We've interviewed lots of professionals who've already made the move to live and work in Scotland.

Discover what they say about their new lives working in our life sciences industry.

Dr Asier Unciti-Broceta, Spain

Dr Asier Unciti-Broceta, originally from Algeciras in Spain, south of Andalucia, moved to Edinburgh in 2005. He now works as an Academic Fellow for Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre, University of Edinburgh and is Chief Scientific Officer at Deliverics Ltd, the spin-out company he founded sometime later.

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Brian Mohr, USA

Brian first came to Scotland four years ago. He chose to settle in Edinburgh where he now lives with his fiancé and works for Toshiba. He hopes to gain permanent residence in the next year.

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Martin Thomson, Scotland

Working for eye imaging manufacturer Optos, Martin Thomson uses his specialist skills as an optical engineer in a world-leading firm while living in Edinburgh, the city he loves.

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Marisa Donaggio, New Zealand

Marisa Donaggio, who is originally from New Zealand, works for Tepnel Scientific Services at its state-of-the-art laboratory facility in Livingston.

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Kelly Chung, Taiwan

Kelly Chung first arrived in Glasgow to study for a M.Sc in Pyschological Studies at the University of Glasgow in 2007.  She now works as a Research Assistant for the Academic Unit of Mental Health and Wellbeing in the University's Institute of Health and Wellbeing.

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Max Bylesjo, Sweden

Swede Max Bylesjo enjoys working for Glasgow-based life sciences firm Sistemic and loves the Scottish sense of humour too.

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Spyridon Tsakas, USA

Spyridon ‘Ross’ Tsakas came to Scotland from the USA to study an MSc and to further his knowledge of business development. He has since established his company Eulysis Ltd and is commercialising his novel system of prolonging the lifespan of drugs.

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Hilal Khalil, Pakistan

Hilal Khalil first arrived in Scotland in 2007, from his native Pakistan, to study for a M.Sc. in Biotechnology at the University of Abertay in Dundee. He’s now researching cell cycle and DNA mutation in cancer cells for his P.hD. at the university.

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Hidenori Meiseki, Japan

Hidenori Meiseki’s career with BioReliance has taken him from the US, back to his homeland in Japan, and more recently to Scotland, where he is a project manager at the company’s Glasgow operations.

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Pauline Barclay, New Zealand

Pauline Barclay left New Zealand to work for ClinTec International in Scotland. Read about how she likes living and working in Scotland.

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Steve Valenti, Scotland

Scottish-born Steve returned to his homeland in 2006 and joined Intercell Biomedical, based in Livingston, as Head of Supply Chain Operations after many years working abroad in New York and Singapore.

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Hayden Selvadurai, New Zealand

An interest in genetics has brought Hayden Selvadurai from Otago University in New Zealand to Scotland to pursue his research into cancer through a PhD at the University of Edinburgh.

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Dr Ann Cooreman, Belgium

Dr Ann Cooreman came to Scotland from the US in 1991. After gaining experience in the life sciences sector, she set up Tissue Solutions together with colleague Dr. Morag MacFarlane, a company providing ethically acquired and fully consented human tissue samples to research organisations and pharma-biotech companies around the world.

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