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AI biosecurity tool could help save farmers time
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AI biosecurity tool could help save farmers time

Scientists are developing a new webtool which will use Artificial Intelligence to give time-pressured farmers tailored advice on how to protect their livestock from disease.

The device is being developed in a project by SRUC and Moredun which would quickly summarise official documentation on animal biosecurity, and deliver detail most relevant to an individual farmer’s needs at the time.

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Edinburgh image sensor company emerges from stealth mode
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Edinburgh image sensor company emerges from stealth mode

Singular Photonics has emerged from stealth mode, launching a new generation of image sensors based on single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs).

A spin-out from the University of Edinburgh lab of professor Robert Henderson, Singular is one of the first companies to bring advanced computation to SPAD-based image sensing, enabling in-pixel and cross-pixel storage and computations at the lowest light levels to reveal previously invisible details.

Source: Business Insider

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New vertical farm a first for Scottish education
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New vertical farm a first for Scottish education

SRUC has stepped up its commitment to global and local food production and security by becoming the first higher education institution in Scotland to open a commercial-sized vertical farm.

Jim Fairlie MSP, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, officially opened the £1.8 million SRUC Vertical Farming Innovation Centre – which has received £200,000 from the Scottish Government – at the Edinburgh Campus of Scotland’s Rural College.

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Funding boost for fertility technology
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Funding boost for fertility technology

Dyneval, a pioneering agriculture fertility technology company has raised £515,772 in a new funding round, including investment from Lifted Ventures, to advance its groundbreaking product, the Dynescan.

The Dynescan is the first semen analyzer capable of measuring semen quality over time under conditions mimicking the reproductive tract.

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Heriot-Watt launches spin-out detecting bugs in water supplies
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Heriot-Watt launches spin-out detecting bugs in water supplies

Technology to improve the safety of public water supplies by improving the detection of waterborne pathogens has been developed by scientists at Heriot-Watt University.

Now they are setting up a spin-out company, Aquazoa, to take their system to market, and expect to commercialise the product in early 2026.

Source: Business Insider

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Introducing the time machine for plants
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Introducing the time machine for plants

Biodiversity loss, food security, and changing climates are among pressing challenges both at home here in Scotland, and globally. If we hope to solve them, we need tools and resources built to meet these challenges.

Source: The Herald

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