{{Short description|Enterprise area in Midlothian, Scotland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} 300px|thumb|Biocampus. Across the road from the Bush Campus, another science park is being developed, this for biotech industries. {{Coord|55|51|38.93|N|3|11|19.93|W|display=title}} The '''Biocampus''' is an enterprise area in Midlothian, Scotland. It is part of the larger Edinburgh Science Triangle, which includes the Edinburgh BioQuarter and was the first dedicated national bio-manufacturing campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://midlothian-consult.objective.co.uk/portal/midlothian_local_development_plan_2017?pointId=s1510758699939|title=Midlothian Council - Midlothian Local Development Plan 2017 - 4.3 Midlothian Campus of Edinburgh Science Triangle|website=midlothian-consult.objective.co.uk|access-date=2020-03-05}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> Development on the site is supported through financial incentives and business rate reduction through the Scottish Government's enterprise area scheme.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.scot/policies/supporting-business/enterprise-areas/|title=Supporting business: Enterprise Areas - gov.scot|website=www.gov.scot|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>
The campus was established in 2001 with a {{convert|12|hectare|adj=on}} site to facilitate large-scale biomanufacturing, with the initial development costing around £15 million.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/royal-honour-for-midlothian-science-firm-1-4164313|title=Royal honour for Midlothian science firm|website=www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> There are outline plans in place to expand the site with a further {{convert|15,000|ft2|order=flip}} for a phase 2 project.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://midlothiansciencezone.com//science/biocampus/|title=BioCampus, science and research location within the Midlothian Science Zone {{!}} Midlothian Science Zone|website=midlothiansciencezone.com|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>{{when|date=September 2021}} The first facility on the campus was opened by Alba Bioscience, a subsidiary of Quotient, a company offering tests related to blood transfusion diagnostics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/entrepreneur/14800705.injection-of-confidence-for-capital/|title=Injection of confidence for capital|website=HeraldScotland|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref> The firm received a Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2016 for their work in Midlothian both at the '''BioCampus''' site and the nearby Pentlands science park.<ref name=":1" />
The campus has close links to a number of university departments including Heriot-Watt University, the University of Strathclyde and the University of Edinburgh.<ref name=":0" />
An evaluation in 2005 estimated that enterprise zones across Scotland had generated 58,000 full time jobs at a total public cost of £17,000 per ten-year job.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nicol|first=Scherie|title=Enterprise Areas|publisher=Scottish Parliament Information Centre|year=2012|url=http://www.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/Factsheets/SB_12-16.pdf}}</ref> However, some commentators have criticised the tax breaks and financial support given to private companies through enterprise zones, highlighting evidence that very few new high-quality jobs are created with most of the jobs being transferred from other parts of the country.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Potter|first1=Jonathan|last2=Moore|first2=Barry|date=2000|title=UK Enterprise Zones and the Attraction of Inward Investment|journal=Urban Studies|volume=37|issue=8|pages=1279–1311|doi=10.1080/00420980020080141|jstor=43196555|s2cid=155052693|issn=0042-0980}}</ref>
==See also== Other life science enterprise areas in Scotland include: Edinburgh BioQuarter; Forres, Moray; Inverness Campus, Highland; and Irvine, North Ayrshire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.scot/publications/enterprise-areas-maps/|title=Enterprise Areas: maps - gov.scot|website=www.gov.scot|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{official|https://midlothiansciencezone.com/science/biocampus/}}
Category:Biology organisations based in the United Kingdom Category:Enterprise areas of Scotland Category:Economy of Midlothian Category:Biotechnology in the United Kingdom Category:Science and technology in Scotland Category:Science parks in the United Kingdom Category:Buildings and structures in Midlothian