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About the DeepTech Catalyst Higgs (DTC Higgs)

The Higgs Centre for Innovation provides a unique environment for start-ups to grow.

DTC Higgs, formerly Higgs BIC, is available to high-tech companies seeking to grow their businesses in technology areas related to space, particle physics or another STFC discipline.

Submit your Expression of Interest
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Who can apply

  • UK-registered companies, including at least one company members located in the UK
  • New or existing companies less than 5 years old
  • Viable business plan

Support package

DTC Higgs provides an outstanding support package for start-ups. Successful applicants will be provided with:

  • Funding
  • Business Development, Support & Advice
  • Unique Technical Support & Expertise
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Our achievements

28

Companies supported

£25m

Investment raised by DTC companies

93%

Company survival rate

Our locations

Higgs Centre for Innovation, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh

Latest News

Robocean Innovation for Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Seagrass Restoration Re-imagined

Robocean, a robotics start-up, is an organisation of engineers dedicated to streamlining  marine ecosystem restoration, with a particular focus on seagrass recovery and a vision of seagrass restoration re-imagined.

The Journeys of Pioneering Robotics Companies at the Higgs Centre for Innovation

Robotics is becoming increasingly advanced, user-friendly, and accessible. With new technological advancements, comes a new age of robotics, which can address more complex and diverse challenges like climate change, energy...

Turning Light into Insight: Singular Photonics Accelerates Innovation with STFC Support

Singular Photonics develops cutting-edge Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) sensors with integrated on-chip computation, enabling ultra-fast, high-precision imaging and measurement.

Metacarpal: The first bionic hand solely powered and controlled through body motion.

Metacarpal make fully body-powered yet bionic, prosthetic hands with zero electronics. The functionality of the prosthetics is fully generated by the user, giving the most intuitive and practical operation. 

Higgs Centre for Innovation celebrates £25 million in investment

Companies based at the Higgs Centre for Innovation in Edinburgh have secured over £25 million in funding since the business incubation centre opened in 2018, creating over 150 jobs, highlighting...

Our team

Ruairidh Henderson

Ruairidh Henderson

Programme Manager, DTC Higgs and ESA BIC UK

Enquiries

If you’re an entrepreneur working in the deep tech space looking for support to help you scale, get in touch with the team at higgscentre@stfc.ac.uk

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