Scotland pins health hopes on private-public partnership

May 11, 2015 •

BioCity Scotland announces plans to unite universities, the NHS, investors, pharmaceutical firms and others under one innovation hub.

Life sciences support organisation BioCity Scotland has announced plans for a new innovation hub which will bring together players from across the biotech spectrum.

BioCity Scotland will be joined by Scottish universities, the National Health Service, innovation centres, pharmaceutical firms, big data companies, and investors with the aim of collaborating with each other on launching more spin-out and startup companies in Scotland.

Announced partners so far include St Andrews University, pharmaceutical Johnson & Johnson, university-backed venture firm Epidarex Capital, and…

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