Scotland’s new generation of founders is ready to meet you!

Join us as we throw the spotlight on some of Scotland’s most innovative and inspiring entrepreneurs.

We’re showcasing the achievements of some already successful university-born founders, and unveiling the next generation who are ready to follow in their footsteps, with pioneering advances in the life sciences, medtech, digital and data sectors.

Scotland’s universities are hotbeds of inventions and talent but turning ideas into commercial reality is tough.  Converge exists to support most innovative thinkers on that journey with a map and a network to guide aspiring founders along the way.

With an enviable track record of spotting success, we’ve helped springboard some of Scotland’s most exciting innovative businesses, many of whom have gone on to secure investment in the multi-millions and are selling products and services worldwide.

You’ll hear from:

• Caroline Barelle – CEO of Elasmogen – effective therapeutics for cancer and inflammatory diseases. Most recent raise:  £8m
• Stuart Hannah – CEO of MicroplateDx – preventing and controlling the spread of antimicrobial resistance worldwide. Latest raise £2.5m just announced.
• Conan Bradley – Chief Design Officer, BioLiberty – assistive and rehabilitative robotics. Latest raise £2.3m

You’ll also meet the six next-generation university-born founders who will soon go head-to-head for the prestigious title of Converge Challenge winner 2023.  (Read the full news story here)

They are:

• Soumya Palliyil from BrIgID Bio (University of Aberdeen): a novel drug discovery platform to tackle serious fungal infections for immunocompromised and multidrug resistant patients

• Jessica Birt from Concinnity Genetics (University of Edinburgh): Building RNA-based gene control systems to improve the safety and efficacy of gene therapies

• Samuel Rotenberg from Infinect (Heriot-Watt University): reliable antenna technology to provide high-speed internet connectivity for remote areas across the globe

• Georgina Robinson from N-ovatio-N (University of the Highlands and Islands): Upcycling problematic aquaculture waste into high-value marine worms for global export

• Aravind Jalajakumari from Singular Photonics (University of Edinburgh): high performance camera modules for key applications in medical imaging and scientific research

• Pavlos Papadopoulos from TrueDeploy (Edinburgh Napier University): bringing trust and transparency to the software supply chain

Please join us for all this, plus the renowned Scotland House hospitality featuring top quality Scottish scran from Instagram legends Auld Hag caterers!