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ANIMAL HEALTH
IN SCOTLAND
PRÉSENTATION RFSA – 07/03/2019
MARIE-ANNE OMNES
SCOTTISH DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL
HIGHLAND COW ON THE COASTAL ROAD BETWEEN APPLECROSS AND SHIELDAIG
Economic development agency for Scotland – 30 offices across the globe – Paris office with 8 people
SCOTLAND IN A GLIMPSE
LIFE SCIENCES IN SCOTLAND
37,000 people, 700 organisations
ANIMAL BIOSCIENCE, AQUACULTURE AND
AGRITECH
• Scotland has the largest cluster of animal bioscience/aquaculture
researchers in Europe, with over 1,000 active researchers.
• Scotland is renowned for its veterinary science expertise, with its
two veterinary colleagues ranked 1st and 2nd in the UK. Almost a
third of the UK’s veterinary graduates are trained in Scotland
each year.
• The UK’s largest grouping of human and veterinary virologists is
located at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus
Research.
• The James Hutton Institute is leading the world in plant science
research, central to facing global challenges of food security and
climate change.
• 2nd largest producer of farmed salmon in Europe
• European Centre for Marine Biotechnology- the 1ST UK
business incubator for marine start-ups
EASTER BUSH RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (EBRC)
600 scientists from The RoslinInstitute, the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the MoredunResearch Institute work through the EBRC to streamline research on animal diseases and its implications for human health.
SUPPORT AVAILABLE
• Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC)
• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
• Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)
• Roslin Innovation Centre funding opportunities
WORKING WITH SCOTLAND
• University Technology
• Moredun Research Institute directory
• Life Sciences Scotland directory
• EPIC
• Innovate UK THE KELPIES AT THE HELIX
THANK YOU