What others say

First Minister Alex Salmond 

“A key theme of Homecoming 2009 is celebrating our long, proud history of great Scottish minds and innovators such as John Logie Baird,  James Young, and Thomas Telford.

“The John Logie Baird Awards celebrates this history and the individuals and businesses that are currently exhibiting excellence in innovation, reinforcing our global reputation as a country at the forefront of new developments in research, science and business.

“These annual awards help us champion the work of Scotland’s great innovators and will hopefully inspire future generations to develop new ideas that could positively impact on Scotland and the wider world.”

Professor Malcolm Baird

“The John Logie Baird Awards Programme is special, as it encourages Scotland’s finest innovators to harness their potential and turn their ideas and dreams into reality.

“My Dad first dreamt up the concept of television while he was still a teenager in Helensburgh in 1903. He went on to dedicate most of his life to that dream, right up to his death in 1946 when his company was developing the first 28” television screen.  Of course, we’ve come a long way since then. The potential is still there, so our family are delighted to give full support to the programme.”

GO Group Chief Executive - Isabell Majewsky

Universities across Scotland are out-classing America’s Ivy League Colleges when it comes to research and innovation. A report by Universities Scotland shows that the likes of Glasgow University, St. Andrews and Edinburgh University overshadow world-renowned Harvard, Yale and Stanford colleges.

The report, released to illustrate the impact of innovation and research from higher education institutions (HEIs) in Scotland, showed that HEIs produce 1% of the world’s research. Not bad from a nation which represents 0.07% of the world’s population.

“The John Logie Baird Awards Programme is about recognising and celebrating success within Scotland. We’re a small nation but as this report proves, we make a significant impact to the UK and the world.”