Edinburgh Technopole
Edinburgh Technopole is a world class science
park blending cutting edge science and research facilities with an
outstanding natural environment. It has world class status
across multi sectors of life sciences, medicine, electronics and
informatics and offers state of the art laboratory and office
buildings. Also home to HECToR, one of the most powerful
computers in the world, giving researchers the means to undertake
complex computational simulations across a range of scientific
disciplines.
Network
Edinburgh Technopole aims to create a
community of thriving technology organisations, where shared
resources encourage shared ideas, engendering cross-fertilisation
between different disciplines and synergy between different
projects in an infrastructure designed to stimulate
growth.
Through Edinburgh Technopole and the
partnership with the University of Edinburgh, companies gain access
to:
- the wealth of research excellence,
facilities and staff at the University of Edinburgh
- the technical expertise of University
researchers for consultancy advice and collaborative research
- specialist facilities and expertise,
including state of the art monitoring and testing equipment
- undergraduate and postgraduate
students for business or technology research
- a highly qualified and skilled
workforce from the three Universities and other research
institutions in the area
- introductions to the science,
business and financial communities of Edinburgh and the
Lothians
- Access to top quality legal,
financial and commercial advice (through a network of visiting
professionals)
- Networking opportunities with
organisations from around the area
- Business and Investor readiness
workshops run in conjunction with local organisations
Locate
Edinburgh Technopole offers 500,000 sq ft of high quality
buildings designed to meet flexible needs of research and
technology based companies. By using flexible leasing arrangements,
a company's growth requirements can be accommodated on site within
an appropriate budget and timescale.
