BioCampus
The Biocampus is an enterprise area in Midlothian, Scotland. It is part of the larger Edinburgh Science Triangle, which includes the Edinburgh BioQuarter and was the first dedicated national bio-manufacturing campus.[1] Development on the site is supported through financial incentives and business rate reduction through the Scottish Government's enterprise area scheme.[2]
The campus was established in 2001 with a 12-hectare (30-acre) site facilitates large-scale biomanufacturing with the initial development costing around £15 million.[3] There is outline plans in place to expand the site with a further 1,400 square metres (15,000 sq ft) for a phase 2 project.[4] The first facility on the campus was opened by Alba Biosceince, a subsidiary of Quotient, as a commercial diagnostics company offering tests related to blood transfusion diagnostics.[5] The firm received a Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2016 for their work in Midlothian both at the BioCampus site and the nearby Pentlands science park.[3]
The campus has close links to a number of University departments including Heriot-Watt, University of Strathclyde and University of Edinburgh.[4]
An evaluation in 2005 estimated that enterprise zones across Scotland had generated 58,000 full time jobs at a total public cost of £17,000 per ten-year job.[6] However, some commentators have criticised the tax breaks and financial support given to private companies through enterprise zones, highlighting evidence that very few new high-quality jobs are created with most of the jobs being transferred from other parts of the country.[7]
See also
Other Life Sciences Enterprise Areas in Scotland include: BioQuarter, Edinburgh; Forres, Moray; Inverness Campus, Highland; Irvine, North Ayrshire.[8]
References
- ^ "Midlothian Council - Midlothian Local Development Plan 2017 - 4.3 Midlothian Campus of Edinburgh Science Triangle". midlothian-consult.objective.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ "Supporting business: Enterprise Areas - gov.scot". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b "Royal honour for Midlothian science firm". www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ a b "BioCampus, science and research location within the Midlothian Science Zone | Midlothian Science Zone". midlothiansciencezone.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Injection of confidence for capital". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ Nicol, Scherie (2012). Enterprise Areas (PDF). Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
- ^ Potter, Jonathan; Moore, Barry (2000). "UK Enterprise Zones and the Attraction of Inward Investment". Urban Studies. 37 (8): 1279–1311. doi:10.1080/00420980020080141. ISSN 0042-0980. JSTOR 43196555.
- ^ "Enterprise Areas: maps - gov.scot". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
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