The Tay5G Challenge Fund 2 is a grant funding opportunity worth up to £600,000 to support organisations trialling products and services using 5G networks. Full details here bit.ly/4aQA2qF

The Tay Cities Region Deal (TCRD) Annual Report for the year to September 23 has been published today, highlighting key achievements and celebrating a further successful 12 months in delivering growth & accelerating investment across the region.
Read more: bit.ly/TCD2223

Scotland’s First Minister has visited a £40million centre that will build on Dundee’s standing as a world leader in health and life sciences research.
Humza Yousaf MSP toured the site of the University of Dundee’s Life Sciences Innovation Hub.
Read more: taycities.co.uk/first-minister…

Tay5G, a #TayCities Region Deal collaboration with the Scotland 5G Centre & industry partners, has announced the winners of its Challenge Fund.
The successful projects aim to bring innovations in fashion, agritech, smart cities & broadcasting.
See more: bit.ly/3LjnH3E

📢These seamless virtual production movies scenes were shot over a rapid 5G connection – with actors 280 miles apart in Dundee and Manchester!

🎥The Tay Cities Deal partnership project is a first for the UK and opens new possibilities for the film industry.

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Scotland’s first drone port has been given the green light and awarded £1million to create a first-of-its-kind airspace that will allow Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone activities in Angus.
Find out more: bit.ly/MercuryDP

The topping out of Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc’s flagship Innovation Hub has taken place in Dundee today.

Read full article: msipdundee.com/topping-out-of…

Michelin, Dundee City Council, Scottish Enterprise, Robertson

Minister Malcolm Offord opened the new Field Centre & Mylnefield Farm at the International Barley Hub James Hutton Institute.
The UK Government is investing £20m in the Hub, supporting Scotland's research expertise on a vital crop for the food and drink industry. 🍺🥃

Consultation is set to begin to help shape Angus Council and Dalhousie Estates' proposal for the Angus Rural Mobility Hub in Brechin.
Find out more about what's planned: bit.ly/3AYaWGR

Dundee Heritage Trust has unveiled a dramatic upgrade to the gallery and previously inaccessible dome area of Discovery Point after receiving funding from the Tay Cities Region Deal.
To fine out more see: bit.ly/TCDDiscovery

A new drone collection & delivery service is being trialled in Angus Council by Scotland’s first drone port, Mercury Drone Ports and NHS Tayside.
The trials will transport equipment, samples & medicine between healthcare facilities in Angus & Dundee.
More: bit.ly/MercuryDrone

We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who attended today's official opening. It was great to see so many industry partners, staff & students.

A special thanks to speakers Richard Lochhead, Iain Stewart MP & Mark Flynn.

Watch this space for exciting things to come...

Minister Iain Stewart MP is in Dundee supporting the launch of the Abertay University #cyberQuarter Abertay cyberQuarter. Supported by £5.7m of UK Gov investment as part of the #TayCitiesDeal , it will help grow and retain talent for the city’s growing cyber security industry. #LevellingUp

An £18m centre for cyber security research and innovation has opened Abertay University in Dundee. Scottish Government £6m funding through the Tay Cities Region Deal will help Abertay #cyberQuarter create new solutions to national and international challenges.

More➡️ bit.ly/CyberQuarter

🎉The fantastic Annie Lamont Building – including Abertay cyberQuarter - launches today!

👀Follow updates on tours, demos and speeches over at the #cyberQuarter account: Abertay cyberQuarter.

Find out more about this collaborative Tay Cities Deal project here: abertay.co/NjQ5

Investment of almost £200m over the next decade has already been given the go-ahead as part of the Tay Cities Region Deal.
Find out more about what's been achieved so far, and what's planned for the year ahead, in the Deal's 1st Annual Performance Report: bit.ly/3uQt5Ul

Today marks a year since the historic signing of the Tay Cities Region Deal.
A lot’s been achieved over the last 12 months & we’re looking forward to much more in the years to come.
Check out some of the key milestones from 2021 ⬇ & read more: bit.ly/TCDanniversary
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'It’s fantastic to see the work that has gone into the Tay Cities Deal translating into new jobs and investment in the region'
First cyberQuarter jobs announced as work on hub begins Abertay University: bit.ly/3CmU3Uz

Building work has now begun on two plant science innovation centres James Hutton Institute.
The centres are being supported by £45m from UK Government Scotland and £17m from Scottish Government as part of the Tay Cities Region Deal.
Read more about this world-leading project here: bit.ly/2US44sI

The University has received £1 million in funding from Wolfson Foundation to help furbish the Tay Cities Regional Innovation Hub. The Hub will foster the commercialisation of world-leading science while anchoring new biomedical companies and jobs in the city.

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