Wednesday 7th June 2017, 1:00pm
From the Edinburgh in the South to its name sake in the North, Dunedin-based AbacusBio is spreading its wings. The agribusiness consulting company, is to open a new office on the outskirts of the Scottish capital at the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus.
Dr Tim Byrne, who has been with AbacusBio for 10 years, will be managing director of the UK operation and based in the new Roslin Innovation Centre scheduled to open at the end of August, located next to The Roslin Institute.
The move came about through existing business relationships involving Dr Byrne and fellow consultants Dr Peter Amer and Hadyn Craig.
AbacusBio already has very strong relationships with some big clients over here and the initiative is a vote of confidence in those relationships.
"There were also a lot of opportunities and the scale of the market was a lot bigger than New Zealand. There was a very strong new venture and technology-type environment over here, and a lot of investment in early-stage companies."
Hadyn Craig, Consultant, AbacusBioDr Byrne saw opportunities in genetics, animal science, economic analysis, new business development, commercialisation, new ventures and technology evaluation, all in the agritech field.
"Edinburgh was one of Europe’s hubs for animal science and genetics."
"It should be a cool place to do cool things,"
Dr Tim Byrne, Consultant, AbacusBio"We're delighted to be attracting New Zealand company AbacusBio which is a great fit for the Roslin Innovation Centre."
"We offer the opportunities the company is seeking as one of Europe’s hubs for animal science and genetics, with our new gateway development so close to science and clinical livestock expertise, allowing for the natural development of business collaborators."
John Mackenzie, CEO, Roslin Innovation CentreRoslin Innovation Centre
The University of Edinburgh
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian EH25 9RG
