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Scottish Enterprise has announced government funding of £24m for the development of a "bioincubator" in Edinburgh's BioQuarter, in order to create up to 200 jobs in the biotechnology sector over the next five years. 10-Dec-2009 Scottish Enterprise has unveiled proposals to develop a 300-berth marina next to Glasgow Science Centre on the River Clyde. 21-Jul-2009 Scottish Enterprise has launched a three-year campaign to attract more than 1,000 people to work in shipbuilding in Rosyth and on the Clyde, with companies such as Babcock Marine and BVT Surface Fleet. 29-Jan-2009 Scottish Enterprise and the University of Edinburgh have announced funding of £12m to help commercialise the research work at the College of Medicine and enable new spin-off companies to locate at the Edinburgh BioQuarter project. 21-Jan-2009 Scottish Enterprise is considering plans to relocate 550 staff from its Atlantic Quay site in Glasgow to local offices, as part of a reorganisation aimed at improving frontline services. 02-Oct-2007 Scottish Enterprise is backing plans by Jahan Cashmere of Iran to set up a cashmere processing factory in Kelso later this year, with the creation of up to 60 jobs over the next five years. 29-Aug-2007 Scottish Enterprise has announced a tie-up with Alexandria Real Estate Equities for the development of a £250m life sciences research centre next to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, which is expected to create 6,500 jobs. 09-May-2007 Scottish Enterprise is planning to shed up to 45 senior management jobs at its Glasgow headquarters over the next few months. 01-Feb-2007 Scottish Enterprise has announced plans to set up a renewable energy park and £2.7m energy efficiency demonstration centre in Methil, Fife, by the end of the year. 16-Jan-2007 Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh & Lothian is seeking a development partner for the next phase of the £600m Centre for Biomedical Research, including a flagship building for the University of Edinburgh and a 100,000 sq ft multi-occupancy unit. 13-Sep-2006 Scottish Enterprise is to shed up to 100 jobs over the next two years, and has also announced details for next year's £550m spending plan. 30-Jun-2006 Wyeth and Scottish Enterprise are to invest £50m in medical research work in Scotland, including drug development at the universities of Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee, and a central research centre with 50 staff in Dundee. 04-Apr-2006 Scottish Enterprise is co-operating with Trump International over plans for the development of a world-class golfing centre at the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire. 03-Apr-2006 Scottish Enterprise is considering plans to shed up to 130 management jobs at its Glasgow headquarters and at 12 local enterprise companies across Scotland. 23-Mar-2006 Scottish Enterprise is to provide £1.8m of funding to promote the commercial development of stem cell technology over the next ten years. 29-Nov-2005 Scottish Enterprise Glasgow is seeking partners for the creation of a new centre of excellence for the Scottish construction industry, and will tender a contract to service the development of the centre. 23-Nov-2005 Glasgow City Council and Scottish Enterprise Glasgow are planning to pool some of their resources and seek a suitable site for the creation a one-stop shop for business advice and support. 23-Nov-2005 Scottish Enterprise is assisting Vortis Technologies, the US developer of a new antenna for mobile phones, with plans to set up a new headquarters for about 40 staff in Glasgow. 16-Jun-2005 Scottish Enterprise, HBG Properties and Highbridge Properties are to set up two new offices on Dundee's waterfront to house up to 150 civil service jobs that are being relocated from elsewhere. 11-May-2005 Scottish Enterprise is said to be planning to reorganise its e-business support unit with the loss of up to ten jobs. 25-Feb-2005 Scottish Enterprise is said to be in negotiations with O2 about plans to set up a mobile phone call centre in Scotland. 15-Feb-2005 Scottish Enterprise has announced the creation of the Edinburgh Scientific Triangle, in order to unite 3,300 researchers at seven Edinburgh-based life sciences and microchip design institutions under one brand name. 04-Oct-2004 Scottish Enterprise is considering plans for the £45m transformation of Loch Lomond Shores into a major visitor destination, including a hotel, leisure centre, shops and holiday apartments at the 17-acre West Riverside site. 27-Oct-2003 Scottish Enterprise is looking to sell Drumkinnon Tower, the mock tower at the Loch Lomond Shores tourism scheme, and Merlin Entertainments is thought to be interested. 08-Oct-2003 Scottish Enterprise is to provide £3m of funding for the development of a £22m 70-acre national garden for Scotland in Perth, which will create about 100 jobs and attract 700,000 visitors a year. 26-Mar-2003 Scottish Enterprise has confirmed plans to set up three Intermediary Technology Institutes, including an energy centre in Aberdeen, life sciences in Dundee and communications technology in Glasgow. 12-Dec-2002 Scottish Enterprise has announced plans to set up a £5m food technology company at the Hannah Research Park in Ayr next year, under the name of FFAST Solutions. 04-Sep-2002 Scottish Enterprise has announced plans to invest £100m creating a series of "intermediate technology institutes" over the next five years, in order to encourage the commercialisation of academic research in communications, life sciences and energy. 31-May-2002 Scottish Enterprise and the Hannah Research Institute have launched the Charis Initiative, a research facility that will provide advice to Scottish food manufacturers with a full-time staff of 37. 08-May-2002 Scottish Enterprise has announced that a former John Brown shipyard at Clydebank has been acquired by a local group called Clydeside Regeneration for £8m, and the site will be transformed into a business village and residential area. 13-Dec-2001 Scottish Enterprise is forming a partnership with Medical Marketing International to set up a £15m business incubator for nanotechnology and biotechnology at the Alba Campus in Livingston, which will create up to 500 jobs. 12-Dec-2001 Scottish Enterprise has launched a £9m five-year plan to boost the Scottish electronics industry, including a new apprenticeship scheme to train employees in new technology and research work. 01-Nov-2001 Scottish Enterprise has announced that up to £100m will be invested in the commercial development of university research over three years, while technology institutes will be established in specific areas such as biotechnology. 06-Sep-2001 Scottish Enterprise is in discussions with Clydeport about the possibility of building a £400m wood pulp mill at the Hunterston deepwater terminal in north Ayrshire, which could create about 800 jobs. 24-Aug-2001 Scottish Enterprise is looking into the potential of the Pentland Firth, between Orkney and the mainland, as a possible site for 5,000 underwater turbines to harness wave power. 05-Jun-2001 Scottish Enterprise is planning to shed about 350 jobs over the next three years in order to improve productivity, which will affect its entire network of 13 Local Enterprise Companies. 08-Mar-2001 Scottish Enterprise has proposed plans to develop a biomedical research park in the Little France area of Edinburgh, and Deloitte & Touche has won a contract to design the blueprint. 02-Jan-2001 Scottish Enterprise is launching a new campaign to help Scottish companies secure new business by supplying equipment to the wind energy sector. 17-Nov-2000 Scottish Enterprise has announced plans for a £4m campaign to establish Tayside as the capital of Scotland's digital media industry, using the slogan Interactive Tayside. 14-Nov-2000 Scottish Enterprise is promoting plans for the development of a £60m science park in Glasgow city centre, which will involve the creation of up to 3,000 jobs in software, e-commerce, opto-electronics and life sciences. 03-Oct-2000 Scottish Enterprise has selected Superfast Ferries of Greece as preferred bidder to launch a daily ferry service between Rosyth and continental Europe, in order to transport both passengers and freight. 11-Sep-2000 Scottish Enterprise is in talks with Quantum Biotechnologies of Canada about the development of a £3m biomanufacturing facility at Excell Biotechnology in Midlothian. 31-Aug-2000 Scottish Enterprise has won the go-ahead from the Scottish Executive for the construction of a £70m biotechnology manufacturing park at Gowkley Moss Farm in Midlothian, which could lead to the creation of up to 900 jobs. 28-Aug-2000 Scottish Enterprise has announced plans for a £25m investment in Scotland's creative industries, including a new digital media centre at Glasgow's Pacific Quay and the building of a creative media campus on Tayside. 25-Aug-2000 Scottish Enterprise is planning to shed 150 jobs at its Glasgow headquarters and network of enterprise companies, in order to improve efficiency. 22-Jun-2000 Dundee University is forming a £5.5m joint venture with Scottish Enterprise Tayside called AMCET, in order to develop organometallic compounds for the miniaturisation of electronic devices. 17-May-2000 Scottish Enterprise, the development agency, is to spend £6.4m putting all its internal operations online, including business support, information services and training. 15-Mar-2000 Scottish Enterprise has received applications from about 40 companies interested in operating a new passenger ferry and freight route between Rosyth and continental Europe. 24-Jan-2000 Scottish Enterprise is to invite proposals from ferry operators to set up a passenger and freight ferry service between Scotland and continental Europe, and the Port of Invergordon is a possible site for the terminal. 16-Dec-1999 Scottish Enterprise has announced a strategy to add a further 6,000 jobs to Scotland's food and drink industry, by encouraging collaboration between producers, suppliers, distributors and retailers. 24-Jun-1999 Scottish Enterprise has announced a development plan to double the size of the Scottish semiconductor industry over the next five years, increasing employment from 8,000 to 14,500. 15-Jun-1999 Scottish Enterprise is expected to announce that Micro Linear of the US is to set up an electronics design unit at the Alba Centre in Livingston with the creation of 30 jobs. 08-Mar-1999
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