Academic and research institutes

Scotland’s renowned universities have a history of being at the forefront of research and development in the life sciences industry. This continues today with some of the world’s most prominent cancer, infectious disease, stem cells, genomics and diabetes studies being conducted here.

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Beatson Institute for Cancer Research

The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Glasgow is one the the UK's leading research centres.

Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland (BioSS)

Established in 1987, BioSS contributes research, consultancy and training to agricultural, environmental, food and health organisations in both public and private sectors.

BioMedCAD Project

The University of Edinburgh Informatics BioMedCAD project is a two-year pre-commercialisation project funded by a Proof-of-Concept award from Scottish Enterprise.

Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network

Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network - Serving the Agriculture, Food and Industrial Bioscience Sectors.

Canniesburn Research Trust

CRT is the research and training arm of Canniesburn Hospital, one of the largest reconstructive plastic surgery units in the world.

Collaborative Optical Spectroscopy Micromanipulation & Imaging Centre (COSMIC)

COSMIC is a cross-disciplinary centre at the University of Edinburgh specialising in the characterisation, visualisation and control of materials at the molecular level.