New Life Sciences Facility Opens In Glasgow
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The European headquarters of life sciences firm ReproCELL have officially opened in Glasgow this month.
Glasgow Live reported on the launch of the new facility, which will generate 15 new jobs, as well as safeguarding three others, in the areas of stem cell reprogramming and 3D cell culture.
Speaking at the opening of the new facility, first minister Nicola Sturgeon said that this move by ReproCELL demonstrates confidence in Scotland’s life sciences sector.
She described the £630,000 investment by the firm as “another vote of confidence in Scotland as a country that has the talent, the facilities and the expertise to thrive in an increasingly global and technology-driven economy”.
In addition to the money that ReproCELL has ploughed into its new facility, Scottish Enterprise provided a further £150,000 of support.
Scotland is focusing on accelerating the growth of its life sciences sector, with the nation launching its Life Sciences Strategy for Scotland 2025 Vision earlier this year.
Within this document, the government sets out its aim of growing the life sciences sector in the country to £8 billion by 2025. Although this is an ambitious target, the government is hopeful it can succeed based on the strong growth the industry has experienced since 2010.
In the past three years, approximately £300 million has been invested in the sector by a range of companies including GSK, Piramal Healthcare and Quotient.
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