Man made water feature on Inverness Campus

About Inverness Campus

With its ethos of encouraging collaboration at the root of every development across the Campus, it has quickly become a sought-after location for business

Helping businesses, researchers and academic institutions connect and grow

A world-class location

Inverness Campus is a world-class location for those operating in the life sciences and technology sectors, based in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and opened in 2015, its growth has been remarkable attracting innovate businesses, academics and researchers to make this their home. 

Scotland has a long history of innovation in healthcare. For example, did you know that penicillin, insulin to treat diabetes and anaesthesia for childbirth were all pioneered here? Scots were also responsible for some of the world’s greatest engineering and technological feats including the television, the steam engine, the telephone and the cash machine.

And the innovation continues here at Inverness Campus today, read on to find out more. 

Sharing knowledge and expertise

The Campus ethos echoes our great history by bringing together world-leading businesses, academics and researchers, all working together in a collaborative environment. It’s the ideal location for those passionate about advances in healthcare, animal health, active health and medical diagnostics.   

The Campus also provides a home for key research and education departments of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI). It's also a base for other academic organisations such as Scotland's Rural College. 

 

Key Facts

There's a lot going on in and around Inverness Campus. As well as being the ideal place for innovative businesses and researchers to collaborate, we're also located alongside all of this:

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Take a trip around our interactive map to find out more about who's already based at the Campus, and what development opportunities are currently available.

We've also included information on the projects currently underway including a new life sciences innovation centre.

A PLACE TO COLLABORATE

The Campus has a thriving community where business, research, academia and health come together to work collaboratively, share knowledge and inspire each other.

Opportunities to collaborate

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UHI INVERNESS

UHI Inverness  - this striking building opened in August 2015 with very positive feedback from students, staff and visitors. It is a place to work and study for over 350 staff and 6500 students.

The largest partner in the University of the Highlands and Islands, this unique institution offers both further and higher education, a growing research capacity and progression routes which mean a person start doing their Highers but leave with a PhD.

 

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DEVELOPMENT PLOT - POTENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES

This pivotal site is earmarked for a development that will be open to the general public, as well as those located on the Campus. 

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Plot for sale

Immediately adjacent to the new NHS Highland National Treatment Centre. This plot  is within the Inverness and Cromarty Green Freeport tax site.

4

National Treatment Centre (Highland)

Plots 4 and 5 make up the site for the new National Treatment Centre (Highland), or NTC, which is being developed by NHS Highland.  This innovative state of the art facility focuses on ophthalmology and orthopaedics specialisms. www.ntc.org.uk 

Clinicians from the NTC will work closely with researchers based the Life Science Innovation Centre at plot 15 on the Campus. This building will be a base for the University of the Highlands and Islands' school of health, as well as incubator units for businesses based in the life science sector.  

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National Treatment Centre (Highland)

Plots 4 and 5 make up the site for the new National Treatment Centre (Highland),  NTC, which is being developed by NHS Highland. This innovative state of the art facility focuses on ophthalmology and orthopaedic specialisms. www.ntc.org.uk 

Clinicians from the NTC will work closely with researchers based the Life Science Innovation Centre at plot 15 on the Campus. This building will be a base for the University of the Highlands and Islands' school of health, as well as incubator units for businesses based in the life science sector.  

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PLOT 6 - development opportunity

Plot 6 is available for development. Located at the north end of the Campus, this plot benefits from excellent access by bridge to Raigmore Hospital, the Centre for Health Science, LifeScan Scotland, and the city beyond. 

This plot is within the Inverness and Cromarty Green Freeport tax site.

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UHI student residences

Plot 7 is home to University of the Highlands and Islands' student accommodation. The flexible accommodation includes single and shared occupancy. 

Phase 1 consisted of 150 units and includes 112 single bedrooms, 30 studios and eight easy access units. The second phase, completed in 2017, added a further 150 units.

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LIFE SCIENCES BUILDINGS - Aurora and Solasta Houses

Developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Aurora and Solasta Houses offer a purpose built lab and office space for businesses  in the life sciences and technology sectors. The two buildings are home to the majority of Campus businesses and currently house 15 companies. 

 

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Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre

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. Office and lab space for animal bio-tech businesses will be available for rent.

It will also be the home of SRUC’s research, knowledge exchange and CPD activities in Inverness with SRUC Veterinary Services and SAC Consulting - part of SRUC - based in the building. In addition, it will feature a wildlife necropsy suite.

The site will support the development of the new SRUC Veterinary School which will be based across the country.

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An Lòchran

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the developer of the Campus, is co-located with key research and education departments from the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).

An Lòchran also includes facilities for the Science Skills Academy , which encourages young people to become more involved in science and technology based subjects in support of our regions future workforce development.

UHI received European funding to assist the development of their wing of An Lòchran.

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Development site

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Development site

Plot 12 is within the Inverness and Cromarty Green Freeport tax site.

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SPORTS FACILITIES

Planning is underway for sports facilities to be located within the Campus. Links to healthcare professions are currently being developed with academic themes in fitness, wellbeing and improving health through sport. 

The perimeter paths and cycle routes are also designed to endorse these themes.

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THE VILLAGE AT PLOT 14

The village offer opportunities for small enterprises to locate to the Campus and develop their own premises on serviced plots.

The first business to locate here is Scottish Vet Referrals, which has built  20:20 House. It is the north of Scotland’s first purpose-built veterinary referral practice.

Headed by Inverness-based veterinary ophthalmologists Kirsten MacLeod and Tony Wall, this is a second opinion practice working in partnership with established primary veterinary care practices.

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Life Sciences Innovation Centre

The Life Sciences Innovation Centre is located at plot 20. This is a joint development between Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the University of the Highlands and Islands. The centre will work in close partnership with the NHS National Treatment Centre (Highland) at the Campus and provides accommodation for members of the university school of health, as well as bespoke lab and office space for companies in the life sciences sector. 

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Campus security and reception

Campus site security office beside 100 space visitor car park. 

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Business development plot 17

Plot 17 is available for a business or organisation looking to be a part of the overall Campus ethos of collaboration, research and development. It is within the tax site of the Inverness and Cromarty Green Freeport.

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LifeScan Scotland

LifeScan is an international company specialising in blood glucose monitoring for the global diabetes market. 

The company employ around 1,000 staff at their Inverness facility, making it the largest private sector employer in the region.

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The Highland Children's Unit

The Highland Children's Unit opened in May 2016, bringing children’s medical and surgical wards, high dependency unit and out-patients services together into a child friendly environment with its own entrance within Raigmore Hospital and its own identity.

The Archie Highland campaign raised more than £2million for the Children's Unit, thanks to the generosity of the people and businesses of the Highlands.  This enabled an entire unit to be built specifically dedicated to children's health care in the Highlands and Islands. 

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Raigmore Hospital

Raigmore Hospital is the only acute district hospital serving the population of the Highlands and Islands. It currently has a 450 bed capacity and employs approximately 2800 staff.

Medical and diagnostics deliver a wide range of specialities, including: care of the elderly, diabetes, gastroenterology, infectious disease, respiratory care, renal, stroke and young adult rehabilitation, neurology, rheumatology, dermatology and cardiology. It also provides cancer services, radiology with a medical high dependency unit and a coronary care unit supported by laboratory services. 

In addition, a broad spectrum of surgical specialities include: upper GI, colorectal and vascular, orthopaedics, ENT, urology, ophthalmology, orthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial surgery. The division also manages obstetrics, gynaecology and anaesthetics.

 

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Maggie's Highlands

Maggie’s Highlands provides free practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer, as well as their family and friends. It follows the ideas about cancer care originally laid out by Maggie Keswick Jencks.

The building and its surrounding garden were designed simultaneously as a collaboration between David Page, and co-founder Charles Jencks. Their inspiration was the mitosis or division of cells, and the evocation of life that they represent.

Space and form flow through the spiral of both building and garden, the synergy between the two breaking down barriers and creating an embrace of warmth and safety.

Why choose Inverness Campus?

From our purpose-built facilities to our well-connected location, there are many reasons that Inverness Campus is the ideal place to grow your business. Discover the many benefits being part of the Campus will bring.

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