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Scottish firm aims for New York

TC BioPharm plots route to ‘billion dollar’ Nasdaq IPO

Angela Scott
Angela Scott: growth plans   One of Scotland’s fast-growing life sciences companies is working on plans to float on the Nasdaq market in New York next year. Daily Business hasRead More

Success for women-led enterprises

Pitch winners prepare for Berlin and Dubai missions

AccelerateHER screen
Winners: Corien Staels of Staels Design, Rachel Jones of Snapdragon and Lina Gasiunaite of Biotangents (pic: Terry Murden)   Three women-led enterprises each won a free place on a tradeRead More

Project set for launch this year

Scottish Stock Exchange gets SE backing for 45 jobs

Tomas Carruthers
Tomas Carruthers: ‘decentralising capital’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Scotland’s proposed new stock exchange has received a £750,000 grant from Scottish Enterprise to support recruitment of up to 45 staff. TheRead More

SE backs investment

Colorado tech firm Cherwell adds 40 jobs in Dundee

Cherwell
Cherwell executives visited Dundee to announce the investment   Colorado-based service management company Cherwell, is creating 40 jobs at its facility in Dundee, following a £3.1 million research and developmentRead More

Expansion for asset manager

Frankfurt provides gateway to Europe for Baillie Gifford

Frankfurt
Frankfurt: first office   Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh-based investment management partnership, has opened its first client office in mainland Europe as it embarks on expansion across the continent. David Gaschik,Read More

High value on Exscientia

Dundee spin-out ‘could be Scotland’s next unicorn’

Andrew Hopkins
A Dundee University spin-out could be Scotland’s next unicorn – a company worth more than $1 billion. A new report says a rival to life sciences business Exscientia was recentlyRead More

£1.5m from existing investors

Livestock disease testing firm raises further funding

John McNicol and Alan Hale
Farm support: John McNicol and Alan Hale   Investors are backing pioneering Scottish technology which can minimise the devastating effects of infectious diseases in livestock. Edinburgh-based Biotangents is ready toRead More

Confidence 'wavering'

Venture capital investment slumps amid Brexit worry

James MIlroy EnteroBiotix
Fund-raiser: James Milroy of EnteroBiotix   Venture Capital investments in Scotland slumped in the first three months of this year amid growing uncertainty over Britain’s relationship with Europe. Six dealsRead More

Software firm expands

Ideagen turns Scots facility into centre of excellence

Ideagen
More jobs promised at the East Kilbride facility   Ideagen is to turn its East Kilbride site into a ‘Centre of Excellence’ as it looks to strengthen its position inRead More

Enterprise backing

Converge Challenge firms secure Techstart support

Claudia Cavalluzzo
Claudia Cavalluzzo: ‘several milestones reached’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Businesses supported by the company creation programme Converge Challenge will gain access to a new source of finance through a partnershipRead More