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First Minister John Swinney views the 7T MRI scanner at ICE
First Minister John Swinney views the 7T MRI scanner at ICE

First Minister Visit and Imaging Seminar Highlight Cutting-Edge Innovation at ICE

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:26:00 BST

Recent ICE events include visit by Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray and Living Laboratory seminar on medical imaging innovation

MR CoilTech Wins Innovative Collaboration Award at 2025 Scotland’s Life Sciences Awards

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:50:00 GMT

Glasgow-based engineering company MR CoilTech received the Innovative Collaboration Award at the 2025 Scotland’s Life Sciences Awards, for leading a pioneering collaboration developing a next-generation 7T MRI head coil.

MR CoilTech team members outside of the ICE Building in Glasgow
MR CoilTech team members outside of the ICE Building in Glasgow

MR CoilTech secures prestigious grant for NEUROQUANT project

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:51:00 GMT

Glasgow-based engineering company MR CoilTech has secured a prestigious grant for its NEUROQUANT project, a pioneering study on Alzheimer’s disease that utilises a custom-built 7T MRI neurovascular coil.

Locally developed 7T MRI coil used in innovative study on motor neuron disease (MND)

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 12:08:00 BST

A new head-and-neck radiofrequency (RF) coil developed at ICE is set to provide new insights into the potential use of 7T MRI scanning for diagnosis and monitoring of motor neuron disease (MND).

Attendees at the UK Ultra-High Field pTx Workshop in Glasgow, June 2024
Attendees at the UK Ultra-High Field pTx Workshop in Glasgow, June 2024

UK Ultra-High Field pTx Workshop hosted in Glasgow

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:20:00 BST

The ICE MRI Physics team hosted a two-day workshop on parallel-transmit (pTx) imaging techniques for ultra-high field imaging in Glasgow on 10-11 June 2024. The event brought together 7T MRI Physics experts from across the UK and Europe in order to network, exchange knowledge and develop new collaborations.

Photo credit: Martin Shields
Photo credit: Martin Shields

Prestigious ISO accreditation awarded to Glasgow health-tech company MR CoilTech

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:49:00 BST

Glasgow-based engineering company MR CoilTech has been awarded globally-recognised ISO accreditation from the British Standards Institution (BSI) for the design, development and production of medical devices, in partnership with the University of Glasgow and InnoScot Health.