Edinburgh BioQuarter

Edinburgh's £1Bn Health Innovation District. Home to pioneering innovation and research @EdinburghUni @scotent @Edinburgh_CC & @nhs_lothian acute hospitals.

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Transformation of #BioQuarter in to #Edinburgh's Health Innovation District, a new vibrant mixed-use neighbourhood, will accelerate solutions to global #health challenges in a place already leading in development of cutting edge therapies and technologies https://t.co/Exxiz5MXj4

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We’re now on Instagram!

Follow us for the latest updates on innovation, research breakthroughs, partnerships and opportunities shaping the future of health, medicine and life sciences 👉
https://t.co/Yc5zDnyyxY

See you there 🧬

#EdinburghBioQuarter #LifeSciences

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🔬 For #BritishScienceWeek, our Community Impact team & volunteers delivered hands-on genetics workshops to 80 S2 pupils across 6 classes.

A great chance to inspire young minds to explore science and health research. 🧬

#BioQuarter #CommunityImpact

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🫶 This month’s charity collection at the NINE is supporting Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland - who
help people across Scotland live well after chest, heart and stroke conditions.

Donations, including clothes, shoes, books, board games, sports gear, DVDs & CDs are welcome!

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Today on #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating the incredible women in STEM across #EdinburghBioQuarter.

From labs and lecture theatres to clinics and wards, these women lead research, deliver care and drive innovation that improves lives.

@EdinUni_IRR @lifearc1 @RoslinCT

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🧠 The International Brain Health Conference is coming to Edinburgh

📆 18-19 May
📍 Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa, Edinburgh

Join researchers and clinicians exploring breakthroughs in neurodegenerative disease and dementia prevention.

Register today - https://t.co/nS2lqgL3RH

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A new blood-based test from @EdinburghUni researchers could improve how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is diagnosed, helping distinguish causes of gut inflammation earlier and with fewer invasive tests. 🧪

🔗 https://t.co/dcBm4MGWCf

#EdinburghBioQuarter #InflammationResearch

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📣 Our HPV vaccination awareness workshops are back!

We've already reached 200+ pupils at Holy Rood RC High School with @NHSLothian and BioQuarter volunteers.

Read about last year's workshop here:
https://t.co/oKN013i1YL

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Researchers at @EdinburghUni with @UofGlasgow have shown a new PET radiotracer (LW223) is safe in humans.

It could help visualise inflammation across heart & brain conditions—unlocking better diagnosis and monitoring. 🔬

🔗 https://t.co/ceXXlip53x

#EdinburghBioQuarter

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#ScienceBuddies returns to BioQuarter👩‍🔬

Staff & students will buddy up with local primary classes to deliver hands-on STEM experience and build science confidence.

📹 Check out the video below to see how last year's programme made an impact.

#EdinburghBioQuarter #STEMEducation

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Recap of 2025 at Edinburgh BioQuarter:
✅ @WHO Director-General visit & Usher Building opening
✅ Summer Internships for local pupils
✅ Global Investment Summit meeting
✅366 pupils reached via community programmes

Thanks to our BioQuarter community for making it all possible👏

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One more sleep! Merry Christmas from Edinburgh BioQuarter 🎄

Thank you to our campus community -researchers, clinicians, students & partners -who make collaboration and life-changing work happen every day.

Wishing you a peaceful, joyful holiday ✨
#BioQuarter #MerryChristmas

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The first total-body PET Scanner in Scotland, based at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, offers 40x greater sensitivity, faster scans and lower radiation.

🎥 Hear more about the technology from Professor Dave Newby

Footage courtesy of @cmvm_research

#MedicalInnovation

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Yesterday at NINE, the team donned their best festive get-ups for #ChristmasJumperDay in support of @savechildrenuk! 🎄

Thanks to everyone who took part 💛

Donations welcome at reception or via the link below.
https://t.co/vYbCx7fOwt

#EdinburghBioQuarter

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New research from @EdiUni_CIR has found that low oxygen levels can leave patients recovering from respiratory conditions with longer-term infection risk.

🔗 Read more about the groundbreaking study here: https://t.co/b1UrOvlkaV

#BioQuarter #RespiratoryHealth

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Earlier this winter, the @UKDRI welcomed @IanMurrayMP to see research here translating into clinical care.

He met nurses, researchers & trial teams using AI and data-led approaches to advance dementia diagnosis and treatment.

Visits like this shine a light on campus innovation

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Dr Thomas Williams' research on RSV is shaping real-world impact for babies.

📌 Published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
📌 Cited by WHO
📌 Used in UK vaccine campaigns

Discover more of the life-changing research happening at BioQuarter here - https://t.co/gptgAjK5A3

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A £2m @EdinburghUni project is developing a portable brainwave tool to detect childhood epilepsy sooner – including severe forms like infantile spasms.

Developed here at Edinburgh BioQuarter, where research drives real-world impact.
🔗 https://t.co/1NvpTQTXS5

#HealthInnovation

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📣 Big news for biotech!

University of Edinburgh spinout Trogenix has raised £70M Series A funding to advance its precision cancer immunotherapies - including a lead programme for glioblastoma.

A major step for innovation and hope in cancer care.
🔗https://t.co/aP0oSOoEcj

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🍂 Take a break, stretch your legs & explore Little France Park!

Join our next Autumn Nature Walk with @greenspacetrust on Tues 14 Oct, 12:30pm.
📍 @EdinUni_IRR North entrance
🌿 Theme: Foraging
⏱️ ~1 hour

Open to all based at #BioQuarter!
#SustainableTravel #Wellbeing

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Meet Prof Colin Duncan, whose research at IRR is tackling PCOS by boosting post-meal energy burn – with promising early results. 🔬💥

He’s also shaping Scottish Government guidelines for ovulation induction in PCOS & NHS patient resources.

#PCOSAwareness #BioQuarterVoices