• The Scottish Government’s economic and community development agency for the Highlands and Islands
• The region covers more than half of Scotland
• The Highlands and Islands is home to 450,000 people
• Home to more than 8,000 voluntary and community groups
• 21,000 businesses, many of them well known global brands

Life Sciences:

Life Science is a significant growth sector within Scotland which is rapidly developing a reputation for excellence regionally, nationally and globally. Digital Healthcare and Natural Products are the organisation’s two main streams of activity.

P4 Digital Healthcare:

Scotland is ideally placed as a location for leading innovation in healthcare. It has supportive policy environment and a health board specifically tasked with delivering healthcare using digital technology (NHS24). A necessary response to the unique set of global trends and drivers is more preventative, predictive, personalised and participatory healthcare (P4 Digital). Digital Healthcare is developing in the region with particular growth in diabetes research with Lifescan, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, the Highland Diabetes Institute and Clinical Research Facility.

The European MHealth Alliance (EuMHA) is an initiative designed to support and promote the wider adoption of healthcare and wellbeing (including sports and  fitness) products, services, applications and innovation across Europe. EuMHA is a non-profit organisation that will concentrate on the economic development of the MHealth sector. EuMHA provides a unique partnership of organisations, companies and government bodies. This partnership will be committed to creating positive and long lasting change through innovation across Europe, and provides a framework of sustainable growth where MHealth can flourish for the benefit of all of its citizens.

Continua Health Alliance is a not-for-profit, open industry coalition of the finest healthcare and technology companies joining together in collaboration to improve the quality of personal healthcare. With more than 240 member companies around the world, Continua is dedicated to establishing a system of interoperable personal health solutions with the knowledge that extending those solutions into the home fosters independence, empowers individuals and provides the opportunity for truly personalized health and wellness management.

The SIMalliance is a non-profit industry association made up of the world's leading SIM card manufacturers whose role is to promote the SIM as a secure & flexible multi-application device for the deployment of pioneering mobile multimedia, transactions and communications services & educate the market about the technology. Also to advance interoperability further between SIM, Handset and OTA Platform.

WIP (Wireless Industry Partnership) builds mobile developer communities and amplifies their voice in the ecosystem. Our Developer Marketing Agency services complement and strengthen developer and partner relations programs. Our WIPJam events are popular around the world as fun, interactive unconferences that are serious about No PPT, No Panels and No Ties! Our on-line Developer Resource Portal and Marketplace, AppStore Catalog, Mobile Community Calendar, Global Partnerships and our own Community connects developers and start ups to information, resources and tools that they need to reduce cycle times, increase innovation and get to market faster.

Clinica is the leading news and analysis service for the global medical technology industry. The Clinica website delivers up-to-the-minute news and analysis on all of the key issues facing the global medtech and diagnostics industry (including business & company news, R&D, policy & regulation and people movements). Clinica also publishes a monthly 52-page magazine Clinica Medtech Intelligence (PDF or hardcopy), providing a summary of the month’s key news, analysis and commentary. A subscription to Clinica gives you a competitive advantage allowing you to make faster, better informed critical business decisions. Visit www.clinica.co.uk for more information.

Intellect is the UK trade association for the IT, telecoms and electronics industries in the UK. Its 800+ member companies account for over 80% of these markets and include blue-chip multinationals as well as early stage technology companies. These industries together generate around 10% of UK GDP and 15% of UK trade. Intellect is a not-for-profit and technology neutral organisation.

Intellect’s healthcare programme represents and provides a collective voice for over 260 companies. The healthcare programme works with policy makers, decision makers and industry to deliver 21st century healthcare enabled by technology. www.intellectuk.org/healthcare

Parks Associates is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research, custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service subscriptions. The company's expertise includes new media, digital entertainment and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services, digital health, mobile applications and services, consumer electronics, energy management, and home control systems and security. www.parksassociates.com