Academia

University of Edinburgh makes £1.2 million investment

Edinburgh, Scotland; Thursday 24th April 2014: The University of Edinburgh has made a £1.2 million investment in some of the world’s most advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Mass Spectroscopy instrumentation to further consolidate its position as a ‘centre of excellence’ for its acclaimed research in cutting-edge molecular science.

University of Edinburgh Invests in New VC Fund for Early Stage Life Science Companies.

The University of Edinburgh is to invest in a venture capital fund focusing on early stage life sciences companies. The new fund, which will be managed by US-based Rock Spring Ventures, will engage closely with the University’s company formation teams at Edinburgh Research and Innovation and Edinburgh BioQuarter. Spin-out and start-up companies from the University’s research labs will make up a substantial proportion of the fund’s deal-flow.