Innovation and R&D in Glasgow
Photonics, energy systems and precision medicine: explore research and engineering across Glasgow and nearby Cumbernauld.
InnoFund has an office in Glasgow
Technical expertise: Dr Jack Brent
Core strengths of Glasgow's innovation and R&D scene.
Light-based technologies. Energy systems. Precision medicine.
What innovation is happening in Glasgow?
Glasgow's innovation landscape connects specialist engineering with healthcare and energy research. Photonics work at Strathclyde's city-centre Technology & Innovation Centre sits alongside precision medicine at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Govan. The wider area also includes PNDC in Cumbernauld, where new energy systems can be tested before deployment.
A technical perspective
Meet Dr Jack Brent.
Photonics, energy systems and medical technologies depend on materials that perform reliably in practice. Jack brings chemistry and materials science expertise to the technical work behind innovation.
Dr Jack Brent
Senior R&D Tax Manager
- PhD in Materials Science and MChem in Chemistry.
- ATT qualified with detailed knowledge of the UK R&D tax regime.
- Research experience across advanced materials, battery technology and solar energy harvesting.
Innovation in practice.
We’ve highlighted three area strengths for you to explore in detail.
01 / Photonics and enabling technologies
Using light to solve engineering problems
Institute of Photonics, George Street, Glasgow
The University of Strathclyde's Institute of Photonics develops laser technologies, photonic materials and devices with industrial partners. Based in Glasgow's Technology & Innovation Centre, its work includes optical communications, semiconductor processing and biological applications of light.
The challenge: turning precise laboratory performance into a dependable device or manufacturing process.
02 / Energy systems and electrification
Testing how new energy technologies work together
PNDC, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
PNDC, a University of Strathclyde facility in Cumbernauld, brings industry and researchers together to test energy technologies before commercial deployment. Its work connects electricity networks with heat, hydrogen and transport electrification, using demonstration facilities to explore how systems perform together.
The challenge: integrating new equipment and controls without compromising system performance.
03 / Precision medicine and clinical innovation
Bringing new healthcare tools into practice
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus, Govan, Glasgow
The University of Glasgow's Living Laboratory connects researchers, clinicians and industry at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Govan. It supports the development, evaluation and adoption of healthcare innovations and precision medicine tools in NHS settings.
The challenge: showing how a new diagnostic or treatment approach performs in real clinical use.
Healthcare & Medical Devices
Expertise in diagnostics, healthcare and medical devices.
Healthcare & Medical Devices
Technical expertise
People who understand the work.
Specialist knowledge in science, engineering and tax.
Client experience
What working with InnoFund feels like.
Feedback from our wider UK client base on specialist support for R&D and innovation.
“Would highly recommend, they know their stuff! They assisted greatly with an R&D claim rejection by HMRC.”
We have had a very positive experience with innofund over the last few years of working with them. They are very responsive and happy to partake in regular catch-ups and go above and beyond to share any changes to the rules for applicable expenditure and find any further applicable items on top of those provided. There have been multiple visits to site and presentations to the wider business that have received positive feedback and driven buy in across the whole site. I would be more than happy to recommend them as top reliable and supportive consultants.
Your next step
Support shaped around your work.
Talk to us about the technical challenges behind your project. We can assess the evidence and relevant support; innovation alone does not establish eligibility for tax relief.
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Capital Allowances
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