INSPIRING CITY, INSPIRING PEOPLE
Edinburgh is home to a wide range of companies and individuals making inspiring advancements in the fields of science and technology.
Find out about some of the amazing work that's happening right here in Edinburgh.
OPEN INNOVATION
As part of a n
ew international project, with nine European partners and funding from European Union Interreg IVB NW Europe, Edinburgh International Science Festival is pleased to be working as part of the City of Edinburgh Council's Local Innovation Partnership.
Over three years, the partnership will deliver a programme of activities to companies, entrepreneurs, inventors, universities, academics and local communities.
Other organisations involved in the Edinburgh Local Innovation Partnership are:
SPINSIGHT LTD
Alex and Ian founded Spinsight in 2008 and their sports analytics technology can automatically measure an athlete's performance in real-time and generate live data and graphics. Spinsight's sports solutions can enable a host of game-changing coaching tools and media products such as live 3D recreations of matches.
PROFESSOR VICKI STONE
Vicki started out with a general interest in biomedecine but has built a distinguished career looking at the molecular and cellular aspects of disease, rather than looking at the whole organism. At Edinburgh Napier University, she is responsible for directing research into the toxicology of nanoparticles and air pollutants, concentrating on the mechanism by which they cause adverse health effects in humans and other species.
BIG DNA
BigDNA's new vaccine technology is designed to manufacture vaccines faster and more cheaply than ever before. In 2011 BigDNA will begin clinical testing of their lead product, a Hepatitis B vaccine, and then move on to develop additional vaccines, for influenza, Herpes Simplex 2 and other diseases where a high unmet need, or less than ideal vaccine currently exists. BigDNA recently won Nexxus' Most Promising Young Life Science Company of the Year Award (East).
PUFFERFISH
Pufferfish specialises in innovative 360º spherical display systems working at the intersection of media, art and technology with a global client base. Their flagship solution, the PufferSphere®, can be used in a myriad of commercial, educational and artisitic projects from distinctive branding opportunities, experiential advertising and marketing promotions, to educational installations, exhibitons, stand, stage and set design. Pufferfish's clients include Disney, Google, the National Oceanography Centre, the University of Edinburgh InSpace, the Eurovision Song Contest and Coldplay's Viva La Vida World Tour.