Technology Region

Edinburgh City Region is a leading international destination for scientific research and technology innovation and home to many of the characteristics required to create a successful and distinctive technology community, capable of competing on the world stage. 

There exists a culture of innovation and the city has been responsible for important breakthroughs and scientific advancements for hundreds of years and continuously generates new scientific knowledge, enhancing its reputation across a number of emerging, growing and established sectors. 

Inspiring scientific research

The key to the region’s success in scientific research is a critical mass of world-leading scientists, the research power of its academic institutions, a positive culture of multi-disciplinary working, embedded commercialisation and enabling technology.

Enlightened business

Edinburgh has one of the UK’s most productive and qualified workforces, has a strong concentration of clusters, provides access to capital and offers competitive costs.

Supportive environment

Local government has a considerable programme of support and investment and Edinburgh city region is a prosperous, productive environment with outstanding R& D facilities and first class infrastructure.