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Edinburgh BioQuarter

A Global Academic Medical Centre Edinburgh BioQuarter is Europe ’ s fastest-growing Academic Medical Centre . Situated three miles from Edinburgh City Centre , the BioQuarter campus brings together two hospitals and four leading research institutes with commercial space for growing and established companies .
The existing 870-bed Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh ( RIE ) will be joined by the 600-bed Royal Sick Children ’ s Hospital in 2016 . These primary care hospitals are complemented by the University of Edinburgh Medical School ( 2002 ), the Queens ’ Medical Research Institute ( 2004 ), the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine ( 2011 ), and the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic ( 2012 ). By 2017 there will be 1,500 hospital beds , 2,000 researchers and 6,000 clinical and support staff at BioQuarter , making this among the most significant concentrations of scientific talent in Europe .
Creating Commercial Opportunities The BioQuarter ’ s Commercialisation Team encourages innovation and commercialisation amongst researchers in the University and NHS , fosters deeper links with industry through collaborative research and creates new companies based on Edinburgh ’ s research base .
Over the past four years the Team has created more than 10 new life sciences businesses and signed collaborative agreements with world-leading pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs for life-threatening conditions , including cancer , fibrosis and acute pancreatitis .
Nine : BioQuarter ’ s Commercial Hub Nine has established itself as the centre for commercial activity at BioQuarter . Winning twelve tenants in just nine months , Nine has also hosted BioQuarter ’ s networking events and annual conferences on Regenerative Medicine ( 2012 ) and Oncology ( 2013 ).
NINE , Edinburgh BioQuarter , 9 Little France Road , Edinburgh , EH16 4UX For general enquiries on the BioQuarter , please go to www . edinburghbioquarter . com ; or contact Dr Andrea Taylor , International Senior Manager , Scottish Development International , 0131 313 6105 or andrea . taylor @ scotent . co . uk