Scotland's first National Innovation Week will take place later
this year, Business Minister has announced.
Taking place from Monday 22 September to Friday 26 September, it
will celebrate Scotland's proud legacy of innovation while
showcasing the country's global leadership in pioneering the
transformative technologies and industries of the future.
The centrepiece will be a summit, which will take place in
Edinburgh on Thursday 25 September and bring together industry
and academia to drive forward shared ambitions and working across
industries to deliver on ambitions and achieve global presence.
Scotland's National Innovation Strategy sets out four key areas
to capitalise on competitive advantage:
- advanced manufacturing
- energy transition
- health and life sciences
- data and digital technologies
The Business Minister visit ONE BioHub, the home for life
sciences in Aberdeen, to discuss the sector's innovations and
ambitions for growth.
Mr Lochhead said:
“Scotland is a nation of inventors, creators and problem solvers.
We invented the steam engine and the television, and discovered
penicillin. Today we stand at the forefront of the next wave of
transformative technologies which not
only offer immense potential for economic growth but
also powerful tools to tackle the global challenges of our time –
from healthcare and energy to climate change.
“Companies across Scotland are speeding up the development of new
drugs and medicines through automation, pioneering the energy
systems of the future and developing the space and satellite
technology to help tackle climate change – to give just a few
examples.
“It is essential that we seize these opportunities to benefit
both our economy and society. Scotland's first National
Innovation Week marks a pivotal moment to turn ambition into
action and cement our place as a truly global innovation nation.”
Background
Hosting an Innovation Summit as part of a National Innovation
Week is a Scottish Government commitment 2025/26.
Scotland's National
Innovation Strategy
ONE BioHub is the home for life sciences in Aberdeen - an
innovative space accelerating research commercialisation and
boosting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in north east Scotland.
Life sciences businesses co-locate and grow with a thriving peer
group of researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to translate
world-leading science to the marketplace. ONE BioHub
provides start-up, spinout and scaling life sciences businesses
with laboratories and offices and fully customisable grow-on
space.
