Organised annually by Interface, the awards mark the biggest celebration of business and academic knowledge exchange in Scotland, showcasing the achievements of collaborative partnerships and individuals alike.
Announced during an online celebration of game-changing innovation, Ivan McKee, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, said: “I would like to congratulate the winners for showing the ingenuity, industry and creativity that is essential in achieving success.
“Scotland has world-class universities, with businesses looking to draw on that knowledge to develop, test and research new products, processes and services. By bringing the two partners together, we can solve some of our biggest challenges, such as driving recovery from COVID-19, supporting the transition to net zero and delivering inclusive growth.”
Innovation of the Year
Celestia UK, Edinburgh, and Heriot-Watt University for developing eScan, with unique electronic scanning multi-beam antenna to simultaneously communicate data from hundreds of low-orbit satellites to ground stations. By solving bandwidth issues for the satellite communications market, the product offers huge potential for application in many areas e.g. 5G, remote rural broadband infrastructure and aircraft.
For our collaboration with Celestia UK, we have been awarded Innovation of the Year in the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2022.
More details: Celestia UK | Interface Knowledge Connection (interface-online.org.uk)