Edinburgh, March 5th 2020 – CALCIVIS, a medical devices company focused on modernising the management of tooth decay and enabling preventive dentistry, announces receipt of an Approvable Letter for the Premarket Approval (PMA) of its CALCIVIS® Imaging System from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). CALCIVIS intends to introduce this novel product in the US in 2021 with the …
New agri-hub fully operational at the Port of Rosyth with the arrival of 30,000 tonnes of animal feed
Scotland’s largest agricultural products hub (“agri-hub”) is now fully operational at the Port of Rosyth with the arrival of the Baltic Mantis bulk cargo ship and her load of over 30,000 tonnes of animal feed from Argentina. As part of a long-term partnership with Forth Ports and Cefetra Ltd, the Fife port has now become the main Scotland’s principal agri-hub, …
Bringing an idea to life
Every day, Fishers’ laundry trucks drive past Scotland’s major landmarks delivering towels and bed linen to hotels and B&Bs across the country making sure Scotland’s visitors always get a world-class welcome and a great night’s sleep. When staying at a hotel you’ll maybe notice the housekeepers sometimes get creative, turning your bath towel into a swan or your face cloth …
GSA Choir announces Composeher – an ambitious project to create new choral music composed by women
Kickstarter campaign launched to raise vital £4,000 The Glasgow School of Art Choir (GSA Choir) has announced its most ambitious project to date to commission, perform and promote seven new pieces of choral music created by leading contemporary composers. Entitled “Composeher”, the initiative aims to address the under-representation of female composers that is evident across the music industry. With backing …
Venues confirmed for NnG offshore wind farm supply chain events
EDF Renewables and ESB, joint owners of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, today confirm the four venues for the project’s series of supply chain events next month. Scottish businesses interested in being part of the NnG supply chain are invited to register for the events where the project team and Tier 1 contractors will showcase how more …
Stagecoach unveils people-powered new look buses as it marks 40 years of connecting communities
Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator, has unveiled a brand new look for its iconic buses, shaped by the needs of customers it proudly serves across the UK, every day. The new bus design is part of a wider commitment from Stagecoach to simplify, modernise and enhance its customer experience, whilst reaffirming the customer-first approach that runs through …
Arcus Infrastructure Partners establishes European cold chain infrastructure platform with creation of Constellation Cold Logistics
Arcus Infrastructure Partners (“Arcus”), an independent fund manager focused on mid-market, value-add infrastructure investments in Europe, announced today the creation of, and a significant investment in, Constellation Cold Logistics (“Constellation” or the “Company”), which is a platform comprising market-leading European cold storage and logistics businesses. Constellation’s platform companies are essential infrastructure partners to a large and diversified group of food …
Strategic Partnership seen as a gamechanger for Edinburgh-based Fios Genomics
Edinburgh-based bioinformatics company, Fios Genomics (“Fios”), which helps pharmaceutical and biotech companies to analyse the large amounts of data generated during drug development, has announced a strategic partnership with one of the world’s largest contract research organisations, Charles River Laboratories, (“Charles River”). Through this partnership, Charles River clients worldwide will have access to Fios’s expertise in bioinformatics, statistics and biology …
Kyowa Kirin Announces Marketing Authorisation Application for Istradefylline Validated by European Medicines Agency
Tokyo, Japan, January 6th , 2020 — Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4151 President and CEO: Masashi Miyamoto, “Kyowa Kirin”) today announces that its marketing authorisation application (MAA) for istradefylline (KW-6002) as an adjunctive treatment to levodopa-based regimens in adult patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experiencing “OFF” time, has been validated by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and is now under …
Loch Duart to extend protection of its award-winning salmon into North America
Loch Duart to extend protection of its award-winning salmon into North America using forensic analysis to verify the traceability of its fish for North American supply chain.
Christmas dinner assured for Craigleith tug crew
The crew manning the tug, the Craigleith, on the River Forth on Christmas Day have been assured a traditional festive dinner after the marine team at Forth Ports made a special delivery of their turkey – by pilot boat. A three-strong crew of the Craigleith will be onboard the tug over the festive period moored close to the Braefoot Gas …
APG acquires a 41.1% interest in passenger train and locomotive leasing business Alpha Trains
APG has acquired an indirect 41.1% interest in Alpha Trains, the leading passenger train and locomotive leasing company in Continental Europe, from Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 1 (“AEIF1”). Alpha Trains provides rolling stock to train and locomotive operators under operating and finance leases, which provides train operators with the flexibility to respond dynamically and commercially to opportunities presented in the …