North East success in Scottish EDGE awards

Four businesses that have worked with Opportunity North East have secured national recognition and funding to help accelerate their growth. These awards shine a spotlight on the ambition, innovation and entrepreneurial talent emerging from the north east.

Jennifer Craw MBE, Chief Executive Officer of ONE, said:

"These Scottish EDGE awards are national recognition for the ambition, innovation and determination of entrepreneurs across the north east. LotusDx, Highland Heritage Woodworks, Tuko Baby and Bilayer are developing innovative products and solutions and they have the potential to grow and scale here in the north east.”

Highland Heritage Woodworks from Westhill secured £100,000 through Scottish EDGE. The business specialises in the milling, kilning and supply of home-grown timber, delivering a truly local "forest to front door" approach.

Tuko Baby from Stonehaven was awarded £70,000 through Scottish EDGE. Ben Leonard has developed the world's first baby carrier precision-engineered for dads, combining innovative design with sustainability and practicality.

LotusDx received £10,000 through Wild Card EDGE. The healthtech company, based in ONE BioHub is transforming access to sexual health testing through fast, private at-home STI testing, helping improve access to early diagnosis and treatment.

Bilayer in Miltimber secured £10,000 through Young EDGE. The company uses AI to predict how drug molecules enter and remain within bacteria, helping scientists develop new antibiotics more quickly and cost-effectively.

Seeing businesses progress from early-stage support and development to becoming national award winners is exactly the kind of success that strengthens the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

In total, Scottish EDGE Round 27 awarded £1.4 million to 32 high-growth businesses from across Scotland. You can read more about the full winners here: £1.4M Boost for 32 of Scotland's most inspiring high growth businesses — Scottish EDGE