Fabiani hails East Kilbride contribution to Scottish science success

Linda Fabiani, SNP MSP for Central Scotland, has praised East Kilbride’s “very significant” contribution to Scotland’s achievements in the science industries and said that we should “celebrate” the nation’s success in the sector.

Speaking in a Scottish Parliament debate about the Scottish Government’s Science Strategy, Ms Fabiani highlighted the success of East Kilbride-based companies Crucial Technology Europe, Filtronic Comtek, the Worldmark Group and Controlled Therapeutics.

Describing the work of Controlled Therapeutics, which has developed the world’s leading product for aiding medically-assisted childbirth, Ms Fabiani commented:

“That is science at its best, with a Scottish company’s expertise used and recognised across the world.”

Ms Fabiani went on to describe Scottish Government support for the sector, which last year helped to create 23 new jobs at Controlled Therapeutics’ East Kilbride base, as:
“building success on top of success—it is making the most of what we have.”

The Strathaven-based MSP highlighted the particular contribution of one East Kilbride resident to promoting public understanding and knowledge of science:

“There has been much discussion about enthusing laypeople and, particularly, pupils and scholars. The Government is taking that on board, as are others. In that regard, too, science has a home in East Kilbride.

“One of our residents, retired physicist Dr Ravi Singhal, gives free public lectures in the James Watt auditorium, which are filled by people who are eager to learn about physics. He has just completed his sixth series of lectures as part of the community education initiative under the Science for All programme. I hope that Mr Singhal repeats the endeavour, because I would very much like to go along and learn.”