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Inverness Campus | A place to inspire

Inverness Campus, developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, is a once in a lifetime opportunity - a landmark project for the Highlands and Islands which will bring benefits across the region. Building on the success of adjacent Life Science facilities, the Campus will allow a number of key business, research and education organisations to work together to form an innovative environment with world-class, pioneering facilities. It will be an outstanding example of shared resource, fostering a spirit of collaboration, which will be the key to its success.

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The Inverness Campus is a Life Science focused development of national importance in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

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The development of the Campus is already underway with fully serviced plots available from summer 2013. In total the site extends to 215 acres and the Campus will offer an outstanding environment for businesses, research and academic organisations to locate.

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Inverness has a strong track record in life sciences. The area has a highly collaborative research community. The Campus will build on the strengths of the area – Johnson & Johnson, the Centre for Health Science and Raigmore Hospital are adjacent.

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The Campus will include a base for the new University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) as well as other academic partners and National Health Service (NHS)

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Linkages with business are at the heart of the approach and the Campus will contain different types of business space with several plots allocated for larger new investors.

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Inverness Campus has been recognised by Scottish Government as an important future centre for the Life Science industry by the award of Enterprise Area status.

Inverness Campus | A place to inspire

The Life Science Sector in the Highlands and Islands • Sector Strengths. Inverness is already a significant life science centre and Inverness Campus will further build on this activity. Its particular local strengths are in digital health and diabetes.

• Digital Health. Healthcare professionals in the Highlands and Islands have been involved in digital health for many years – it has been the best route for the provision of healthcare in a distributed healthcare model. This has forged unusually strong links between primary; secondary and social care provision.

• Diabetes. There are live opportunities for investors to work with the UHI Department of Diabetes and Cardiovascular science. The Department has been developed in response to the position of Johnson & Johnson’s LifeScan Scotland as a leading diabetes company with significant diabetes research and development as well as manufacturing capability

• Other areas. In addition, the partners in Inverness Campus are involved in research and operational areas including rural health, animal health, cardiovascular health, lipidomics and zoonosis.

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Track Record. Inverness Campus offers the opportunity to support the next phase of growth for the Inverness Life Science community. The community already boasts the activity of the adjacent Raigmore Hospital; University of the Highlands and Islands; the University of Stirling; the University of Aberdeen; the Centre for Health Science; Digital Design Studio (Glasgow School of Art); and numerous companies including LifeScan Scotland, the most significant medical devices employer in Scotland and a world centre in diabetes research.

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Sector Critical Mass. The Life Science community is also a base for companies supporting Life Science in the Highlands and Islands – a supply chain of activity from R&D through to commercialisation. Support activities in the area include trials design, trials management, statistical modelling, informatics, diagnostics, analysis and clinician training.

Collaboration. The strength of the opportunity lies in the collaborative links that are already in place between the NHS, a number of Universities, other organisations and the commercial sector. At the centre of this activity is the Centre for Health Science (adjacent to the Campus) which has helped drive collaborative projects – and works on business opportunities / projects on behalf of co-located organisations.

This level of collaboration is perhaps unusual but is evidenced by the combined presence of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), and the Universities of Stirling, Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow, Glasgow School of Art and the new Scotland’s Rural College in a single location. Inverness is a relatively new centre for such research and as a result there is an energy, enthusiasm and opportunity to influence and catch a research community on the rise.

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Skills. The workforce in the Highlands can demonstrate greater skill levels and staff working in higher level occupations than the national average and yet salaries are highly competitive when compared to the average for Scotland. In addition, educational attainment from schools in the Highlands is better than for Scotland as a whole.

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People and population. Inverness has one of the greatest concentrations of people working in commercial medical activities of any UK Local Authority. Inverness has access to a working age population of almost 100,000 within a 45 minute drive. The area is also fast growing – for instance the Highland Local Authority area population is growing almost twice as fast as Scotland as a whole.

• Career development. The critical mass of Life Science activity from discovery to healthcare provides a range of career opportunities in a fantastic living environment.

There is the opportunity to collaborate on skills development with universities, colleges and other employers. All of this can be crucial in attracting staff with critical skills.

• One hour from major UK cities. Inverness is at the centre of the Highlands and Islands economy and has good rail and road links throughout Scotland. Inverness Airport provides links to major UK centres as well as Amsterdam with the associated onward international connections.

The result is that Inverness is little more than an hour from London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Belfast and other UK centres. A huge range of international destinations are available through the Schiphol connection.

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Knowledge, research and insight. Inverness Campus represents a tremendous opportunity for companies to collaborate with clinicians and university research and to establish a presence in a high quality business environment. The presence of Universities, Colleges, the NHS, medical teaching bodies, clinical trials, regulatory, informatics and statistical support organisations in the local community offers opportunities as an ideal base for a wide range of Life Science activity from research trials through to manufacturing.

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The Offer from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) HIE is the development agency for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The organisation is dedicated to supporting a vibrant economy and strong communities.

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Establishing. Every aspect of a potential investment project can be undertaken alongside HIE. HIE can allocate a team to provide initial information; detailed location analysis; help close the deal; and then support project implementation. Support for research, property, finance, recruitment, planning, advice and staff can all be provided by HIE.

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Growing. Support continues once the investment is in place. HIE offers account management for all fast growth businesses with long term support to help with issues such as exporting, skills development, building a supply chain, undertaking research, interface with other public bodies, and raising finance. The services required are driven by the needs of the business.

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Collaborating and Networking. It is often business networks that generate future opportunities. The critical mass of Life Science activity in the Highlands and Islands and the opportunity to be at the centre of a relatively new and fast growing research environment can provide a large number of opportunities to collaborate. HIE staff working with organisations such as the Centre for Health Science can facilitate collaborative opportunities for your business. A business located on Inverness Campus will benefit from being in the heart of such collaborative organisations.

If you would like to find out more about locating at Inverness Campus, one of our team would be happy to discuss this further.

Contact: Ruaraidh MacNeil, Director Inverness Campus, Highlands and Islands Enterprise Inverness, Scotland IV2 7GF Tel: +44 (0)1463 244253 e: inverness.campus@hient.co.uk For more information visit

www.invernesscampus.co.uk

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