News
Latest developments and announcements about projects, partners and direction within GRID.
Student entrepreneur tees up e-commerce success
Malcolm Weir, 22, founded his e-commerce resale platform Generation Mulligan two years ago to supplement his student income while working towards his degree in Geography
Glasgow Science Festival unveils 20th anniversary programme
The Glasgow Science Festival will return to the city and GRID this June to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a packed programme of events including dogs with jobs, cocktail chemistry and musical performances inspired by cosmic rays.
Vector Photonics celebrates milestone laser demo
UofG spin-out successfully transmitted data across the River Clyde from the Glasgow Science Centre to the Clydeside Distillery within GRID, using a laser system designed and built by Fraunhofer UK.
Students shine at StartUp Factory Scotland final
Students from universities and colleges across Scotland gathered in GRID on 11 March for the Startup Factory Scotland Grand Final, bringing together the most promising teams from a nationwide series of entrepreneurship weekends.
University celebrates a 'very small' birthday
The James Watt Nanofabrication Centre is one of the UK’s key facilities for research, development and training in nanoscale devices, and is home to a £35m suite of equipment which enables a wide range of cutting-edge applications.
Entourage AI launches with a little help from its friends
The spin-out has access to a suite of new Thermo Fisher Scientific Mass Spectrometry assets, made possible with the investment of the University of Glasgow and Scottish Enterprise through their innovation district partnership.
Health Innovation Hub is officially opened
Developed and operated by Kadans Science Partner, in collaboration with the University of Glasgow’s Living Laboratory for Precision Medicine, the Hub represents a flagship investment to accelerate the growth of precision medicine and digital health.
Spin-out TileBio launches with £1.6M investment
Company has developed a platform that allows AI systems to learn the language of diseased tissues directly from millions of unlabelled medical pathology images to increase the speed and accuracy of life-saving diagnosis.
Quantcore launches with £2.5m investment
University of Glasgow spin-out designs, manufactures and tests the superconducting processors, resonators and sensors that form the core of quantum computers and advanced sensing systems.
Looking forward to Govan Music Festival
Organised by Govan’s regeneration orchestra The Glasgow Barons, the festival returns for its fifth year from Sunday 22 - Saturday 28 March.
University celebrates Infinity G graduation
A raft of young companies, developing technology from wearable diagnostic brain sensors to medtech implants, completed the University of Glasgow’s 13-week accelerator programme at thebeyond workspace in Finnieston.
Innovation award for University of Glasgow spin-out
Lynkeos Technology Ltd has received the Business Innovation Award from the Institute of Physics (IOP) in recognition of the company’s work to turn fundamental research in the field of muography into cutting-edge commercial applications.