Log in
Email Address
Password
Forgot your password?
Not Registered?

Featured Tenants

 cfai

The Centre for Advanced Instrumentation at the NETPark Research Institute collaborates with observatories world-wide in the construction, commissioning and exploitation of innovative hi-tech instruments for optical and infrared astronomy. Key research areas are advanced spectroscopy, adaptive optics, applied optics, low light level detectors and precision engineering/metrology.

Click here to learn more about Centre for Advanced Instrumentation

Featured Opportunity
Provision of value innovation specialist support to SME members of NETPark Net

The aim of this contract is to provide individual and tailored support to members of NETPark Net.  This service is expected to be focused on unlocking innovation within the existing operations of the companies and using this discovered potential to increase turnover and profitability, and create jobs.  For further information click here

The deadline is 11th July 2008

Polls



CDEP logo

cddc   eu

£10m life science centre planned
Bookmark and Share Add This     email Email a Friend    print Printable version

£10m life science centre planned

2008-04-21
Newsfeed

The First Minister has announced that a new £10m life sciences institute is to be created in Scotland.

The First Minister has announced that a new £10m life sciences institute is to be created in Scotland.

The centre will be situated at Dundee University under the direction of leading scientist Sir Phillip Cohen.

Alex Salmond said the new centre will add to Scotland's existing research capability and enhance work taking place across the country in the life sciences sector.

He added: "It is a contribution that I believe will bring significant benefits to Dundee, and to Scotland, with our £1bn life science sector."

The Scottish Institute for Cell Signalling will look into an area of life sciences which deals with how cells behave and communicate. Research could help treat diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

Sir Phillip said: "Cell signalling is one of the largest branches of the life sciences and an area of great importance to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

"Dundee is recognised as a world leader in this field and the new institute will not only reinforce its position but also enable it to develop new strengths in emerging areas of cell signalling that will furnish the major drug targets of the future."

Copyright © The Press Association 2008


Add Comment | View All Comments (0)


Related Links