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Scotland has much to offer in the life sciences sector, as well as being an exceptionally interesting place to live and work. TalentScotland can help you explore the benefits of both living and working in Scotland, as well as seek job opportunities in the life sciences industry.

Life sciences sectors in Scotland

Among the various exciting life sciences sectors in Scotland are drug discovery, biomanufacturing, bioinformatics, stem cell sciences, clinical and non clinical research, contract research and product development.

Explore the life sciences section further for information on Scotland's life sciences industry, research departments and companies, life science job opportunities and news

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Latest Industry News (1 to 10 of 31)

News 03 September 10 - Scientists Unwrap DNA Packaging to Gain Insight into Cells - Scientists have built a clearer picture of how lengthy strands of DNA are concertinaed when our cells grow and divide, in a discovery could help explain how cell renewal can go wrong.
News 02 September 10 - Vitrology Announce World Class Services, Quality and Metrics - Today, Vitrology routinely tests vaccines and biopharmaceuticals for our increasing number of global customers.
News 01 September 10 - Professor David Hume Has Been Appointed One of 13 New Wolfson Research Merit Awards - The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science, has announced the appointment of 13 new Wolfson Research Merit Award holders. The scientists will take up their awards at institutions across the UK from the start of August.
News 01 September 10 - SE Life Sciences Awards 2011 - Call for Nominations - The Scottish Enterprise Life Sciences Dinner will be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on Thursday 3rd February 2011.
News 01 September 10 - Tourism Boost for Glasgow - New statistics show that hotel bookings in Glasgow are at their highest level for the past 11 months with the city continuing to outperform many of its major European competitors.
News 31 August 10 - Clinic Puts Patients at Heart of Multiple Sclerosis Research - A research clinic for multiple sclerosis patients is being set up with a £10 million donation from the author J K Rowling.
News 31 August 10 - Drug Development Agreement for TPP Global Development and University of Edinburgh - TPP Global Development Ltd (TPP) announced an agreement with the University of Edinburgh to collaborate on the development of novel pre-clinical intellectual property originated within the University.
News 31 August 10 - Stem Cell Versatility Could Help Tissue Regeneration - Scientists have reprogrammed stem cells from a key organ in the immune system in a development that could have implications for tissue regeneration.
News 31 August 10 - UWS Launches new Drug Design and Discovery Course - This September sees the launch of University of the West of Scotland's new postgraduate course in Drug Design and Discovery.
News 30 August 10 - Life Sciences Firms Merge - An Edinburgh based life sciences company whose technology improves laboratory efficiency has merged with a North-east peer and secured fresh funding.