How we can help
Find grants and finance opportunities for your business
Funding opportunities are available for companies in the Chemical Sciences sector from a variety of organisations. These range from traditional sources such as banks and venture capital to special public/private partnership funds which provide grants.
Search for grants and support on the Business Gateway website
Find out more about investment opportunities
Networking and partnership opportunities
Chemical Sciences Scotland is working to increase cooperation between members of the Scottish chemical sciences industry and build on existing collaborations. This means increasing alliances between the public, private and academic sectors to encourage the sharing of knowledge and reduce development times and costs.
Find out how Chemical Sciences Scotland can help you find partners for business collaboration
Find out more about events happening in Scotland
Laws and regulations
The chemicals industry is very well regulated in the UK. Find out more about specific regulations
Find out more about health and safety regulation at the Health and Safety Executive
Find out more about environmental regulation at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
Find other regulations that may apply on the Business Gateway website.
Working in Chemical Sciences
The Chemical Sciences sector in Scotland employs (excluding the academic and education sectors) some 13,500 people directly, and up to 70,000 people in total.
Jobs within the sector range from specialist sector roles, like lab technicians, research, PhD, engineering, and management roles to the general business roles, like administration, accountancy and marketing.
Find out more about Chemicals companies in Scotland
Contact Chemical Sciences Scotland to find out how they can help
Graduates
Graduates for Business gives you the chance to gain valuable business experience in a commercial environment. You apply the skills from your degree course to help develop or implement a specific project for the company – and get paid a salary while doing so.
The programme offers an ideal way to develop your career. You have the chance to make a real contribution to the company’s productivity – which helps to boost your earning power and employability. Many graduates have been offered permanent positions as a result of the scheme and haven’t looked back.