Edinburgh Space Testing Facility Relaunches After Major Investment
The Higgs Centre for Innovation is relaunching their Space Testing Facility after upgrading its capabilities with new state-of-the art...
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Apr 11, 20233 min read
Higgs Centre for Innovation marks £10 million in investment
Pioneering tech start-ups have secured over £10 million in investment, and created 100 jobs, since the business incubation centre in...
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Aug 3, 20224 min read
Six Scottish start-ups locate to the Higgs Centre for Innovation
At the Higgs Centre for Innovation, start-ups are developing their technologies to tackle the real world problems and challenges we face...
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Sep 9, 20211 min read
Craft Prospect feature in Great British Lift Off
From live links to the International Space Station to cleaning up space junk, the Great British Lift Off podcast series covered it! STFC...
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Aug 12, 20213 min read
STFC celebrates support for 100th space tech start-up
(Image Credit: Skyfarer) Skyfarer is developing the UK’s first autonomous drone delivery network for vital medical supplies. The Science...
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Jul 8, 20214 min read
New incubatee Lenz Labs to solve train delays
(Lenz Labs, three of the team pictured in the Higgs Centre for Innovation at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. Credit: Lenz Labs) “We’re...
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May 20, 20212 min read
Scotland’s space sector continues to grow and thrive
(Image Credit: European Space Agency/NASA) Findings from the latest ‘Size and Health of the UK Space Industry’ report reveals the sector...
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Feb 15, 20214 min read
The cycling app harnessing satellite data – giving you more choice about your route
(Image Credit: Huli) Huli is the newest start-up at the Higgs Centre for Innovation, at Royal Observatory Edinburgh (ROE). They join the...
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Dec 11, 20204 min read
STFC celebrates 10 years of bringing space technology to UK start-ups
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is celebrating 10 years of being part of what is now the world’s largest space...
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Sep 17, 20203 min read
World-first technology goes with the grain
(Image Credit: Crover Ltd) Scottish start-up Crover unveils world-first technology at the TechCrunch Start-up Battlefield 2020....
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Jul 5, 20206 min read
New space start-up Craft Prospect – graduates from business incubation programme at the Higgs Centre
Craft Prospect – the NewSpace company providing quantum and AI-enabled space technologies for small satellite space missions – is the...
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Jun 10, 20205 min read
Could coffee be the world's first ever commodity traded with satellite data?
(Image Credit: Trade In Space) Fintech start-up, Trade in Space, thinks so… With around two billion cups drunk every day (95m of those...
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Feb 24, 20205 min read
Higgs Centre incubator company – Touchlab – qualify on $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition
(Image Credit: Edinburgh Centre for Robotics) The ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition is a global competition, sponsored by All Nippon Airways...
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Feb 17, 20204 min read
Central American University visits the Higgs Centre to test Guatemala's first ever CubeSat satellite
(Image Credit: STFC) The Higgs Centre for Innovation – a ground-breaking new business incubation hub, created by the Science & Technology...
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Feb 17, 20204 min read
Meet 'new space' start-up – Responsive Access – the latest incubator company at the Higgs Centre
Daniel and Andrew hanging out with ESA astronaut Tim Peake (Image Credit: Responsive Access) New Space company, Responsive Access, gets...
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Feb 4, 20204 min read
STFC's Higgs Centre for Innovation welcomes Crover Ltd
(Image Credit: Crover Ltd) The Higgs Centre for Innovation – a Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) business incubation hub –...
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