Case Studies

Aurora Avionics are a Scottish space start-up, developing next-generation, modular avionics for launch providers. Avionics are electronic systems that act as the 'nervous system’ of a rocket, enabling navigation, communication, monitoring and diagnostics. Avionics operate by being connected to all…

Metacarpal make fully body-powered yet bionic, prosthetic hands with zero electronics. The functionality of the prosthetics is fully generated by the user, giving the most intuitive and practical operation.   Challenge   While foot and leg prosthetics have been incredibly successful at…

Omanos Analytics are a Glasgow-based space technology start-up delivering space data knowledge to support sustainable development, with a mission to use space data to improve transparency and reduce risk around the social and environmental impacts of critical infrastructure projects. With…

Facilities and expertise at the Higgs Centre for Innovation are used by Scottish company Alpha Data to rigorously test their electronic boards. Challenge Alpha Data offers a range of cutting-edge electronics and electronic boards that can provide solutions to space-related…

Collaboration between Razorbill Instruments and STFC’s UK Astronomy Technology Centre could deliver crisp images of the Earth through nanosatellites – small satellites that are about the size of a toaster. Challenge Nanosatellites are disrupting earth observation in positive ways; their…

Scottish start-up Crover has developed world-first agricultural technology designed to reduce waste and save millions of tonnes of grain stock each year. The Challenge Every year around 630 million tonnes of grain is lost globally. When grains such as wheat…

Craft Prospect seeks to bring new technologies into the space domain to maximise opportunities and return from small satellite missions. The business has initially focussed on products and services for next generation quantum optical communications and onboard intelligence, targeting the…