Cabinet Secretary for Education and Life Long Learning Michael Russell MSP visited the offices of Toshiba Medical Visualisation Systems Europe (TMVSE) in Edinburgh on 24th March to hear about their industrial collaborations with academia.

In particular their work with SINAPSE was highlighted and SINAPSE Executive Manager, Dr Janet De Wilde attended the meeting. The benefits to the both sides were emphasised by demonstrating the work of Sean Murphy from TMVS who has been involved in the exchange activities with SINAPSE. The meeting was organised by Dr Siobhan Jordan of INTERFACE, who specialise in linking industry to academia.

Photo names left to right: Dr Janet De Wilde (SINAPSE), Dr Ken Sutherland (TMVSE), Sean Murphy (TMVSE), Cabinet Secretary Michael Russell, Dr Siobhan Jordan (INTERFACE)