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We take a look at BioLiberty, the Edinburgh-based healthtech startup that's created an AI-powered assistive device and digital therapy platform for people living with hand weakness Across the UK alone, 2.5 million people live with hand weakness, which can be as a result of conditions such as stroke, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and motor neurone disease. Sometimes, it ...
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Medtech company Manus raises £1.2m to help with the roll-out of its NeuroMotor pen designed for use in the diagnosis and monitoring of neuromotor impairments Innovative Edinburgh medtech company Manus Neurodynamica Limited (“Manus”), has just secured £1.2M in funding to support the launch of its digital pen which provides an early warning of Parkinson's disease and ...
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The Edinburgh-based startup Neatebox that has developed WelcoMe - disability-aware customer service software to help both customers and staff alike There are over 13 million people in the UK with disabilities, 75% of which are hidden disabilities, and yet accessibility is not anywhere near what it should be, be it physical accessibility or simply having staff knowing how to interact appropriate...
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Talking Medicines, the social intelligence company for the pharmaceutical industry, raises £1.1 million funding deal to scale up its AI-based data technology platform for measuring patient sentiment  Good news for Talking Medicines, the world’s first social intelligence company for the pharmaceutical industry, with the announcement that it has received a major boost with a &pou...
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Frog is a unique new platform created by a Glasgow-based startup that uses video to help users discover mental health and wellbeing information... Let’s face it. We have all had a tough year, facing all sorts of challenges in our daily lives as a result of the pandemic. It’s therefore more important than ever that we look after ourselves - one way and every way. So, with World Ment...
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Major funding secured by Glasgow-based ClinSpec Dx to help further develop its innovative, impactful and early detection cancer testing technology  Efforts to improve the early detection of cancer have received a significant boost with a £2.4 million funding deal to support the further development of innovative testing technology.Glasgow-based ClinSpec Diagnostics Limited (ClinSpec Dx)...
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The lowdown on how Edinburgh-based startup Folarity is using tech to reverse the decline of our forests... Forests are the lungs of the world, absorbing huge amounts of carbon dioxide and keeping us all alive. Until we decide that a wooden toilet seat is warmer to sit on and so we go and chop them down. As well as breathing, forest cover helps with biodiversity. In the UK, a prolonged decline in...
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Innovation in the security and agricultural sector thanks to ZIVA, the patrol and inspection robot... Edinburgh-based Casta Spes Technologies (CST), a startup which was founded by 24-year-old graduates, Selby Cary and Michael McDonald has created a robotic security vehicle offering security and inspection solutions across many sectors including agriculture, energy and construction. We previousl...
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Chilled beers, wines and spirits delivered in one hour, thanks to Edinburgh-based tech startup Drinkly. Alcohol is one of life’s delights. Depressant, dehydrator, arch-nemesis of our liver...it’s got it all!  But what if - and we hope you’re sitting down for this - you can’t get your hands on any?! Does your party run dry halfway through? Is all the glaring from...
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Glasgow-based startup MyCustomerLens wants to help you reach & retain more customers by making faster & more informed decisions. Getting customers is hard. Keeping customers is hard. Business is hard. Customer loyalty can be hard to predict. Will customers go for quality over price or hunt down the best bargain? Will they stay with a company that has provided a good service/product or sh...
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