West of Scotland Space Cluster Investment
Scotland has emerged as a key player in the global space industry, attracting significant investment that is driving innovation and growth. With a robust foundation in engineering and manufacturing, the region is leveraging its established expertise to develop cutting-edge technologies and capabilities.
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Scottish Development International
Scottish Development International is the international arm of Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s national and international economic development agency. SDI helps businesses from around the world do business in or with Scotland. Scotland's space technology sector is growing rapidly and offers huge opportunities for investors. Learn about Scotland’s capabilities in space manufacturing, launch and data at: https://www.sdi.co.uk/business-in-scotland/find-your-industry/digital-and-technology-industries/space-tech
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PRISM (Platform for Scaling Responsive Space Systems Research, Innovation & Manufacturing)
In line with the UK Space Industrial Plan, Project PRISM is a two-phase project that creates new facilities across the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) and the Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID), linking with the SaxaVord Space Centre in Shetland. Considered critical to the growth of the Scottish space ecosystem by Space Scotland, PRISM would deliver a regional and UK platform that advances and scales the capability and responsiveness of the space and defence sectors, accelerating innovation prototyping and manufacturing from research through the Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) to fielded operational and commercial capabilities. It supports the rapid development of new hardware and enables secure R&D on data analytics and space-enabled services.