Our scaling innovation mission can boost your business growth
Scotland has the innovation strengths to lead in the industries of the future, but turning ideas into globally competitive businesses requires the right support.
Our mission is to help ambitious companies innovate and scale internationally by providing expertise, funding and the right infrastructure to accelerate growth.
Scale up with our support
Whether you’re refining a proven innovation or preparing to expand into new markets, we work with ambitious businesses ready to grow.
From funding and investment to expert advice and international connections, our support is designed to help you grow faster and compete globally.
Explore how we can help you take the next step.
The high-growth industries of the future
We’re working to scale the impact of Scotland’s innovation strengths into high-growth industries of the future, building thriving clusters around:
- Space
- Industrial biotech
- Human health
- Fintech
- The critical technologies of photonics, quantum, radio and semiconductors
How we back your growth journey
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Scale-up support
Spin-out, start-up, or scale-up?
Get growing with our range of support.
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Funding and grants
We back your ambition with the support and funding to help you find and secure the right investment.
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Grow overseas
International markets can offer huge business opportunities. We'll back you to grow your sales in new markets.
Turn biology into business opportunities
Industrial biotechnology uses natural biological systems, like enzymes, microbes and plant-based materials, to create products and processes.
For your business, that opens up a powerful route to innovate, cut emissions and develop high‑value products.
By using renewable, plant-based and waste resources instead of fossil inputs, you can produce more sustainable chemicals, materials and fuels while reducing your environmental impact.
How we've backed ambitious companies like yours
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Rouken Bio's formula for success
From three employees and a bold ambition, to becoming a global leader in immunology, RoukenBio is a real Scottish success story.
While the route to success may not be an exact science, we’ve been supporting the company from the start, accelerating innovation, shaping a high-performance culture, and taking its science far beyond the lab.
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From spin-out to stand-out: Brigid Bio's story
From lab bench to life-saving breakthrough, Brigid Bio is turning cutting-edge science into real-world impact with our support.
“The commercial world is very different to the scientific world, and this programme is there to help take you on the journey from one to the other.”
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How CAVU Aerospace is reaching for the stars
CAVU Aerospace UK is pushing the frontiers of human exploration – its technology has been used in NASA missions operating at the outer limits of space.
Find out how we’ve helped propel the company's growth by combining funding, support and connections to help it compete on the world stage.
Our staff can back your ambition
If you have the ambition to scale up, we can help make it happen.
We help businesses grow by bringing together everything they need to succeed, from innovation infrastructure and specialist facilities, to tailored scale-up support and access to investment.
Our experts can add the insights, connections and advice that your business needs to grow, both in Scotland and around the world.
Ready to grow?
We're ready to help. Get in touch today to get started.