Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is a major acute teaching hospital. With a 24-hour Accident and Emergency department, it provides a full range of acute medical and surgical services for patients from across Lothian, and specialist services for people from across the south east of Scotland and beyond.

• Acute medicine
• Cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery
• Gastroenterology, General surgery
• Maternity, gynaecology, and neonatal units
• Orthopaedic surgery
• Renal (kidney) medicine and dialysis
• Respiratory medicine, Sleep medicine
• Transplant surgery (kidney and liver transplant)
• Vascular surgery

Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences

An exciting new chapter began in the proud histories of the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) with the full opening of new, purpose-built facilities next to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

The stunning, world-class facilities will add to the innovation, teaching, healthcare and clinical capabilities already on BioQuarter, including paediatric clinical trials.

Also co-located within RHCYP:

• Department of Clinical Neurosciences (DCN)
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

Children’s A&E at Sciennes is now fully closed.

The Queen’s Medical Research Institute

A world-class clinical research facility, the Queen’s Medical Research Institute has four strategic centres addressing major disease challenges. A large proportion of academic clinicians based in QMRI are also consulting with and treating patients on a regular basis.

The Institute is home to:

• Centre for Cardiovascular Science
• Centre for Inflammation Research
• Centre for Regenerative Medicine
• MRC Centre for Reproductive Health

The Chancellor’s Building, University of Edinburgh Medical School

Home to the world-leading Edinburgh Medical School, the Chancellor’s Building offers lecture theatres, seminar rooms and a clinical skills centre, as well as library and computing facilities.

Centre for Regenerative Medicine

A research institute based at the University of Edinburgh. Scientists and clinicians study stem cells, disease and tissue repair to advance human health.

The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic

A charitable University of Edinburgh clinical research facility, delivering research and trials for people with neurodegenerative disease (e.g. MND, MS), as well as hosting NHS Lothian specialist clinics for these conditions.

Advance Care Research Centre (ACRC)

The ACRC enables a high-quality data-driven, personalised and affordable care that delivers independence, dignity and a high quality of life for people in later years, living in their own homes or in supported care environments.

• A multi-disciplinary research programme combining research across fields including medicine and other care professions, life sciences, engineering, informatics, data and social sciences
• Research and development are core to advancing our understanding and driving forward innovation and change to later life care
• The ACRC Academy is developing future leaders to respond to the challenges of an ageing population

Edinburgh Imaging

Edinburgh Imaging clinicians, researchers and scientists work together to advance health through excellence in imaging science. Thanks to continued investment, our world-class imaging facilities allow our skilled team to carry out cutting-edge collaborative research in four main themes; neuroimaging sciences, cardiothoracic imaging, reproductive/neonatal imaging and veterinary imaging.

• Hosting Scotland’s first PET-MR scanner, alongside three MR scanners and a PET-CT scanner
• Our cyclotron and radiochemistry suite allow us to produce radioisotopes for clinical and research use
• An image analysis suite enables efficient post-processing and assessment of imaging data
• We offer high-quality imaging and data management for local research projects to global clinical trials
• Winners of BMJ Imaging Team of the Year Award

Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility

Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility provides local clinical researchers with access to space, nursing input and scientific support to conduct high quality clinical research, focused on experimental medicine.

• 150 professional staff employed across three hospital sites in Edinburgh
• Highly-skilled GCP-trained staff able to support the delivery of both commercial and non-commercial clinical research
• Phase 1 MHRA accreditation at both adult and paediatric facilities – the first and one of only four non-commercial CRFs in the UK to have this accreditation standard
• Scientific, administrative and educational support embedded within a quality-assured patient-centred environment

NINE - Life Sciences Innovation Centre

Edinburgh BioQuarter boasts unique capabilities in health data, genetics, genomics and bioinformatics. The co-location at BioQuarter of the Usher Institute alongside the Administrative Data Research Centre (ADRC), HDR UK and IHDP has brought research to many areas of medicine including that of respiratory conditions, mental health, oncology, imaging and has been incorporated into cross-disciplinary projects across the campus and beyond.

• Edinburgh houses the largest bioinformatics hub in Europe
• Usher Institute hosts the Centre for Medical Informatics, which links with NHS Scotland

The BioCubes

The BioCubes form part of the commercial office and lab space at BioQuarter, with plans for future developments.

This flexible, modular office and lab space is currently occupied by:

• RoslinCT  – a new state-of-the-art ATMP manufacturing facility, designed for clinical and commercially approved cell and gene therapy products.
• Fios Genomics – new office space and facilities for delivering a wide range of bioinformatics services for drug discovery and development.
• Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC) – office space and facilities for a multi-disciplinary research collaboration focused on understanding, and improving, care for people in later life.

Health Data and Bioinformatics at BioQuarter

Edinburgh BioQuarter boasts unique capabilities in health data, genetics, genomics and bioinformatics. The co-location at BioQuarter of the Usher Institute alongside the Administrative Data Research Centre (ADRC), HDR UK and IHDP has brought research to many areas of medicine including that of respiratory conditions, mental health, oncology, imaging and has been incorporated into cross-disciplinary projects across the campus and beyond.

• Edinburgh houses the largest bioinformatics hub in Europe
• Usher Institute hosts the Centre for Medical Informatics, which links with NHS Scotland