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 Business Gateway
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 events in Scotland
Laws and regulations
The chemicals industry is very well regulated in the UK. Find out more about specific regulations
Chemicals regulations from the Health and Safety Executive
Regulations from 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 14,000 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