Edinburgh’s science parks

Edinburgh Science Triangle was the Scottish winner of the UK government's Enterprising Britain 2007 awards, recognising the project's scale in terms of public-private co-operation and successful use of collaborative marketing to attract further investment into the city region.

The following science parks are part of the Edinburgh Science Triangle:

Alba Innovation Centre
A business incubator to develop knowledge-based businesses in the east of Scotland. Located within Alba Campus – a major business park to the west of the city that is home to many household name technology-based companies
BioCampus
Scotland’s first dedicated national biomanufacturing campus
Edinburgh BioQuarter
A landmark life sciences development set to confirm Edinburgh and Scotland as a top-ten world centre for biomedical research and commercialisation
Edinburgh Technopole
A joint venture owned and managed by The University of Edinburgh and Grosvenor to stimulate the growth of technology-based organisations at all stages of development
Heriot-Watt Research Park
The first science park in Europe, launched in 1971, the site promotes collaboration between academic staff and commercial companies - all on location on Heriot-Watt University's campus
Pentlands Science Park
A nine hectare hub of veterinary science expertise housing animal health research institute and welfare charity, the Moredun Group, and others including Schering Plough
Roslin BioCentre
A centre of excellence for bioscience, with world-ranking expertise in genomics and bioinformatics. It is home to the world famous Roslin Insititute and offers ready-to-use laboratory facilities and office space for young bioscience companies.

(All photographs copyright (c) Peter Tuffy, The University of Edinburgh)