Life-sciences boost for Scotland

Backed by a £15 million of government cash, the three-year Scottish Academic Health Sciences Collaboration (SAHSC) will generate 250 jobs across a range of disciplines.

It will also create a world-leading platform for attracting research funds, promoting change in the NHS and driving economic development through high-value jobs and intellectual property.

With its focus on imaging, pharmacy, radiology and tissue banks, it combines the talents of health boards and medical schools in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

This will help make Scotland even more attractive for global pharmaceutical and biotech companies looking to take advantage of our world-class science base and expert clinical practice

Jack Perry

Head

Scottish Enterprise

Says Jack Perry, Head of Scottish Enterprise: "This will help make Scotland even more attractive for global pharmaceutical and biotech companies looking to take advantage of our world-class science base and expert clinical practice.

Winning multi-million-pound health-research funding is the name of the game, while at the same time ensuring greater industry collaboration at home and abroad.

At stake are the rewards for converting scientific research into real health benefits, including new drugs, treatments and clinical trials.

Says health secretary Nicola Sturgeon: "This opens up further opportunities for us to turn cutting-edge research into real health benefits.

"The funding will secure an outstanding research resource across Scotland. This ensures that the SAHSC is founded on a clinical research platform that is second to none.

And says the SAHSC’s Wendy Nganasurian: "This will provide patients with greater opportunities to become involved in clinical research, leading to enhanced levels of treatment and care".

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