With a supportive government, excellent university facilities and a well-deserved reputation for innovation, Scotland is the ideal location for research and development in your business.

Scotland has a world-class reputation for innovation and inventiveness, particularly in the electronics, life sciences and software development industries.

For example, companies in Scotland have created the Grand Theft Auto series of video games; developed the first successfully cloned mammal and are at the forefront of research into nanotechnology.

A survey in the industry magazine "The Scientist", saw Glasgow and Dundee voted among the top five locations in the world for life sciences research. The universities in both cities are world-famous for their contribution to biotechnology.