to Inclusive Entrepreneurship Support. ➡️ eil.ac/pathwayspled... 010
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 19/03/2026University of Edinburgh student startup, health tech company Bioliberty, has secured £7.7m in a Series A investment round that includes Old College Capital, the University’s in-house venture investment fund.➡️https://eil.ac/bioliberty7minvestment/B @uoecolscieng.bsky.social 130
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Drug L-DOPA, used to treat Parkinson’s disease, can be made from waste plastic bottles using bacteria, a new study shows. ➡️ eil.ac/L-DOPA/L @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uoecolscieng.bsky.social @edinburghbiology.bsky.social 110
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Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 12/03/2026The UK government has announced £5m in funding for the AGIC, to accelerate the delivery of mission-critical technologies through large-scale advanced manufacturing. ➡️https://edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/5m-funding-for-advanced-manufacturing-arrol-gibb-innovation-campus 100
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 04/03/2026@uoecolscieng.bsky.social @edinburghbiology.bsky.social 000
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 04/03/2026A longstanding collaboration between The University of Edinburgh and biomanufacturing company FUJIFILM Biotechnologies has led to the launch of a new protein purification platform designed to make the production of biological medicines faster and more straightforward➡️ eil.ac/fujifilmbiot... 110
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 03/03/2026A new monitoring approach could cut costs and complexity for large‑scale underground CO2 storage, a study from the School of GeoSciences, working with Icelandic company Carbfix, has shown. ➡️ eil.ac/Carbfix/B @uoe-cahss.bsky.social @uoecolscieng.bsky.social 112
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 24/02/2026The Engineering Biology for Advanced Therapeutics Hub website is now live! Discover how to how to collaborate with researchers who are harnessing engineering biology for safe and effective gene therapies. ➡️ Visit biology.ed.ac.uk/advanced-the... 💙 Follow @engbioadvtherap.bsky.social 000
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Breadcrumbs and biotechnology techniques could eliminate the need for fossil fuels in hydrogenation, one of the chemical industry’s most widely used reactions, according to research by Professor Stephen Wallace at the University of Edinburgh. ➡️ edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/breadcr... 010
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Huge congratulations to our finalists in the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2026! 🎉 eil.ac/skea26/B @uoecolscieng.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social 000
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 29/01/2026A huge congratulations to four University of Edinburgh staff and student companies who have been announced as finalists in Scotland's Life Sciences Conference & Awards 2026 🎉 ➡️ eil.ac/slsawards202... @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @thedickvet.bsky.social @edincollegeofart.bsky.social 021
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Scientists have developed new sensor glove technology that could help robots use their hands in more human-like ways, a new study suggests.➡️ eil.ac/sensorgloves/B @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uoecolscieng.bsky.social 000
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 27/01/2026We’re thrilled to see University- associated company Forge Minerals secure a £1m pre-seed funding round, including investment from our in-house venture investment fund Old College Capital, for its novel production process for transforming waste CO2 into stable, high quality minerals. 010
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 26/01/2026A new inflammation imaging tool from the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow has been found to be safe and tolerable in healthy humans.➡️ eil.ac/LW223/B @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uofgied.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk 063
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 23/01/2026A new report calls for an overhaul of pensions policy and financial advice to address the current pensions gap, which sees men accumulating a whopping 75 per cent more in their pension pots by age 60 than women.➡️ eil.ac/WomensWealth... @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @emilyshipp.bsky.social 011
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Annual @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social commercialisation figures show strong investment in spinouts, and a majority of new companies formed to harness data and AI for public good. ➡️ eil.ac/poilaunch/B @uoecolscieng.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social 020
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 08/01/2026A new data platform to transform heart rhythm disorder care has received a £2.2 million boost from the UK’s Medical Research Council. ➡️ eil.ac/OpenEPNET/B @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @nhslothian.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social 001
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 07/01/2026A Scottish patient is making history as the first in the world to receive a novel therapy aimed at improving outcomes for specialised heart surgery. ➡️ www.ed.ac.uk/news/cardiac... 010
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 23/12/2025📣 Calling all research staff at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Engage is an evergreen online learning programme that consolidates training and events offered by us to give you the tools and confidence to grasp commercial opportunities and support the translation of your research. ➡️ eil.ac/Engage/B 000
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 18/12/2025University of Edinburgh startup, Black Bull Biochar (BBB) has secured £4M in late seed funding to expand operations across the North West of England and Northern Europe from TSP Ventures, GMCA Investment Fund, Old College Capital, and Innovate UK.➡️ eil.ac/bbbfunding/B @uoecolscieng.bsky.social 000
Edinburgh Innovations @edinnovations.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Introducing the Finance and Health Lab by FinTech Scotland: A collaborative effort to improve financial wellbeing for Scotland’s ageing population, supported by the Scottish Government and the University of Edinburgh.➡️ eil.ac/FinanceandHe... @fintechscotland.com @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social 000