Case Studies

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Scottish Ballet

A collaborative project between Scottish Ballet and the Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh proposed that existing practices within Scottish Ballet would benefit from tailoring new ‘cutting edge’ evidence-based approaches, recently applied in other domains (i.e., golf and weightlifting), to enhance training outcomes, reducing career-threatening injuries.

UWI Technology Ltd

UWI Technology Ltd was set up in 2009 to develop a patent pending elapsed time indicator (ETI) known as the UWI Label. Inventor Pete Higgins came up with the idea of a smart label which would indicate how long any jar had been opened for and, therefore, whether or not the food inside had gone off.

Corrour Concepts LLP

Corrour Concepts LLP designed the Ecotrip, a user friendly and inexpensive energy saving device that can supplement any existing domestic central heating control.

Carbon Diagnostics

Carbon Diagnostics required external expertise to facilitate and deliver an online carbon analysis tool.

Equal Adventure

Equal Adventure had developed and created a prototype of snow board bindings for double leg amputees and needed to complete stringent laboratory based assessments of the prototype to validate the bindings. Interface linked them to the University of Strathclyde's Department of Design Manufacture and Engineering Management who undertook the design, development and testing of the product resulting in a working prototype which established the design viability.

GlobalSports Innovation Ltd

Global Sports Innovation Ltd was created by Scottish rugby coach and inventor, Richie Gray, to pioneer the development of training equipment around the advances in the modern game.

Aqualife Services

Interface facilitated a partnership between Aqualife and the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) looking at design options for a new fish vaccination solution.

Permaculture Ltd

The Whirligro is a vertical growing platform for quick growing, nutritious leaf crops.

Cyberhawk

Cyberhawk use cutting-edge Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) technology, to work with leading companies in the Oil & Gas and Energy industries, carrying out remote visual inspections of their assets. Using cutting-edge UAV technology, this delivers safe, versatile and highly efficient inspections and surveys, utilising High Definition video equipment, high resolution still cameras, and thermo graphic and thermal imaging sensors.

Sitekit Solutions Ltd

Sitekit approached Interface - The knowledge connection for business for help in setting up a collaborative project that would also involve the Software Agents group at MIT, Boston. “Interface was instrumental in helping Sitekit to establish invaluable links with the University of Stirling and MIT which have been influential in developing the R&D and innovation culture within the company,"

Albyn Housing Society

Albyn Housing Society wanted to investigate the feasibility of offering Assisted Living Services to their vulnerable residents through the use of Assisted Living Technologies as part of their suite of services.

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