Scotland’s 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.
The National Innovation Summit will spotlight groundbreaking work across four priority sectors; life sciences, digital and data technologies, advanced manufacturing and Net Zero.
It will showcase businesses at all stages of their growth – emerging, scaling, and internationally established – to highlight the strength of Scotland’s innovation.
Find out about the events and networking opportunities.
Supporting innovation across high-growth industries
Scotland is a global leader in new and cutting edge industries.
Our innovation clusters are developing revolutionary solutions to global challenges. Find out more about Scottish innovation industries.
Get involved
National Innovation Week 2025 is being delivered by the Scottish Government in collaboration with ScotlandIS, Scottish Funding Council, enterprise agencies, and our innovation centres.
Scotland’s national innovation strategy (gov.scot) sets out a plan to increase innovation levels across Scotland.
It is a road map for transforming Scotland’s economy and is at the heart of our national strategy for economic transformation(gov.scot) and our green industrial strategy (gov.scot).
Business information, advice and support offered by public sector organisations is available on Find Business Support (findbusinesssupport.gov.scot).
Scottish Funding Council
Scottish Funding Council supports world-class education, research, and innovation that helps drive Scotland’s social, economic, and environmental aims.
Scottish Funding Council invests around £2 billion a year in universities and colleges to support learning, skills development, research and innovation, staff, buildings and equipment.
Scotland’s Innovation Centres
Scotland’s innovation centres have the resources, expertise and networks to bring innovations to life.
Innovation centres bring together Scotland’s academic expertise with industry, public, and third sector partners to drive economic growth and social impact.
Upcoming events
Find out about the events and networking opportunities.
In partnership with
