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

marie-anne.omnes@scotent.co.uk

THANK YOU