Scotland’s National Innovation Week

22 to 26 September 2025

Join us as we celebrate and shine a spotlight on  Scotland’s world-leading innovation during  National Innovation Week 2025.

This week-long event brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, and leading experts to celebrate and show how Scotland is pioneering  the transformative technologies and industries of the future.

Scotland is the UK’s top inward investment destination outside London - and now ranks sixth in Europe - cementing its reputation as a destination for global investors.

Scotland is home to the world’s first community-owned tidal array, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm, and one of Europe’s largest hydrogen bus fleets.

With around 770 life sciences organisations employing over 42,500 people, Scotland is one of the largest life sciences clusters in Europe.

Digital technology is Scotland's fastest-growing sector for inward investment.

Manufacturing accounts for 178,000 jobs and more than half of Scotland’s international exports, with the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland driving world-class, sustainable manufacturing through industry-led research and development.

National Innovation Summit

The National Innovation Summit is the flagship event of National Innovation Week 2025.

The National Innovation Summit will invite policymakers, academics, investors and leading experts to celebrate Scotland’s history of innovation and showcase its continued influence on the global stage.