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demonstrator. Te Glasgow Economic Leadership Board has also been supportive of two new Innovations Centres that have been funded with a net value of £50 million, including one in advance sensors, bringing together Glasgow and Strathclyde universities with a cluster of companies looking at advanced sensor technology – everything from advanced optoelectronics to sensors and the advanced soſtware that goes with it. Another Innovation Centre
has been approved by the Scotish Funding Council in Stratified Medicine, led by the Medical School at Glasgow, and incorporating the health technologists at Strathclyde, creating a pathway from the world-class research we have to support the innovative companies who are looking for competitive advantage.
What is the priority going forward?
Basically, Glasgow has some big-ticket opportunities from advanced manufacturing in marine, aerospace, defence and
INNOVATORS SPOTLIGHT: Companies to watch
Professor Sir Jim McDonald said: “Companies that exemplify innovation and ambition include Castle Precision Engineering and Linn Products – two parts of the same Tiefenbrun family. Castle Precision is involved in the production of the wheels for the Bloodhound Challenge, which seeks to break the land speed record by travelling at 1000mph. Linn Products is at the forefront of digital screening. “In the space technology area, Clyde Space is a highly
innovative SME – it is the designer of the ‘Cube-Sat’ satellite. This is about a metre in cube, packed with communication and sensing technology – which means that dozens of these can be sent up in a space launch vehicle, increasing the commercial value of the payload. “These technologies are being innovated in
Glasgow, and the city has a real opportunity with companies like Clyde Space, which also has research collaboration with the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory at Strathclyde.
renewables, all the way through to medical informatics, devices and technologies. Te more we know about
ourselves in Glasgow and the more we make connections between business, the city and the academic world, the beter we’re
“This is the epitome of high-end technology, real
innovation and ambition, creating new markets with global potential.”
going to be able to present ourselves on the world stage. Tat will give competitive market opportunities, but will also act as a major atractor for inward investment. Tere are companies out there who are siting on significant
amounts of cash and need to invest for the future – let’s make sure that Glasgow is one of the first places they visit to get access to the skilled people, great innovation, a fantastic research base and a city that’s open for business.
Linn Products is one thriving
Glasgow company
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