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First Minister John Swinney will lead a trade mission during an official visit to India in October.

First Minister welcomes investment in Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain. 

His Majesty The King marks official opening of UK's first low-carbon energy scale up hub

SolarSub Ltd, a UK solar technology company developing passive cooling solutions for photovoltaic modules, has completed a £1.34 million funding round to accelerate the development and commercialisation of its technology.

Scottish scale-up confirms new CEO to lead next phase of commercial growth

• The £11.7m Series B, led by Scottish National Investment Bank, with further backing from PXN Ventures and Archangels, will accelerate the commercialisation and adoption of Gii, iGii’s proprietary carbon nanomaterial
• The Series B funding is accompanied by £11m of Scottish Enterprise funding, taking total backing to £22.7m and supporting the next stage of iGii’s technology, manufacturing and development
• The investment follows years of scientific and manufacturing development that have taken Gii from breakthrough material to an industrially scalable technology

Chemify secures £22m funding from Scottish Enterprise and UK Government

Bethan Vasey joins Scotland’s national economic development agency as Director of North East Transition

Scottish Enterprise helped ambitious Scottish businesses generate £2.15 billion in exports last year, despite the challenging global economic environment. The result represents one of Scotland’s strongest international trade performances of the past five years and reinforces Scotland’s global competitiveness.

A national programme helping Scottish companies capitalise on the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) has received funding for its second year.

A £1.9 million grant, part of a £12 million company investment, will support the growth of Scotland’s Critical Technologies supercluster, expanding a compound semiconductor wafer manufacturer and creating new opportunities for staff and apprentices.

QUICKBLOCK, the UK-based developer of rapidly deployable modular infrastructure solutions for defence, security and humanitarian applications, today announced the successful completion of a £940,000 funding round comprising new equity investment and innovation grant funding.