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Welcome AddressEdinburgh’s contribution to Excellence in Innovation

across Europe

Jim McFarlane, Chief Executive

Scottish Enterprise, Edinburgh and Lothian



Welcome addressWelcome address

Jim McFarlaneJim McFarlane

Chief Executive, Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and LothianChief Executive, Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian

(SEEL(SEEL

Edinburgh!s Contribution to Excellence inEdinburgh!s Contribution to Excellence in

"nnovation"nnovation



#resentation $utline#resentation $utline

SEEL & Edinburgh Region Economy

Our Strategic Objectives Our Approach to Innovation:

- Industry Sector exampe !"icro & Opto Eectronics#

- In$rastructure & "ar%eting !Edinburgh Science

riange#

- Our Support $or 'ompanies !Ocean (o)er *eivery#



S%&'% et)or* #artnersS%&'% et)or* #artners

Edinburgh - Internationaisation

o$ Innovative companies

+ienna - Spin-outs $rom research

institutes

,amburg - raining (rogrammes

$or Entrepreneurs

+eneto - (re-seed $unding

'openhagen Spin outs $rom

Li$e Sciences and I'



SEEL + Edinburgh 'egion EconomSEEL + Edinburgh 'egion Econom



Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and LothianScottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian

./ Loca Enterprise 'ompanies

!LE's# )ithin Scottish Enterprise

One o$ the argest LE's in

Scottish Enterprise net)or%

(rincipa Economic deveopment

agency in Edinburgh and Lothians



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0ro)ing 1usinesses 2.3453/m

0oba 'onnections 2//4/5.m

S%is and Learning 2..4673m

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9ationa Responsibiity $or :

"icro & Opto Eectronics8inancia ServicesLi$e Sciences !part#



$vervie) of Edinburgh Cit 'egion Econom (3$vervie) of Edinburgh Cit 'egion Econom (3

(opuation .45m and $orecast to increase

ey sectors: $inancia services; i$e sciences; "OE;

tourism; higher education; chemicas; energy; texties

(er$orming more strongy that Scottish economy as a

)hoe; eg 0+A per head; rate o$ business start-ups;

economic participation; s%i eves



$vervie) of Edinburgh Cit 'egion Econom (-$vervie) of Edinburgh Cit 'egion Econom (-

.5< o$ Scotand=s (opuation

0enerates /.< o$ Scotand=s (roductivity !/77>#

37< o$ gro)th in number o$ $irms bet)een /777-/773

'ontributed amost /?;777 net ne) jobs in Scotand since /777 !3@<#

In /77>; >7< o$ *eoitte=s Scotand 8ast 57B )ere based inEdinburgh region; up $rom 3?< in /773

37< o$ Scotand Li$e Science activity !.55 companies#



Scottish Enterprise 4 Strategic $b5ectivesScottish Enterprise 4 Strategic $b5ectives



& Smart, Successful Scotland& Smart, Successful Scotland

Stimuate a strong Scottish economy through:-

6ro)ing 2usinesses

a%ing $or)ard entrepreneuria dynamism and research &

deveopment to deliver innovative companies gro)ing in scale4

6lobal Connections

a%ing $or)ard aspects o$ physica and eectronic in$rastructure;

together )ith buiding the goba connections o$ Scottish businesses

to create )orld class locations, part of Europe and connected tothe global econom4

Learning and S*ills

7eveloping s*ills to ma*e best use of our human capital and

to prepare for tomorro)!s labour mar*et4



$ur &pproach %o "nnovation$ur &pproach %o "nnovation



Micro + $pto Electronics Cluster Micro + $pto Electronics Cluster Scotand has an open innovation system

“An open innovation system is the set of

Interrelated organisations joined together by

the opportunities and incentives that exist to bring something new and better to the market.”

Science + "nnovation "nvestment Frame)or* -..84-.38 :

Annex A he Economic 'ase $or Investment in Science and Research

Innovative companies utiise the system



Micro + $pto Cluster 2ac*ground (Micro + $pto Cluster 2ac*ground (-..:0-..8 data-..:0-..8 data

Organisations People

ota 'uster /7 /3;565By Primary Company Activity

*esign ?3 @;@.

"anu$acturing >? ./;.?@

Suppy ..3 >;6/

2.4 biion 0ross +aue Added to the Scottish Economy

Scottish Enterprise Strategic "ar%et 8ocus- Automotive; 'omms; *e$ence & Security; "edica

echnoogy; and Rene)abes



Strategic 7irection 4 %he Mar*etsStrategic 7irection 4 %he Mar*ets Automotive

'omms

"edica

Rene)abes

Security & *e$ence



Strategic 7irection 4 %he %echnologiesStrategic 7irection 4 %he %echnologies Semiconductors !organic and inorganic#

"!O#E"S & "icro-technoogy

*ispays

Lasers

Imaging and Sensing

Recon$igurabe 'omputing

*igita & Anaogue *esign Optica 'ommunications & In$ormation ,anding

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<ision<ision

“To grow competitive and sustainable industries

utilising microelectronics and optoelectronics

technologies based on innovation which enhance

and exploit the research design and developmentcapabilities of businesses research institutes and

universities in !cotland.”



et)or*set)or*s ScotandIS

- so$t)are; interactive media and internet industries

Eectronics Scotand- design through to manu$acture

9ationa "icroeectronics Institute- F=s microeectronics industry

Scottish Optoeectronics Association- %no)edge; manu$acture and appication o$ Optoeectronics

Scottish Semiconductor Suppier 8orum- deveop the suppier in$rastructure

GE"I F- manu$acturers and suppiers o$ eHuipment; materias and

services $or Semiconductor production



'SE Enterprise Fello)ships'SE Enterprise Fello)ships

"icro and Opto Eectronics echnoogies have supported $eo)shipssince .66

In "icroeectronics 3 $eo)ships have created start up companies- 'ritica 1ue

- Ice Robotics- 'enteo

In Optoeectronics ? $eo)ships have created start up companiesincuding- "icroemissive *ispays- (hotonics "aterias

- Intense- 'onjunct 'urrent port$oio o$ $eo)ships incude / in Optoeectronics and . in

"icroeectronics- 8urther start up company expected to be $ormed in Autumn /775



"nfrastructure and Mar*eting"nfrastructure and Mar*eting

(Edinburgh Science %riangle(Edinburgh Science %riangle



.4 Aba 'ampus

/4 ,eriot Catt Research (ar%

34 Edinburgh echnopoe

>4 1iomcampus

54 (entands Science (ar%

@4 Rosin 1io 'entre

4 'entre $or 1iomedica Research



Science ExcellenceScience Excellence

Fniversity o$ Edinburgh ran%ed as one o$ Europe=s top .7

'ombined research turnover $or region=s institutions over

2/77 miion per annum

1readth o$ expertise- "edicine and Li$e Sciences

- "icroeectronics; Optoeectronics; 'ommunications echnoogies

- In$ormatics

- 'hemica Engineering

- Energy



Centre for 2iomedical 'esearch 4 #ro5ect $b5ectivesCentre for 2iomedical 'esearch 4 #ro5ect $b5ectives

,ep to position Edinburgh as one o$ the )ord=s top ten centres

$or biomedica investment

- Cith 1ioSHuare !1oston#; "ission 1ay !San 8rancisco#; 1iopois!Singapore#; obe !Gapan#

Attract )ord-cass i$e science companies; act as a magnet to

attract & retain the best scientists; cinicians and researchers

Support a step-change in commerciaisation per$ormance

- Support the deveopment o$ ideas $rom research ab to mar%et

readiness

Support gro)th o$ existing companies; attract ne) ones

'reate over @777 high-vaue jobs

0*( bene$it o$ over 2>77m pa by /7.3



Edinburgh!s Centre for 2iomedical 'esearchEdinburgh!s Centre for 2iomedical 'esearch



C2'> ?e ComponentsC2'> ?e Components

A J.bn pubicKprivate investment

- Over J @77m aready invested

0oba ocation $or bioscience research; education and

heathcare

'entre $or coaborative projects

'ore components

- 9e) ?7 bed teaching hospita

- Fniversity o$ Edinburgh Research Institutes and "edica

Schoo

- 8exibe muti-user space : incubator and muti-occupancy

- Sites $or singe-user investment

- Over 57;777m/ o$ academic research space

- ?7;777m/ o$ commercia space



SEEL Support for CompaniesSEEL Support for Companies

($cean #o)er 7eliver($cean #o)er 7eliver



Welcome addressWelcome address

Jim McFarlaneJim McFarlane

Chief Executive, Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and LothianChief Executive, Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian

(SEEL(SEEL

Edinburgh!s Contribution to Excellence inEdinburgh!s Contribution to Excellence in"nnovation"nnovation

jim mcfarlane

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