CuanTec Doors Open

Today, 11th Jan 2017 sees the opening of the CuanTec lab in Medicity at the Biocity complex in Scotland.
 
Ryan Taylor, a Strathclyde Alumnus is the COO of CuanTec, a company that has benefited from assistance from SSC through the development of their business idea, the writing of their business plan, application for SMART feasiblity award and raising of SEED funding from Angel Investors.
 
SSC will continue to work with CuanTec as they grow and develop with Cait Murray-Green taking the post of CEO with CuanTec in addition to her SSC duties.

Tutl Market Research for Turku University

Tutli Grant success for Turku University
 
SSC Finland has helped a research group from Turku University to plan their TekesTutli application earlier this year. The project received funding from Tekes and now SSC is pleased to learn that we have been successful in our bid to continue to assist the research group through planning and evaluating potential business models and making market and exploitation potential surveys.
 
This service, provided by Anna-Marja Hoffrén, draws on expertise gained  from many years of preparing and supporting Tutl applications within MTT/Luke and is available to all research groups within Finland.
 
If your research group needs help in planning of Tutli application or resource to support the commercialisation part of the funded Tutli project we are happy to provide our services to help you. For further information, please contact Anna-Marja Hoffrén at SSC Finland Oy, email: anna-marja.hoffren(at)strategicscientific.com, phone: 045-2782595

Medisapiens Joins SSC Internationalisation

SSC are very pleased to announce that Medisapiens, the Finnish Bio-IT companym experts in bioinformatics, genetics and software development have joined the SSC Internationalisation program. SSC will work with the Medisapiens team to bring their Genomic, Biomedical and Clinical solutions to the attention of the UK based Pharma and Biotech industry.

New EU trademark for SSC's Business Jumpstart® training programme

SSC is pleased to announce that it has been granted an EU Trademark for its Business Jumpstart® training programme.
Business Jumpstart® is a collection of courses that SSC have developed especially for scientists to improve their commercialisation skills.  
 
The Trademark is valid in all 28 member states of the EU, and allows SSC to market the training programme in a consistent manner across the EU. Further details can be found on the EUIPO website.

Pitching fit for a Prince

Chitopolymers, the SSC mentored start-up based in Glasgow. are through to the final stages of Pitch at the Palace
They are worthy winners of their heat and off to the Boot Camp in Cambridge next week.
This is a wonderful achievement for a company, yet to start operations but with an inspirational concept to take shells from langoustines and produce environmentally sustainable, antimicrobial food packaging for seafood - helping to extend shelf-life and reduce spoilage.