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Usher Building at Edinburgh Bioquarter
7 June 2022
Lord Provost marks Usher building milestone at topping out celebration: Left to right – Aziz Sheikh, Lord Provost Robert Aldridge, Jonathan Seckl:
Lord Provost marks Usher building milestone at topping out celebration
Construction of a world-class research and teaching facility at Edinburgh BioQuarter has reached its highest point.
Due to open in 2024, the new Usher building will accelerate data-driven innovation within the health and care sector.
The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Councillor Robert Aldridge, joined representatives from across the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh BioQuarter, alongside principal contractor McLaughlin & Harvey, to celebrate the topping out of the building.
The Usher Institute is part of the Data-Driven Innovation initiative and is supported by £48.5million from the UK Government and £0.7million from the Scottish Government through the £1.4 billion Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal – a 15 year investment programme jointly funded by both governments and regional partners.
The new building will join a growing health innovation ecosystem across the Edinburgh and South East Scotland region.
Once open, it will bring together over 900 researchers, health and care providers, and industry partners focused on transforming the delivery of health and social care.
L-R Aziz Sheikh, Lord Provost Robert Aldridge, Jonathan Seckl:
Building on existing expertise and interdisciplinary research within the Usher Institute, the project will accelerate new public, private and third sector partnerships to discover, develop and deploy data-driven solutions to address the most pressing issues in health and social care.
Development of the building will also bring additional benefits to the local community, with a dedicated open space for community connections, support and inspiration for STEM and innovation life-long learning and employment and by being a good neighbour.
Lord Provost Robert Aldridge said: “It’s fantastic that the next milestone has been reached on what will be a world class research and teaching facility in the region. The Usher Institute was and continues to be central to Scotland’s understanding of, and response to, COVID-19. The importance of using data science to improve and save lives has never been more obvious and I very much look forward to the work that will be undertaken in the finished Usher building. The Usher Institute enhances Scotland’s world-leading health data assets and is central to our future ambitions for developing an international network of healthcare innovation at Edinburgh BioQuarter to understand and advance global health.”
Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh, Director, Usher Institute said: “Collaboration is at the core of our data-driven vision for the new building, bringing together outstanding academic and clinical expertise within the Usher Institute, alongside companies and health and social care providers. Working together, we hope to find solutions to some of the biggest health challenges facing our country, delivering better health and care for those in the region and across Scotland.”
Anna Stamp, Interim Programme Director, Edinburgh BioQuarter said:“The Usher Institute will deliver unrivalled health and social care data opportunities, and is designed to reflect the collaborative nature of the institute and our community of world-leading health and life sciences innovators.
“This groundbreaking development will support the wider ambitions to make Edinburgh the data capital of Europe, and supports our vision to create a Health Innovation District that will ensure Edinburgh is a leading global destination for pioneering health innovation and enterprise. Delivering many benefits for people and patients, locally, nationally and internationally.”
L-R Lord Provost, Aziz Sheikh, Jonathan Seckl:
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Edinburgh BioQuarter’s £24 million bio-incubator and multi-occupancy building, known as Nine, has secured its first tenant – Edinburgh-based life sciences company, Fios Genomics.
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