- K-Briq developed by Heriot-Watt University and commercialised via spin-out company Kenoteq. The K-Briq is a sustainable building brick with the highest recycled content (at least 90%) of any brick currently available and has only 10% of carbon emissions in its production compared with a traditional fired-clay brick
- Unique facility, Fastblade, for fatigue testing tidal turbines and other large composite structures developed in partnership between the University of Edinburgh and Babcock, now installed at Rosyth
- Edinburgh Napier University hosts Built Environment-Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) Innovation Centre supporting around 80,000 businesses, organisations and individuals in the built environment ecosystem to achieve a more sustainable future
- Medical Device Manufacturing Centre (MDMC) developed in 2020 to serve the needs of small and medium size companies in Scotland developing medical devices, provided direct manufacturing support to >30 companies by Dec 2022
- Expertise across our academic institutions in relation to sustainable transport, through the work of The Transport Research Institute (TRI), The Centre for Logistics and Sustainability, Mountain Bike Innovation Centre for Scotland
