Scottish EDGE invests £1.5 million into 40 early stage, high growth businesses

-        Scottish EDGE surpasses £20 million in award funding with over 500 business supported -

A total of 40 businesses with entrepreneurial potential have benefited to the tune of over £1.5 Million after being named winners at the Scottish EDGE Awards, which also featured guest speakers and previous EDGE winners Darina Garland and Kristian Tapaninaho of Ooni pizza ovens in conversation with Ewan Hunter, CEO of the Hunter Foundation.

One of the biggest winners at the awards was Edinburgh-based Lentitek Ltd, a provider of next-generation cancer therapy treatment CAR-T. The firm, founded by Adam Inche, received a total of £100,000 in the award supported by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) in Glasgow.