"Scotland is internationally renowned for its life sciences excellence and innovation" said our Chief Executive, Adrian Gillespie as he and Kate Forbes MSP announced an £8 million investment in University of Dundee's Life Sciences Innovation Hub 👩‍🔬 ➡️ ow.ly/zqYw50SFocV #ScotlandIsNow

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP visited Macduff Ship Design this week to witness the contract signing for a new aquaculture workboat for Inverlussa Marine Services. The hybrid vessel will create high-quality jobs while harnessing green technologies to support our net zero ambitions

BREAKING: John Swinney has announced £2 million of funding for a 'landmark' carbon capture and storage project in the north east. The First Minister said the Acorn project will help to unlock 'so many opportunities' for Scotland.

A constructive meeting today with Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy & Gaelic Kate Forbes MSP . Following my letters to the Scottish Government on :- 1. Women’s Health & Employability in the economy - Endometriosis. 2. Housing - Affordable & Social Housing within the

First Minister John Swinney and Scottish Financial Enterprise Sue Dawe co-chaired their first Financial Services Growth and Development Board at @EYNews Edinburgh, with DFM Kate Forbes MSP also attending. The board is the main forum of engagement between @ScotGov and Scotland’s financial sector.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP met members of Scotland’s Regional Economic Partnerships to affirm Scottish Government’s commitment to regional growth. The Scottish Government is working with local government, businesses, colleges, universities and enterprise agencies to deliver growth.

This week 🇦🇹 Minister for Labour and Economy Martin Kocher visited 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿with Amb. Wrabetz & Michael Müller from ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA UK We were warmly welcomed by Dep. 1st Minister Kate Forbes MSP & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Minister for Foreign Affairs Angus Robertson in Edinburgh 1/3

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP met Scottish Seafood Asn to reaffirm Scottish Government's commitment to Scotland's seafood processing sector. The sector plays an important economic role providing fair work for communities and helps sustain Scotland's world class seafood industry.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP spoke at Opportunity North East (ONE) where she outlined Scottish Government’s commitment to public-private partnerships. Cross-sector partnerships drive innovation and skills, allowing businesses and regions to thrive whilst creating highly skilled jobs.

It was so nice to welcome Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP this week where she sampled some hemp pancakes as well as discussing other important research on data & AI, green hydrogen and fungal infection-battling antibodies. abdn.io/SF

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP visited University of Aberdeen to see some of the latest research projects being developed. "I was delighted to see the projects first-hand and discuss the important work being undertaken to drive real economic, social and environmental impact.”

Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has announced a review of Creative Scotland in this year's Programme for Government, and the release of: 🔵 £6.6 million, including £3m towards its Open Fund and £1m for Screen Scotland 🔵 £1.8 million for youth music ▶️ bit.ly/3ZhogmJ

We were delighted to welcome Deputy FM Kate Forbes MSP to speak at our annual Spirit of Scotland event, showcasing our national drink 🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 "We have this incredible industry that is historic in its importance, international in its significance and, by it's nature, future thinking.

🧵Our Programme for the Economy: practical, pragmatic and focused. This is what we’ll do to unlock economic prosperity in the next year.