Health city rises at Edinburgh's BioQuarter
January 19 2024
A health city at Edinburgh's BioQuarter has added a new feather to its bow with the completion of a £110m medical facility.
The Institute for Regenerative Repair (IRR) South for the University of Edinburgh will be called home by over 500 scientists engaged in developing new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, lung cancer and women’s health issues.
Cutting edge research into inflammation, reproductive health and regenerative medicine, as well as a dedicated pandemic science hub, will be conducted behind its glass facade to obtain a better understanding of the shared biological processes behind these conditions. Open-plan laboratories will facilitate 'chemistry to medicine' research to fast-track findings into new treatments.
Professor Stuart Forbes, director of the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Regeneration and Repair said, “IRR South is designed to allow modern science to flourish by fostering collaboration across different disciplines and providing space for cutting edge research technologies. This new facility will encourage joined-up working and help scientists develop treatments to benefit health more rapidly.”
Built over six years by Balfour Beatty and Stantec the IRR has been funded by the Medical Research Council and UK Research Partnership Investment Fund.
500 scientists will be based at the institute
The institute will focus on stem cell research to glean a better understanding of ageing and healing
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500 scientists to be located in this building -- who pays their wages?
And why are they located in Auld Reekie and not Livingston or Cumbernauld?
Would look good on an office park in a New Town.
File under filler / phoned in filler.
Small wins -- you have to take them when you can.
The blurb about the new facility would appear to be a word salad of current corporate PR techno babble.
When the end product hits the shelves in Boots then we can judge the success of the investment.
At the moment it is hard to look beyond the middle class welfare angle specifically for those that want to look good in a lab coat.
Dolly is just so last century.