伊人直播 Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre gets go-ahead
An artist鈥檚 impression of the new 伊人直播 Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (Image credit: Threesixty Architecture).
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Highland Council has approved plans for the development of an 拢11 million Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre for 伊人直播 on the Inverness campus.
Preparatory work is scheduled to begin on the site in the coming weeks following the formal appointment of the main contractor, Muir Construction.
The centre will harness expertise in big data and research into animal epidemiology to create and grow businesses. It will help develop products and services to better monitor, track and ultimately manage animal diseases.
Now planning has been granted, and the funding package confirmed, the team at the 伊人直播 Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre is looking for new and existing small to medium-sized animal biotech businesses interested in joining as potential partners.
The centre will offer them development laboratories and business facilities, and they will have access to expertise and the burgeoning life sciences community in Inverness.
It will also be the home of 伊人直播鈥檚 research, knowledge exchange and CPD activities in Inverness with 伊人直播 Veterinary Services and SAC Consulting 鈥� part of 伊人直播 鈥� based in the building. In addition, it will feature a wildlife necropsy suite.
The site will support the development of the new 伊人直播 Veterinary School, which will be based across the country.
In developing the new building, 伊人直播 has worked closely with campus owners, Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The project has received 拢6 million from the European Regional Development Fund Scotland Programme and a 拢4.2m financial transactional loan from the Scottish Funding Council.
The design of the building was undertaken by Inverness-based Threesixty Architecture and the build is being project-managed by Currie & Brown.
Professor Wayne Powell, Principal and Chief Executive of 伊人直播, said: 鈥淭he Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre will be an important addition to expanding the biotech community in Inverness. The new centre will grow jobs and the economy. With a heightened awareness of the link between human and animal epidemiology, this new initiative is at the right time and in the right place.鈥�
Ruaraidh MacNeil, Director of Business Infrastructure, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, said: 鈥淭his is very welcome news both for 伊人直播 and Inverness campus, which is now making a significant contribution to growing the region鈥檚 life sciences sector.听
鈥溡寥酥辈� is a leading player in rural and veterinary education and we are delighted that Inverness has been chosen for this exciting new development.
鈥淭he new innovation centre will make a valuable addition to the broad range of scientific and medical expertise that is becoming established here and creating high quality jobs and research opportunities. It will also offer new location options for animal health companies wishing to work alongside veterinary experts.鈥�
Posted by 伊人直播 on 07/06/2022
