Interface News

Our news section highlights some recent partnerships involving the academic/company community and other relevant news stories.


News (1 to 20 of 30)
28/02/2010 Rise in businesses turning to academics for business boost Over the last year there has been a significant rise in the number of businesses turning to Scotland’s academia in order to boost performance.
20/02/2010 Scarier bird is no longer a Roboflop (The Scotsman) Thanks to the introductions by Interface, academics at St Andrews have given the artificial avian new powers to terrify helpless victims.
19/02/2010 Draw strngth from academia (Business 7) Opinion piece by Dr Siobhan Jordan, Director of Interface, talks about drawing strength from academia in the current economic downturn.
18/02/2010 Claims of 'dubious research' could deter vital academic investment (The Scotsman) Interface highlights that research is crucial to Scotlands economy and to its competitiveness overseas.
02/02/2010 The Intellectual capitalists shine (The Times Business Insight) The people who act as matchmakers to help businesses tap into academic reserves are playing an increasingly crucial role.
03/12/2009 Interface boost to Scotland’s chemicals industry (Chemical Sciences Scotland) Interface’s free and impartial service aims to stimulate innovation by sourcing the best R&D partner to support business opportunities. It encourages businesses, including chemical companies, to consider academic support to help solve their business chall
01/12/2009 Academic Partnerships Build Business Sustainability (CIC Start Online) Some case study examples where Interface has helped companies tap into University expertise to help them in the area of construction and development of environmentally friendly “green” buildings.
01/12/2009 Partners who deliver (Engineering and Technology) Article addressing collaborations with universities
27/11/2009 John Logie Baird Awards Programme - Entry Deadline Extended John Logie Baird Awards Programme
01/11/2009 Academic partnership the key to Business success (Vitae Newsletter) Interface helps designer develop product
25/10/2009 Heriot-Watt ties £6.5m knot with private sector (Scotland On Sunday) New funded project launched to help companies in oil and gas, engineering, life sciences and transport sectors.
01/10/2009 The knowledge connection for business (Business Scotland) Discusses the importance of innovation and how Interface can help.
01/10/2009 Update of the Scottish Economic Recovery Plan (Scottish Government) Interface mentioned as part of recovery plan under "Boosting our innovation performance"
28/09/2009 Rise in Scottish Business Demand for academic expertiseI (press release) New figures reveal that over the last year there has been a significant rise in the number of businesses turning to Scotland’s academia in order to boost performance.
27/09/2009 Academia does the business, poll shows (Scotland on Sunday) Article showing number of enquiries from firms seeking help from Interface.
23/08/2009 iawards - Call for entries! Show how you are leading and delivering ideas that are ahead of their time; new technologies or world-class science combined with entrepreneurial skills that could together achieve commercial success and attract investment in Britain. Closing: 16 Sept 09
01/08/2009 Academic expertise help Scots firms remain on top (Enterprising News) Scottish firms are turning to academic expertise in order to remain competitive during the economic downturn.
01/08/2009 Spearheading collaboration to meet the challenges of future R&D (Enterprising Energy) Oil and gas sector benefit from Interface making introductions to Universities in Scotland.
01/07/2009 Industry-Academia Collaborations: Do they work? (Nexxus e-bulletin) Interface comment in debate among 70 representatives from central Scotland's life science community focussed on whether or not collaborations between Universities and industry work.
28/06/2009 Scottish research and development on the rise as upside of recession (Sunday Herald) Corporate research and development, a notoriously weak link in Scottish business, appears to be beneting from the recession as the number of companies commissioning university projects has doubled in the past year.
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