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JAG Shaw, venture capital and private equity lawyers, in conjunction with Astia, are proud to announce a breakfast seminar to discuss Scottish venture and investment in the life sciences and high tech sectors and the role of Astia to ensure the success of women entrepreneurs within these sectors.

Astia is a global community dedicated to the success of women-led, high-growth ventures.  Founded in Silicon Valley in 1998, Astia works with start-ups and growth-stage companies…

By Alan Lindsay

Strathclyde Institute of Medical Devices (SIMD) and the Glasgow Clinical Research Facility (CRF) co-hosted an event at the CRF’s Western Infirmary site on the 15^th November 2011. The aim of the event was to inform SMEs on doing medical technology clinical trials in the NHS. 

The event was attended by 40 people, primarily from Scottish SMEs and the NHS and was chaired by Mrs Shona McDermott…

The MASTS Annual Science Meeting ("Science to Underpin Scotland's Marine Plan") was held at the Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot Watt University on 22-24th August 2011. The themes of the Annual Science Meeting (ASM) matched those articulated in Scottish Government’s strategic vision for  “clean, healthy, safe, productive, biologically diverse marine and coastal environments, managed to meet the long terms needs of nature and people”. The conference was attended by approximately 150…

B1 Medical, an Aberdeen-based medical devices company is focused on the development of cutting-edge products in the field of orthopaedics.

A spin-out company from the University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University and NHS Grampian, B1 was formed in 2006 to capitalise on IP coming out of these prestigious institutions via an exclusive pipeline agreement.

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