Innovation stories

Genetic technology licence improves health and sustainability of pig industry. The Roslin Institute and animal genetics company Genus have signed a licensing agreement to breed disease-resistant pigs.

An interdisciplinary team of academics from universities across the Scottish central belt have come together to challenge/redress the disproportionate effect that climate change has on women, children and underrepresented communities.

Dr Aja Murray's primary research interests relate to mental health phenotypes and their co-occurrence from a developmental perspective. With the support from our iTPA team and others she built a prototype digital health interventions (DHIs) app for ADHD.

Dr Doug Gibson, Sir Henry Dale Fellow in the Centre for Inflammation Research (CIR), centres his research around endometrial repair, a process essential to female reproductive health.

One of the many impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a substantial shift in how people with desk-based roles do their jobs.

Nuvectis Pharma has an exclusive license to develop new cancer treatments based on protected University research.

University of Edinburgh researchers are driving an ambitious, UK-wide research project to better understand endometriosis and find new ways of predicting the best treatments for this prevalent, debilitating, yet under-studied condition.

Professor Colin Pulham from the School of Chemistry, discusses his research interests and the collaboration with Sunamp. He also talks about the benefits of engaging with industry from the School's and researchers' perspectives.