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Growing Scotland's life sciences sector
Life sciences firms will gain direct access to investors, healthcare networks and commercial partners in the United States through a new Scotland-Massachusetts partnership.
The ‘Scotland-Massachusetts Bio-Bridge’ will bring business leaders from Massachusetts to Scotland to explore investment and collaboration opportunities.
Scotland has the science but it needs to join the dots
As Scotland’s life sciences community prepares to gather in Glasgow for Bio Now: Bio Insight 2026 Conference, there is much to celebrate. Scotland has world-class research, exceptional universities, a strong pipeline of scientific talent and a growing community of innovative businesses.
Source: The Scotsman
Life Sciences Accommodation Programme
Scottish Enterprise has launched a £35.3 million Life Sciences Accommodation Programme (LSAP) which aims to address this – supporting with new and refurbished spaces, where market conditions make development difficult.
The Life Sciences Accommodation Programme (LSAP) has been designed to help address short to medium-term gaps and support commercially viable developments - including the construction and fit-out of new life sciences laboratory and manufacturing spaces in Scotland.
Circulating long RNA for functional profiling of cancer patients
Wobble Genomics has just demonstrated that their circulating long RNA diagnostic platform has achieved a limit of detection which surpasses the current industry leader, Personalis, by more than an order of magnitude.
Wobble Genomics has developed a platform that detects circulating long RNA (clRNA), full-length RNA molecules recovered from a single blood draw, to profile how a patient's tumour is behaving at the resolution of drug-binding sites.
Mid-sized scale-up space “essential” to sustain Scotland’s life sciences sector
New data has revealed that a shortage of specialist laboratory and manufacturing space could slow the growth of Scotland’s life sciences sector - an industry set to surge to £25bn by 2035.
The report, produced by CBRE on behalf of Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government, analysed supply and demand for laboratory, office and manufacturing space within Scottish Enterprise’s geographical area, primarily in eastern, central and parts of southern Scotland. .
Source: Insider
Innovation unlocked by Scotland's aligned national ecosystem
Scotland combines world-class research and clinical excellence with international connectivity and access to a skilled workforce, often with strong talent retention levels which I believe is one of Scotland’s most underappreciated strengths, says Mark Hanna
Source: The Scotsman
Scottish Enterprise launches £35m Life Sciences drive
Scottish Enterprise is backing ambitious life sciences companies to succeed in Scotland, helping to improve the availability of affordable premises for high-growth businesses in the sector as they commercialise and expand. The new £35 million Life Sciences Accommodation Programme has been announced by Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, and will launch later this year.
Source: DIGIT NEWS
Archangels leverages £41m of investment in Scottish scale-ups in 2025
Edinburgh-based angel investment syndicate, Archangels, has leveraged £41.1 million of investment in Scottish scale-ups during 2025, in some of Scotland’s best early-stage tech and life science companies.
Source: Scottish Financial News
Midlothian Science Zone Business Forum visit Ingenza's new purpose-built facility
Midlothian Science Zone Business Forum guests gathered at the new location of Ingenza Ltd. The engineering biology company embarked on the development of this multi-million pound facility, on Pioneer - Edinburgh Technopole, to help drive ambitious growth plans.
Scottish Government launches life sciences strategy with £25bn ambition
The Scottish Government has launched a life sciences strategy in a bid to push the industry's value to £25 billion in the next decade.
Business minister Richard Lochhead announced "targeted" investment in the sector on Thursday which the Government has said will focus on economic growth, innovation and transform care.
Source: Business Insider