October 10 2022

A Midlothian science park specialising in animal health and life sciences is expanding with the start of work on a 20,000sq/ft laboratory by Pioneer Group.

Edinburgh Technopole comprises 10 buildings on a 126-acre campus with its latest addition catering to everyone from start-ups to multinationals through the provision of grade-A office space and flexible laboratories close to the University of Edinburgh's Easter Bush campus.

The Moubray building has been designed by Oberlanders and is being delivered by Ogilvie Construction.

John Mackenzie, Director (Scotland) at Pioneer Group, said: “Providing suitable accommodation for scale-ups is crucial. Modern biotechs have high standards for lab space and amenity, but crucially they demand proximity to leading institutions for collaboration and to support hiring the best and brightest talent. Our new Moubray building will be plugged into a world-leading ecosystem within Midlothian Science Zone.

“To truly capture the full potential of Scotland’s life sciences sector though, it is up to developers and operators, such as ourselves, to deliver the physical real estate that will help the unicorns of tomorrow scale today, and which is why we’re continuing to expand our footprint across the country.”

A target completion date of August 2023 has been set. 

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