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Glasgow-based Talking Medicines, the world’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven patient intelligence company designed to meet the needs of pharma, has closed a £1.5 million funding round to support its ambitions for expansion into the US. Boston based life science investor Mark Ba

Digital Xtra Fund, a Scottish charity that is backed by both the public and corporate sectors, has invited applications for initiatives to drive digital skills for young people across Scotland in 2022/23.

PwC is set to recruit more than 100 people into its growing financial services practice as Scotland’s business community adjusts from the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic and looks towards a sustainable and inclusive future. Representing a 10% uplift in PwC’s total headcount across Sc

The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has written to digital bank Monzo about a breach of the Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017 in relation to the bank's monthly maximum charge. This requires banks and building societies to specify, for each Personal Current Account (PCA) product

West Sussex-based wealth management business Benchmark Capital and Edinburgh-based financial services training provider Redmill Advance have launched of the Benchmark Academy - a dedicated resource that will help build successful careers in financial planning across a range of roles, but with a

UK holiday specialist Caledonian Leisure Ltd is targeting further growth in 2022 as it looks to build on a successful first year.

At its AGM on Monday 31 January 2022, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce elected Gillian Docherty, chief commercial officer of The University of Strathclyde, as its new president for a two-year term. Ms Docherty succeeds Paul Little, principal and CEO of City of Glasgow College who steps down following the

Shepherd Commercial Auctions has been appointed to market for sale by auction a range of public sector properties on behalf of the Scottish Government. The contract, which will encompass a broad range of public bodies, is for an initial two-year period with an option to extend.

Ownership of Kidzcare, an Edinburgh childcare company, has been handed over to its 150 dedicated staff in what is believed to be a sector first in Scotland. Kidzcare has announced its transition to employee ownership with 100% of the company shares now placed into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) b

Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, has today marked its 60th anniversary – a major milestone for the longest-serving name in the UK airline industry.

A scheme to allegedly smuggle thousands of coconuts filled with liquid cocaine into Europe has been foiled by Colombian authorities.

KPMG UK has posted growth of 10% in 2021, with revenue rising from £2.14 billion to £2.35bn. For the year ended 30 September 2021, KPMG's profit before tax increased from £288 million to £436m.

Growth Capital Ventures has led a £1.3 million super seed investment round into Business Finance Market (BFM), a fintech platform set to boost access to finance for the country’s 5.9 million SMEs. The funds will be used to drive the development of BFM’s technology forward and furth

Ron Weissman, a leading global tech sector figure, former senior executive at Apple and adviser to the company’s late founder Steve Jobs, will meet with a group of Scottish-based female company founders during a virtual trade mission to California next week. The event is being jointly led by A

Food and drink wholesalers and producers affected by coronavirus restrictions can now apply for Scottish Government funding. Grants will be provided to businesses through the £15 million Scottish Wholesale Food & Drink Resilience Fund and the £2m Scottish Food & Drink Producers F