University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh has become the first institution in Scotland to install a photon-counting CT scanner from Siemens Healthineers. The Naeotom Alpha with Quantum Technology, joint funded by the university and the British Heart Foundation (BHF), is said to represent a step-change in imaging, and is one of only a handful of its kind […]

Data scientists and clinical researchers are to use brain scans from the Scottish population to build a software tool that they hope will be able to predict a person’s risk of dementia. The team of 20, from the universities of Edinburgh and Dundee, has approval to use a unique, large dataset made up of CT […]

A novel 3D-printed device that could replace the need for drug and chemical safety testing on animals has received new funding. Invented at the University of Edinburgh, the plastic ‘body-on-chip’ device mimics how a drug moves through the body’s organs, using PET imaging to validate its journey. The team behind it has received £260,000 from […]

Barclays Eagle Labs has formed a partnership with the University of Edinburgh’s Venture Builder Incubator (VBI), a programme tailored to help PhD students develop and commercialise academic research. Twenty-four new cohort companies, all operating in sectors addressing societal challenges including green technology, animal welfare and agritech, have been announced for this year’s VBI. The intake […]

A business commercialisation programme that helps innovative companies using AI to maximise their full potential has announced its 2022/23 cohort. Delivered by The University of Edinburgh’s innovation hub for data science and AI – the Bayes Centre – the AI Accelerator has selected a group of emerging companies for this year’s programme. Among the 12 […]

Dr Andrew Murray at Edinburgh University. Sports and exercise medicine teams are using the SonoSite Edge point-of-care ultrasound system to quickly diagnose musculoskeletal conditions, guide treatment and get athletes back into action as quickly as possible after injury. Dr Andrew Murray, sports and exercise medicine doctor with the Scottish Rugby Union, the sportscotland institute of […]

Head of diagnostic imaging Dr Tobias Schwarz, senior radiographer Rona Rae, H A West Medical Limited manager Andrew Thomson and Wolverson X-ray regional sales manager Gurpal Matharu. Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh has installed Apollo Open DRF interventional imaging equipment, supplied by Wolverson X-ray Limited. The open tabletop extends […]