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Finalists announced for Midlothian & East Lothian Business Awards 2023
The finalists have been announced for this year’s Midlothian & East Lothian Business Awards, following review by judges who made the selection from a large number of entries for the 2023 ceremony, run annually by Midlothian & East Lothian Chamber of Commerce.
Empowering agricultural and environmental research 'in the zone' and beyond
In this Midlothian Science Zone Business Forum, we welcomed Illumina, a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function to learn about the advances in Next Generation Sequencing and genotyping.
Exploring capabilities of UK Agri-Tech Centre's Northern Hub
In the latest of our series of Midlothian Science Zone Business Forums showcasing expertise and facilities ‘in the zone’ , attendees visited Agri-EPI Centre Northern Hub for an overview of the capabilities, resources and networks accelerating the adoption of precision agriculture and engineering technologies to boost productivity across the whole agri-food chain.
New school site plans within Easter Bush Campus progress
The agreement to buy land for the replacement for Beeslack Community High School is at an advanced stage. The school, which is expected to open in 2026, will be able to accommodate 1600 pupils and will have a dedicated learning space for children with Additional Support Needs (ASN).
Ingenza and Phibro Ethanol accelerate the green fuel transition
Ingenza and Phibro Ethanol – a division of Phibro Animal Health Corporation – have joined forces to engineer a novel yeast strain that will increase yield in the commercial production of bioethanol under both challenging and conventional environmental conditions, further driving the switch to clean biofuels.
Edinburgh to lead new era of UK supercomputing
The UK’s first next-generation supercomputer – 50 times faster than any of the country’s existing machines – is to be hosted by the University of Edinburgh in a newly built wing of the Advanced Computing Facility.
Three Agri-Tech Centres to merge to create an Agri-Tech Catapult
The announcement of the merger was made at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London. The three Agri-Tech Centres are Crop Health and Protection (CHAP), Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock(CIEL) and Agricultural Engineering, Precision and Innovation Centre (Agri-EPI).
Review of Local Development Plan for Midlothian - implications for Midlothian Science Zone
The Midlothian Local Development Plan 2 is a policy framework for Midlothian and this Business Forum allowed our Partners and businesses to highlight to Council Planning Officers what is important, and essential, to support the growth of business and development 'in the zone'.
New partnership working on solutions to combat African animal trypanosomiasis
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK Government Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, Boehringer Ingelheim and GALVmed announce the creation of a new Partnership to work on solutions to combat African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT).
Moredun announces new Scientific Director and CEO
The Moredun Group are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Tom McNeilly as the new Scientific Director and CEO.
Dr McNeilly, a qualified veterinary surgeon, is an immunologist and infectious disease biologist with expertise in ruminant immunology.