SC O TLAND
Case Studies Scottish Enterprise provides funding to Össur to develop new prosthetic products Össur is a leading global provider of innovative mobility solutions. The company received research and development support of £400,000 from Scottish Enterprise towards its new £2 Million project which will support partial hand technologies and enable the development of a new upper limb device at it’s Touch Bionics facility in Livingston near Edinburgh.
Planet DDS: Dental software company brings £10 million investment to Glasgow Planet DDS’s artificial intelligence and data management applications allow dental practices to transition to a completely digital approach. Planet DDS chose Scotland to locate its technology and development centre. Scottish Enterprise worked closely with the company to create a package of support which included a grant of £985,000 as a contribution towards the company’s £10.4 Million investment in its Scottish operations. Scottish Enterprise is a key part of this
collaborative ecosystem, working with the Life Sciences Sector Industry Leadership Group (ILG) and Scottish Government to develop and support the implementation of the life sciences sector strategy. We do this by aligning our support with the key priority areas: n Digital and data. n Skills. n Infrastructure.
Scottish Enterprise’s purpose is to enable businesses to innovate and scale to transform the economy of Scotland. It does this by driving up levels of innovation, investment, and internalisation. The Life Sciences are one of the key industries
within our Scaling Innovation Mission to scale the impact of Scotland’s innovation strengths in the high- growth industries of the future. This mission seeks to ensure the environment
is right for companies to scale, by considering needs such as infrastructure, access to finance, and international networks and partnerships to help access key markets, talent and investment. Enabling advanced manufacturing, and digital and data capabilities will be key in achieving this. These sectors are aligned with the Scottish Government’s Innovation Strategy and Inward Investment Plan
– market opportunities in which Scotland has, or can build, international competitive advantage to grow new businesses and industries Scottish Development International (SDI) is
Scotland’s trade and investment agency and aims to make it quick and easy for businesses to settle in Scotland, helping firms identify premises, academic partners and investment opportunities, recruit staff and access funding to upskill staff, develop new products and services and access growth capital. According to the EY 2024 UK and Scotland
Attractiveness Survey published in June, Scotland was once again judged to be the most attractive location in the UK for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outside of London.3 If you think your company can benefit from all
Scotland has to offer, then we would love to hear from you.
References 1. LSS Website 2. SDI Website 3. SDI Website
www.sdi.co.uk investment@scotent.co.uk +44 300 013 2734
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