Princess gives royal seal of approval to pioneering bio-medical facilities

Date: 28 May 2012
Source: Scottish Enterprise Media Centre

Official opening of Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine and bio-incubator facility, Nine, marks milestone in the growth of Edinburgh BioQuarter.

Research into conditions such as multiple sclerosis and heart and liver disease will benefit from £multi-million stem cell research and life sciences facilities opened today (Monday) by HRH, the Princess Royal.

The Princess Royal unveiled plaques at the £54 million Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) and £24 million bio-incubator facility, Nine, in Edinburgh.

The University of Edinburgh’s Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine will carry out cutting-edge stem cell research to help find therapies for patients with conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease, and heart and liver diseases.