IT is quite a jump from marketing lobster pots in the cellar of a Hebridean pub to developing flood-proof architecture for the low-lying plains of England.
A University of Glasgow academic has won a £20,000 award for entrepreneurs for his work leading a team that has developed a way of using sound waves to help speed the detection of malaria and sexually transmitted infections.
IN this week's SME Focus, we hear from one of the fledglings who are preparing to move on from the business hatchery backed by some of Scotland's leading entrepreneurs.
MARTIN Gilbert is expected to say he is stepping down as chairman of FirstGroup this week with analysts predicting the transport giant may also unveil plans to raise £600 million.