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The PraxisUnico Spinouts UK Survey - Quarterly Journel
The Spinouts UK Project has released its quarterly journel.

Laser pioneers to lead £1.2m university spin-out project
M-Squared Lasers, Scotland's fastest-growing technology business according to a recent UK-wide survey, is to lead collaborative research into novel laser technology conceived at the University of Dundee.

Scottish Enterprise Release Risk Capital Report
This report provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the early stage risk capital market in Scotland.

Equity-based crowd funding - will it work for early stage companies bioscience companies?
The Roslin Biocentre Limited and Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network Bioventures Group are running a workshop in Edinburgh on Tuesday January 22nd, 2013 to discover whether early-stage bioscience companies with their roots in technology development can take advantage of the relatively new phenomenon of asking the public to support early-stage technology ventures.

HM Treasury Responds to Angel Concerns
The Government has published a number of documents today, including the response to the consultation “Delivering a cap on income tax relief: a technical consultation”. The Government has decided that share loss relief for shares qualifying for EIS and for SEIS should be excluded from the cap.
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Blipfoto secures new round of funding
Edinburgh-based Blipfoto has secured a substantial new round of investment, allowing the photo-sharing platform to further focus on its international growth.

The View from Global Corporate Venturing
Tim Lafferty, Managing Director of Global Corporate Venturing recently spoke at the YCF Annual Conference and has written about his views of the Scottish scene in the November edition of his magazine.

Archangels Celebrate 20 Years
Archangel Informal Investment is believed to be the longest-standing angel syndicate in the world as it celebrates 20 years of backing Scottish start-up firms.

Business angel investment levels increase by a quarter during 2012
LINC Scotland are pleased to announce that investment levels have increased by 26% compared to the same period in 2011.





