Life Sciences in Scotland
The Scottish life sciences industry has a tradition of innovation that includes the discovery of everything from penicillin and anaesthesia to CAT scans and MRIs.
Today, that tradition continues, attracting some of the world’s most creative and passionate scientists. Scotland's life sciences industry leaders include pioneers like Professor Sir Ian Wilmut, a world expert in nuclear transfer techniques, and Professor Sir Philip Cohen, one of the most respected cancer specialists in the world.
Scotland is defying boundaries in nearly every area of biomedical research and establishing global leadership in: Scotland is a world-class research and biomanufacturing base and a renowned service centre in the life sciences industry, facilitating numerous clinical trials and bringing innovative drug products to market readiness.
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Scotland - a vibrant community for life sciences industry researchScotland’s powerful life sciences industry research and technology base includes 625 organisations and over 31,000 employees.
Our life sciences industry is growing at an average rate of 8% per year and is valued at over £2.8bn per year. With international partnerships, robust capital investments from the government and funding from private VC firms, Scotland continues to secure its standing as a world leader in life sciences. Universities that specialise in life sciences and biomedical researchScotland’s renowned universities have always been at the forefront of research and development in the life sciences industry. Today, we have approximately 60 university departments and institutes conducting life sciences research. Some of the world’s most prominent cancer studies are being conducted at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, and at Dundee University. Dundee is also collaborating with five of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies in one of the largest-ever industrial research deals worth over £11 million. Research will be wide-ranging but will focus on cancer, infectious disease and diabetes.
Edinburgh has one of the largest concentrations of clinical scientists and researchers within the UK working on human stem cells and related clinical applications, with significant collaboration between academic groups and international companies. Edinburgh is also a major centre for genomics and bioinformatics research, with world class capabilities at Edinburgh University, Roslin Institute and the Division of Pathway Medicine. Edinburgh University has significant strengths in cardiovascular research and Glasgow University has internationally recognised groups in clinical neuroscience.
Scotland's universities and institutes attract around £427 Million of research funding which is approximately 12.5% of the total UK funding – particularly impressive as Scotland only has about 8% of the total UK population. Global connections in the life sciences industryThe Scottish community is forming lasting partnerships with the international life sciences industry. There are strong links between Europe, USA, Japan and Korea stimulating exchange in investment, trade, technology, design and R&D.
As a result of these efforts, more and more of the global life sciences industry's top biomanufacturing and research-based companies are choosing to locate in Scotland, including Schering Plough, BioReliance, Invitrogen and Quintiles . Local Networks conducive to life sciences researchScotland’s political environment is highly supportive of life sciences ventures. The Scottish Government supports commercial opportunities within the academic and health sectors and is taking a leading role in funding early-stage ideas leading to the creation of new businesses or technology licensing. Companies in the life sciences industry focused primarily on product development for the human healthcare market - such as Cyclacel, Axis Shield, CXR BioScience, Scottish Biomedical and ProStrakan - are prime examples. Register with TalentScotland for life sciences jobs todayRegister with TalentScotland today to start receiving job alerts for vacancies in the lifesciences industry. You'll also receive our monthly email newsletter.
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