International science centre
Edinburgh City Region has a long history of
innovation and is one of Europe's top ten locations for science and
technology.
In 2002, the city region received the European Commission's
Region of Innovation Excellence award. This recognises the
outstanding research undertaken here and acknowledges the support
available to develop research and build companies with high-growth
potential.
Past and present breakthroughs include Dolly
the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, anaesthetic, pioneered
by physician James Simpson; logarithms, invented by John Napier;
and James Clerk Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism.
Internationally acclaimed scientists
continue to build on this past success, helped by the city region's
world-class research base, high calibre graduates, unrivalled
environment and rich cluster of expertise in sectors including stem
cell research, regenerative medicine and informatics.
