Blaze CEO Emily Brooke honoured with MBE

Emily Brooke, who invented the Blaze Laserlight as part of her final year degree course at Brighton University in 2011, has been awarded an MBE for services to the economy and transport after being named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

Blaze are an urban mobility brand providing technology for bike sharing schemes and consumer cyclists globally.  Their core product is the Laserlight, a front light that also tackles the blind-spot by projecting a green symbol of a bike onto the road ahead of the cyclist; the product has been hailed as a major breakthrough in safety and is now selling in 60 countries.  It has been fitted to London’s Santander Cycles and New York’s Citibikes.

Emily, CEO of Blaze said: “I’m very honoured, very humbled, very surprised. My mum has just about stopped crying. I think it must be quite strange, you have a child and watch them grow up and then they receive an MBE. It’s an acknowledgement of the hard work that my team has put in over the years.”

This year saw the opening of Blaze's own R&D lab. As well as creating world-class bike lights for cyclists, Blaze is establishing itself as a market leader and 'go-to' service provider for bike share schemes and public transport initiatives worldwide.

 

Sphere Fluidics Ltd win UK Business Angels Association award

Congratulations to Sphere Fluidics for winning the UK Business Angels Association Best Life Sciences Investment 2017 Award! UKBAA is a fantastic celebration of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs and the investors that have backed them.

Jenny Tooth OBE, CEO of UK Business Angels Association said:

“The winners reflect the huge range of innovative technologies, products and services being developed here in the UK; and demonstrate a strong capacity for scale and market disruption. UKBAA is delighted to recognise and highlight the success stories of these fantastic entrepreneurs and the contribution made by their investors who bring such vital finance and support.”

Sphere Fluidics Ltd is a Healthcare company commercialising novel services and patented single cell analysis systems for therapeutic and medical diagnostic discovery and development.

 

BrewDog is set to launch its first US beer

Scottish craft brewer, BrewDog is launching its 100,000 square foot brewery in Columbus, Ohio. The first US BrewDog beers are said to hit the stores by the end of July. The initial focus for BrewDog’s first American Managing Director will be on recruitment and integrating BrewDog’s well-ingrained culture and creating a consistent and cohesive business between Aberdeenshire and Columbus.

Tanisha Robinson, Managing Director of BrewDog USA said:

“Our biggest priority right now is getting our beer into people’s hands. Luckily, that will start this week! We’re focused on making great beers, telling our story to the US in a very BrewDog way, being the greatest place to work in the world, and creating awesome experiences for our customers and the Equity Punk community.”

BrewDog is a Scottish multinational brewery and pub chain, producing bottled and canned beers in a variety of styles such as ale, stout, India pale ale (IPA) and lager.

 

Celtic Renewables’ whisky-powered car makes history with the world’s first successful test drive

Celtic Renewables Ltd set the wheels in motion of the first car to be fuelled by a whisky residue biofuel. The fuel - bio butanol - is a new advanced and sustainable biofuel, which is a direct replacement for petrol and diesel. Working closely with Tullibardine Distillery in Perthshire, the spinout company from Edinburgh Napier University, has developed a ground-breaking process that is set to revolutionise sustainable transport. This is the future. Celtic Renewables are reshaping the way we see energy.

John Torrance, Distillery Manager of Tullibardine said:

"We're a forward thinking distillery and we're happy to support what promises to be a ground-breaking first for renewable energy, for transport and for the Scottish whisky industry alike.”

Celtic Renewables President Professor Martin Tangney said:

"This is the first time in history that a car has ever been driven with a biofuel produced from whisky production residues. It is fitting to do this historic drive in Scotland, which is famous not just for its world-renowned whisky but also for being a powerhouse for renewable energy."

Celtic Renewables is an award winning company commercialising a patented process technology which converts biological wastes and residues into high value biochemicals, biofuels and animal feed.

 

CALCIVIS completes Patient Recruitment of PMA Clinical Study Evaluating its Unique CALCIVIS® Imaging System

CALCIVIS is an innovative medical devices company focused on revolutionising the management of dental caries or ‘tooth decay’ and enabling preventive dentistry. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, CALCIVIS is at the forefront of applying biotechnology to dentistry. They have announced that it has completed patient recruitment into its PMA clinical study assessing the safety and performance of a commercial version the CALCIVIS® imaging system for visualising active demineralisation on tooth surfaces.

The study involved 111 patients across four general dental practices in Scotland, the Edinburgh-based company has developed the Caries Activity Imaging System which can detect calcium deficiencies in tooth enamel that could signal the onset of cavities and thus inform preventive treatment decisions.

Adam Christie, Chief Executive of CALCIVIS said:

“You get a complete picture of the tooth. It is simple and elegant.”

The CALCIVIS imaging system is a sophisticated medical device and consumable combination designed to transform the assessment and management of dental caries and other dental conditions. It involves a unique, proprietary bioluminescence approach combined with a specialised imaging device which allows accurate detection and visualisation of demineralisation. The resulting images provide a focus for discussion with patients and enable the development of a tailored, rational, evidence-based treatment in line with dental best practice. The CALCIVIS imaging system has gained a CE Mark in Europe and will be launched in the UK later this year.

 

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