Edinburgh Innovations

💡 AI Accelerator: Information Session Are you leading a cutting-edge, AI-driven company ready to scale? Join us at our in-person information session to learn how AI Accelerator is helping ambitious founders turn high-growth ventures into global success stories. 🗓️ Date: 28th  April 2025   ⏰ Time: 16:00 – 16:45 hours   📍Venue: Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, EH8 9BT  Whether you're building solutions in AgriTech, FinTech, HealthTech, or beyond, this is your opportunity to hear from our programme manager, Katy Guthrie, and past AI Accelerator alumni about what to expect, how to apply, and why it could be a game-changer for your business. 🚀 Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and take the next big step in your AI journey.    Find out more about our programme and resister your place now 👉 https://lnkd.in/edMWkH6W The University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh Innovations | Katy Guthrie | Fabrizio Formichella | The Data Lab - Innovation Centre | Scottish Enterprise | Techscaler | ScotlandIS | FinTech Scotland | The James Hutton Institute #ScaleYourStartup #AIAccelerator #FutureofTech #AIEntrepreneures

Our ECR Team is excited to announce a new tranche of funding being made available for Early Career Researcher led projects. Applicants must be an early career researcher working within the Wellcome Trust remit on a project with impact on human health & wellbeing in a broad sense. The funding will support ideas with translational and commercialisation potential. Ideas with real-world impact potential and a clear pathway to adoption will also be considered. 📅 Deadline 17 April More information and apply today ➡️ eil.ac/ECR-seed-funding/L The University of Edinburgh | College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh | College of Science and Engineering, The University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | Wellcome Trust | Lysimachos Zografos | Andrew McBride| Amelia Hodgson| Max Reiter| Joe Murphy | Jeff Wright | #ECR #EarlyCareerResearcher #funding

📢 Calling all early career researchers at the University of Edinburgh! EPSRC IAA is offering a personal award of up to £2,500 to develop and validate an impact opportunity stemming from your research. From prototyping to market research, the award can be used for anything except staff time that supports the development of an opportunity to create impact from your research. Hear from past recipients like Pritam Das, Research Associate at the School of Engineering, who received EPSRC IAA funding that supported his advanced his smart coatings research, leading to new tech developments and exciting industry collaborations Register your interest ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e8CGDwT9 The University of Edinburgh | College of Science and Engineering, The University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh School of Engineering| Hjalmar Eriksson #research #innovation #impactopportunity #funding #EPSRCIAA #earlycareerresearcher

Join us for an exclusive opportunity to engage with world-leading academics, our first cohort of students from the CDT and other AI students, as well as our entrepreneurial ecosystem at the University of Edinburgh. Hear directly from students and supervisors as they showcase the latest advancements in ML Systems research, offering invaluable insights into how your organisation’s AI and ML innovation goals can benefit from collaboration with the CDT. Attendees will have the chance to: ✅ Network and hear the latest ML and AI insights from cutting- edge researchers and emerging PhD talent ✅ Explore collaboration opportunities to drive future innovation ✅ Present your organisation for internships, studentships and future job opportunities A limited number of presentation slots and promotional stands are available - secure your place today by registering your interest ➡️https://eil.ac/MLsys-CDT/L The University of Edinburgh | School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh | EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Machine Learning Systems

We are #hiring. We are seeking an IT Support and Project Lead to join our exceptional IT team. If successful, you will lead the IT Service Desk and engage in exciting IT projects in a dynamic, innovation-focused organisation embedded within The University of Edinburgh. 📅 The closing date for applications is 28 April 2025 ❗Learn more and apply ➡️eil.ac/IT12287/L Robert Straka | Alexandru Patrascanu | Veronica Sanniu | Diya S. #newrole #IT #newjob #edinburghjobs #ITjobs

Are you a researcher from The University of Edinburgh within science or engineering with a project or idea for social impact from your science? Sign up for our in-person workshop which will provide concrete practical advice and guidance on how to approach and plan out your path to social impact from research in science or engineering. During the workshop, Participants will bring their ideas for non-commercial research impacts, to be workshopped and developed into an impact plan, guided by the workshop leader Saskia Walcott, Founder and CEO of Walcott Communications. 📅 Thursday 24 April ⏰ 9:30 AM-12:30 pm ❗Limited spaces available, secure your spot now! ➡️https://lnkd.in/eeBYibb8 The University of Edinburgh | College of Science and Engineering, The University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh School of Engineering | Walcott Communications Ltd

Researchers from The University of Edinburgh has developed a novel method for the diagnosis, detection and/or monitoring of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome, through the detection of a blood biomarker released from a subset of B cells. Benefits include: -A new, precise method for identifying and tracking autoimmune diseases. -A cross-disease biomarker for broader autoimmunity indication. -An easy, minimally invasive blood test. -A potential new therapeutic target. Discover more ➡️ eil.ac/TEC1104837/L To discuss this opportunity, contact Sue Bruce, Technology Transfer Manager. Philippe Potey, PhD | Professor Mohini Gray | Becca Belmonte #lupus #rheumatoidarthritis #erythematosus #Sjögrenssyndrome #AutoimmuneDiseases #technologytransfer

The EPSRC IAA Open Call Spring 2025 is now open with a new deadline on 29 May 2025 at 12 noon Funding is available for University of Edinburgh researchers and academics at all career stages to support activities that are intended to accelerate or amplify the impact arising from EPSRC-themed research. Join an online Q&A session by registering with your idea before it is scheduled to take place on 30 April 2025 12:30-13:00 📅 Deadline 29 May 2025 at 12 noon ❗ Apply today ➡️ https://lnkd.in/egmDpE3y College of Science and Engineering, The University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh School of Engineering |

Great news for accelerating the UK's AI capabilities and The University of Edinburgh's research.

The AI Accelerator is where ambitious AI-driven businesses come to grow! Curious to learn more before applying? Register for the online info session on 10 April or the in-person info session on 28 April. ⬇️