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Success for BrewDog founder and Heriot-Watt Alumnus

BrewDog, a Fraserburgh-based manufacturer of hand crafted artisan beers co-founded by Heriot-Watt University brewing graduate Martin…
Cabinet Secretary gives vote of support for Converge Challenge

The 2012 Converge Challenge has received support from high levels of government in Scotland.
Secure the best job in the world - create your own

Heriot-Watt University has launched Converge Challenge 2012, a unique business development training programme offering entrepreneurial…
Heriot-Watt's industry collaborations showcased

Heriot-Watt's 2012 Industry Day proved to be a huge success, with representatives from academia, industry and research centres coming from…
International Technology Fellow to make keynote speech at Industry Day

Dr Dan Georgi, a Baker Hughes Technology Fellow, will fly in from Texas for the second annual Heriot-Watt Industry Day.
Converge Challenge 2011 winner announced

A young scientist from the University of Strathclyde has beaten off competition from academics across Scotland to win a £45,000 prize.

Six researchers reach Converge Challenge final

Six academics from across Scotland have reached the final of a unique business competition with the chance of winning a £25,000 cash prize.
Unique business competition one step closer to awarding £25,000 prize

Ten budding entrepreneurs have made it to the penultimate stage of a unique business competition and a chance of winning £25,000
Grow your business with free intellectual property at Heriot-Watt

Heriot-Watt University has over 500 active research staff dedicated to developing great ideas for new products and processes for businesses.
Heriot-Watt partnership wins prize for smart label

Pete Higgins – founder of UWI Technology, a collaboration with Heriot-Watt – has won the Barclays ‘Take One Small Step’ business competition
Scotland’s research entrepreneurs move closer to £25,000 cash prize

26 budding entrepreneurs have survived a ‘Dragon’s Den-style’ elevator pitch and moved one step closer to winning a cash prize of £25,000.
University welcomes visitors from the Czech Republic

Students from the Czech Republic have visited Heriot-Watt University as part of its new ‘Study Stays Abroad’ programme.

SeeByte and Heriot-Watt reach finals of Impact Awards

SeeByte Ltd and Heriot-Watt University are a finalist in the Impact Awards in the category of Business Impact Achieved.
Smart decision boosts success of unique business competition

Success of the first Converge Challenge sees this year's award prize significantly boosted, with a cash prize of £25,000.
Converge Challenge is back!

We are looking for entrepreneurs with bright ideas to turn into a viable business. If that’s you, then why not enter the Converge Challenge?
Industry Day to tackle risk in climate change

The UK”s leading environment, climate change and energy bodies will join specialists from Heriot-Watt University for an industry day.
Optoscribe celebrates spinning out

Optoscribe, the specialist in novel laser micro-manufacturing technology, has officially ‘spun out’ of Heriot-Watt University.
Heriot-Watt Industry Day to discuss risk mitigation

Leading environment, climate change and energy bodies will join Heriot-Watt academic experts to discuss the challenges of environmental risk

Students' initiative boosts employment opportunities

Mechanical engineering students are boosting their chances of gaining employment through a new, practical, skills-based initiative.
Converge Challenge winner recognised at awards ceremony

A lecturer at Heriot-Watt University has been awarded a £16,500 prize after winning a major competition aimed at entrepreneurial excellence.
European universities seek Heriot-Watt's knowledge transfer expertise

Heriot-Watt is hosting colleagues from universities in Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic to learn about knowledge transfer.
Senior manager at Heriot-Watt University co-authors book

Heriot-Watt Director of Technology & Research Services, Gillian McFadzean, has co-authored a book entitled 'Technology Transfer 3'.
Portuguese Navy acquires software from Heriot-Watt spin-out SeeByte

The Heriot-Watt spin-out company SeeByte has announced the sale of smart software for unmanned underwater vehicles to the Portuguese Navy.
Converge Challenge Elevator Pitch winner announced

A PhD student has won the Converge Challenge Elevator Pitch for his business plan idea on Smart Biosensors for Personalised Medicine.

Heriot-Watt partnership engineers future maritime success

BAE Systems signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Heriot-Watt University, and builds new partnerships in the maritime engineering field.
Converge appoints Enterprise Fellow

Heriot-Watt’s working with industry initiative, known as the Converge project, has recently appointed an Enterprise Fellow, Mr Robert…
Converge Challenge 2010 expert panel announced

A product developer, a patent agent, an investor, a start-up advisor and an entrepreneur - all leading Scottish business figures - make up…
Knowledge Transfer Scotland: Policy & Practice Conference 2010

The third annual Knowledge Transfer Policy and Practice Conference was attended by over 300 delegates from Scotland’s research community.
Heriot-Watt knowledge transfer project boosts firm profits

Postgraduate student Andreas Holter's web-based transport management system wins top prize at the Knowledge Transfer Partnership Awards.

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