Drug discovery key facts

The universities of Dundee and St Andrews are ranked among the top 10 best international academic institutions for scientists to work in

(Source : The Scientist)

Edinburgh BioQuarter, a landmark £600 million life sciences facility, makes Scotland one of the world’s top ten centres for biomedical commercialisation

Scotland is raising its profile in life sciences research − the University of Dundee produces more life sciences citations than Cambridge and Oxford, and is one of the leading scientific workplaces in the world

(Source : The Scientist)

Aquapharm Biodiscovery Ltd has signed a research agreement with the University of Dundee to help it develop new drugs based on marine products that may help in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease

BigDNA, located at the Roslin Biocentre in Edinburgh, has been granted a key patent in Japan which covers its vaccine against hepatitis B

A total of 264 organisations in Scotland are engaged in developing human healthcare products and services

A total of 115 companies work in drug discovery and development in Scotland

Division of Pathway Medicine based at the University of Edinburgh is a pioneering research centre exploring the mechanisms of human disease at molecular level

Scotland is home to a growing cluster of over 140 medical technology companies – including Aircraft Medical, IDMOS, Touch Bionics, Axis-Shield, LifeScan Scotland, Barco, Vascutek

(Source : Life Sciences Scotland Jan 2012)

70 percent of life sciences companies based in Scotland focus on human healthcare, including drug discovery and development, therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and contract research services