Welcome to Interface - The knowledge connection for business

Interface offers a central point of access for industry to Scotland’s research base. We provide information about the specialist expertise that is available at Scottish universities and research institutes.

The service we offer is free, rapid, confidential and available to everyone. We have the ability to source the appropriate expertise for you by accessing information on the knowledge, skills and facilities that exist within Scotland's universities and research institutes.  There is no need to search multiple databases - Interface will provide the solution!

As well as answering queries Interface can provide you with:

• Information on the available funding solutions to support company-academic projects.
• Case study examples of successful partnerships facilitated by Interface.
• Relevant up to date news and events section.

Our process is simple: to find information about the specialist expertise that is available please contact the team on 0131 651 4791 or complete our Search Request Form.

Come and meet the Interface team! Learn how collaborating with Scottish universities and research institutes can help your business at one of these events where we are exhibiting:

• 23 May 2008 Life Sciences Scotland Partnering Event at BioDundee (Dundee)
• 29 May 2008 Train to Win (Perth)
• 5 June 2008 Building innovation partnerships between industry and academia (Hillington)
• 10 June 208 Winning through Innovation (Dundee)

Interface - In the News!

• May Scottish business fails to cash in on university research (The Scotsman) 
• March  Making the connection between business and academia (SETN) 
• March Agency helps plug Scottish brain drain (The Scotsman) 
• February Highlands businesses can reap benefit of feasibility funding on offer through HI Links (Enterprising Scotland) 
• January  How new technology is helping a traditional music company go global (Executive Magazine)

Visit this website - Register free for updates on new technologies from all of Scotland's universities

This programme is funded by the Scottish Funding Council, the Scottish Government's SEEKIT Programme and received European Funding from Scottish Innovative Actions.