STFC celebrates support for 100th space tech start-up
Skyfarer is developing the UK’s first autonomous drone delivery network for vital medical supplies. The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is celebrating the 100th UK company to join the…
New incubatee Lenz Labs to solve train delays
“We’re sorry for the delay to your service, this has been caused by leaves on the line.” Sound familiar? Of course, this is the perennial heart sink announcement for many…
Scotland’s space sector continues to grow and thrive
Findings from the latest ‘Size and Health of the UK Space Industry’ report reveals the sector is thriving in Scotland with a 31% increase in space companies. The UK’s space…
The cycling app harnessing satellite data – giving you more choice about your route
Huli is the newest start-up at the Higgs Centre for Innovation, at Royal Observatory Edinburgh (ROE). They join the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom (ESA BIC UK)…
STFC celebrates 10 years of bringing space technology to UK start-ups
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is celebrating 10 years of being part of what is now the world’s largest space innovation network for technology start-ups. For the UK…
World-first technology goes with the grain
Scottish start-up Crover unveils world-first technology at the TechCrunch Start-up Battlefield 2020.World-first agricultural technology, designed to reduce waste and save millions of tonnes of grain stock each year, has been…
New space start-up Craft Prospect – graduates from business incubation programme at the Higgs Centre
Craft Prospect – the NewSpace company providing quantum and AI-enabled space technologies for small satellite space missions – is the first incubatee to graduate from the business incubation centre (BIC)…
Could coffee be the world’s first ever commodity traded with satellite data?
Fintech start-up, Trade in Space, thinks so… With around two billion cups drunk every day (95m of those consumed in the UK), coffee is, by a country mile, the world’s…
Higgs Centre incubator company – Touchlab – qualify on $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition
The ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition is a global competition, sponsored by All Nippon Airways (ANA). Over 4 years, it will challenge teams around the world to develop a remotely-controlled teleoperated…
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