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• New vision for a bioeconomy in Scotland set out in IBioIC report by Scottish Enterprise;
• At least 815 jobs could be created and thousands more supported through the supply chain;
• Domestic bioethanol supply could reduce carbon emissions by more than 280,000 tonnes annually;
• Dundee or Grangemouth highlighted as potential sites for a bioethanol plant.

Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, and Chris Stephens MP, Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Fair Work and Employment), visited Rearo, an independent family business headquartered in Govan on 19 November, as part of the business’s 30^th anniversary celebrations

Chromacity leverages Scottish Enterprise’s ongoing support and international network to join forces with photonics experts in Japan

Scottish Enterprise has commissioned an ambitious international collaboration project called 'Scot2Ger' that will be led by industry and supported by the public sector to explore future export opportunities for Scotland’s green hydrogen. 

Ground-breaking research from Heriot-Watt University and the University of Texas Medical Branch is set to be commercialised following a funding award from Scottish Enterprise’s High Growth Spinout Programme. 

Net zero ambitions to be supported by partnership agreement

Innovative product to be manufactured in North Ayrshire

Edinburgh BioQuarter has formally launched its public procurement process for a private sector partner.

The opportunity to create a £1billion (estimated gross development value) health innovation district which will create jobs, homes, and a community for thousands of people in Edinburgh has attracted interest from parties around the world.

In a partnership between Zero Waste Scotland and The Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA), students are being invited to reimagine how structural steel from decommissioned oil and gas platforms could be given a new lease of life.

Export opportunities for dozens of Scottish firms

Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe Ltd is investing £15.3m in its Livingston manufacturing facility, with Scottish Enterprise support, to significantly increase its productivity, efficiency and research & development (R&D) capabilities to meet increasing European and UK demand for its innovative and sustainable low carbon heat pumps that tackle climate change.

Income generated by Scottish Enterprise’s equity and debt investments exceeded £50 million during the last financial year – a record amount.