Support innovation and driving economic growth
Easter Bush Campus is a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Innovation Campus.
Roslin Innovation Centre manages a BBSRC Campus Innovation Accelerator Award (CIAA), to support innovation intra and inter-campus collaborations between tenant/member companies and those on Campus with collaborative projects and/or providing access to facilities.
It also enables collaboration with the wider University and between tenant businesses at the same and/or other UK Research and Innovation (UKRI ) campuses.
Calls are made throughout the year for tenants/members to apply for a small level of funding up to a maximum of £30,000.
Please contact the RIC & Agritech Innovation Director for further information.
The 2026 calls will be announced soon, for application by end May 2026.
Further details and application form will be circulated to Roslin Innovation Centre tenant companies and also available for download when available.
A selection of recent CIA Case Studies will be available here soon.
Innovation Funding supported CanCan Diagnostics Ltd, Roslin Innovation Centre tenant company, to validate technology before attracting investment and facilitated collaboration with The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies to streamline sample preparation and provide access to genomic sequencing / analysis techniques to test animal samples.
CanCan Diagnostics technology is aimed at supporting treatment of cancer in dogs as a monitoring tool, or to support difficult diagnoses.
Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation Unit has announced an opportunity for Campus Tenants and BioBIC companies to engage with investors at a Science Entrepreneur Club Mixer.
A series of Founder-Investor Mixers in collaboration with the SEC, will be centred around facilitating meaningful connections between investors from SEC’s BioCapital Network and bioscience entrepreneurs.
Each mixer will focus on a specific sector, tailored with investors who actively work in this space, and hosted at a location (tbc) within the UK. These mixers are being offered exclusively to the Campus tenants and BioBIC companies in the following sectors:
Expression of Interest form to be submitted by 8th May 2026, 5pm.
Roslin Innovation Centre arrange workshops with key sponsors, make introductions, and facilitate networking events for tenant companies and members interested in specific calls.
Tenant companies and members have been involved in accelerators, competitive bids and other business connecting activity which enables them to support and mentor each other through the variety of calls and initiatives available.
A sample of some of the initiatives our companies have been part of include:
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