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A range of plots, all part of the first phase of the Campus, are currently available for sale. They're ideally suited to small and medium sized enterprises. Businesses based here will benefit from the strong collaborative ethos of the Campus, and from the opportunities for research and development. You can also receive specialist, tailored support from HIE to help you make the move.
Interested? Our Campus design guidelines can be found below.
The award winning Aurora House, is a stunning building in which to grow your life sciences business at the Campus. It offers flexible accommodation rental options for eligible organisations.
Currently ~400m² is available on the ground floor with flexible fit out options.
Built to very high specifications, the facility offers versatility to its occupiers. The plot is one of six with Life Sciences Enterprise Area status.
Built to complement its neighbour, Aurora House, Solasta House provides 2,300m² of space over two floors, offering office and laboratory space.
Solasta House was officially opened in May 2019 and is already home to 8 technology and life sciences companies, including HIE's NEXUS co-working space. See below for details on NEXUS.
Owned and operated by HIE, NEXUS is a co-working space based on the Campus. NEXUS offers life sciences and technology companies excellent networking opportunities, the chance to work alongside like-minded businesses, gain access to research and academic partners, be in close proximity to NHS research and in walking distance to the Centre for Health Science. It is a support programme delivered through the Northern Innovation Hub, designed to build on and accelerate business innovation.
Find out more and tune into NEXUS webinars
Planned new developments across Inverness Campus will bring new options for locating here.
The centre is being developed jointly by Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the University of the Highlands and Islands and will offer rental opportunities for both laboratory and office space for Life Sciences companies. It will also house key university research in life sciences. Work started on site in August 2021 and we expect this accommodation to be available in late 2022.
The centre has been supported by grants from the European Regional Development Fund and the Inverness Highland City Region Deal.
Read more in our press release
Planning approval has now been granted for a ‘modular village’ at the south end of the Campus. This development will allow small and medium sized businesses to develop their own accommodation – office and workshop, with options for modular buildings manufactured off-site.
Read more in our press release
In 2021 Scotland's Rural College submitted a planning application for a new innovation centre at Inverness Campus. The new building will not only be a north of Scotland base for SRUC's expert team of epidemiologists, vets and agricultural advisers but will also have accommodation for bio-science businesses.
We know that businesses, both large and small, have different needs and priorities when looking for a location. That’s why our approach at the Campus is flexible. We have land for sale as well as office and laboratory space lease options. If we cannot accommodate your business just now, contact us to register your interest in future developments.
If you're looking to move into newly fitted-out business premises, we have a number of options. Across the Campus we have office and laboratory space - current and planned - that can be fitted out to your specification.
NEXUS has been specifically developed for businesses in life sciences, health and technology. The NEXUS space provide an innovative, flexible and collaborative environment where your organisation can grow and develop. Options range from small office spaces to hot desks and touchdown space.
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 just getting underway including a new innovation life sciences centre and our new modular village of 14 high-quality small buildings that can be developed quickly and fabricated off-site.
Organisations choosing to locate here can enjoy benefits, such as business rates relief and access to support from HIE.
Support for BusinessesExplore our website to find out more about what the campus has to offer.
A campus rich with researchers, academia and growing businesses. Find out more about who's already reaping the benefits of being located at the Campus.
Inverness Campus is a world-class location for life sciences, and technology based in the Highlands of Scotland. It provides the ideal location for collaborative working.
We are here to support your business to locate and expand at Inverness Campus.
The Campus is the ideal location for your business to benefit from shared resources, collaborative environment and innovative organisations.