Life Sciences (LS)

Aberdeen has a growing reputation as one of the world's leading technology locations with a highly skilled workforce, thriving technology Researcher in a laboratory.parks and access to excellent business development support from organisations such as Aberdeen City Council and  Scottish Enterprise. 

As a world class research base – one of the best established in the UK – Aberdeen has particular strengths in life sciences, food and environmental biotechnology and is rated as one of the top three UK cities in terms of knowledge-based businesses.

As a result Aberdeen can offer:

  • excellent dedicated facilities including incubator units
  • attractive licensing, partnering and investment opportunities
  • a world renowned academic and research base
  • a strong track record in collaboration and commercialisation
  • more life scientists per head of population than anywhere in the UK

The city has ranked the UK's most competitive city after London and also recognised as one of the most prosperous locations in the UK.  Aberdeen is the only part of the UK to have consistently outperformed the growth of the global economy over a period of 20 years and is an ideas-driven environment, one that fosters innovation, one with a thriving corporate base.