🏆🎉 There is no better date to announce that applications are open for the 10th Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards, than 10AM on 10/10! 🙌The awards are open across TEN categories to reflect the inspiring business-academic people and partnerships in Scotland. Apply now!

🏆💪Powerful Partnerships: WINNER! Our final award of the evening goes to Vertebrate Antibodies-EpitogenX Ltd and the @aberdeenuni We're grateful for Alison Gray, Director of @skillfluence, category sponsor for presenting this award!

🏆🤝Knowledge Exchange Heroes (Team): WINNER! Congratulations to Scottish Centre for Food Development Innovation (@ScotFoodQMU) Thank you to Gemma Monaghan from @AzetsUK, category sponsor, for presenting this award.

🏆🦸‍♀️Knowledge Exchange Heroes (Individual): WINNER! Congratulations to Susan Armstrong from @CaledonianNews! Thank you to Gemma Monaghan from @AzetsUK for presenting this award.

🏆📈Inward Investment Impact: WINNER! Canon Medical Research Europe & University of Edinburgh. @CanonMedical & @EdinburghUni Thanks to Nina Graham, Business Advisor from category sponsor International Social Enterprise Observatory (@iseo_scot) for presenting #SKEAwards

🏆💡Knowledge Exchange Champion: WINNER! 🤝Professor John Bachtler 💡Knowledge Exchange Champion: Highly Commended, Dr Andrea Rodriguez & Dr Bryan McCann Thank you to Yvonne Kinnaird, KE Policy & Outreach Manager, @UniStrathclyde for presenting this award.

🏆🧩Multiparty Collaboration: WINNER! Medical Device Manufacturing Centre (MDMC) @HW_MDMC 🧩Multiparty Collaboration: Highly Commended 🌊Underwater Intervention for Offshore Renewable Energies (UNITE) Thanks to Minister @RichardLochhead for presenting the sixth award #SKEAwards

👏Richard Lochhead MSP (@RichardLochhead), Minister for Business has been welcomed to the stage. #SKEAwards He has shared his insights on the transformational power of collaboration, and the importance of the international community within our academic and business landscape.

🏆🤝Innovation of the Year: WINNER! Congratulations to SolarSubLtd, Heriot-Watt University @HeriotWattUni, & University of Strathclyde @UniStrathNews The fifth award of the evening was presented by Dr Clara Orofino, Patent Director from category sponsor @HGF_IP #SKEAwards

🏆⏭️Innovator of the Future: WINNERS! We're delighted that we can announce two winners for this category... Congratulations Dr Dayi Zhang & Matthew Gibson! Our fourth award of the evening was presented by Rachel Hunter, from category sponsor @HIEScotland #SKEAwards

🏆📍Place-based Impact: WINNER 🥛Digital Dairy Chain @Digital_DairyC 📍Place-based Impact: Highly Commended 🐏Control of Sheep Scab project. Our third award of the evening was presented by Jamie Fowler, from category sponsor @BusinessGateway. #SKEAwards

🏆♻️Making an Environmental Difference: WINNER Renewable Parts Ltd and the University of Strathclyde! @RenewableParts, @UniStrathclyde  Our second award of the evening was presented by Dr Andrea Taylor, CEO, Edinburgh Innovations Ltd #SKEAwards

🏆💘Making a Social Difference: WINNER Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) and Glasgow Caledonian University! @SAMHtweets, @CaledonianNews Our first award of the night is presented by Helen Cross, Director of Research and Innovation, @ScotFundCouncil. #SKEAwards

Some inspiring words from Helen Cross, the Director of Research and Innovation at @ScotFundCouncil, about the importance of innovation and knowledge exchange in Scotland.

"With the support of the Scottish Funding Council (@ScotFundCouncil) and the hosting partnership with Edinburgh Innovations Ltd (@EdinInnovations), Interface continues to unlock innovation and drive impactful collaborations across Scotland." #SKEAwards

💫Amelia Whitelaw, Interface Director is next to the stage. She’s taking the opportunity to thank our wonderful judging panel, as well as our category sponsors: @AzetsUK, @BusinessGateway, @HGF_IP, @HIEScotland, @iseo_scot, Knowledge Exchange UK & @skillfluence #SKEAwards

We’re delighted to welcome Lynne Craig to the stage. Lynne is the Co-Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edinburgh Futures Institute. She’s talking about the Institute’s mission to bring people, data and diverse disciplines together to create new ideas. #SKEAwards

🎇5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Welcome the 10th Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards #SKEAwards