HEALTH &

LIFE SCIENCES

WHY GLASGOW CITY REGION?


5,800
Life science companies across UK

(Source: Visit Britain)

£4,060M
Total turnover of Scottish Life Sciences Sector in 2021

(Source: Scottish Government)

UK’s first 7-tesla MRI

The UK’s first high resolution 7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner in a clinical setting is hosted in the Imaging Centre of Excellence

20m PCR Tests

The Glasgow Lighthouse Lab played a vital role in identifying positive COVID-19 cases, analysing more than 20 million PCR tests from across the UK

1 Bn vaccines

Glasgow’s SGS Vitrology, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company has batch developed and tested over 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine for clinical trials

OUR HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES CLUSTER

Glasgow City Region has a thriving Health and Life Sciences cluster, attracting over £59m in private investment since 2020. Central to this cluster is the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (Western Europe’s largest critical care complex), the Precision Medicine Innovation Centre, and the Clinical Innovation Zone. Glasgow has emerged as a world-leading, business-friendly centre for precision medicine and imaging, significantly influenced by the University of Glasgow‘s contributions.

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Last Updated: Nov 2023