Edinburgh Innovation Hub Ground-breaking Ceremony
In March 2024, a ‘ground-breaking’ ceremony took place to mark the start of construction on the Edinburgh Innovation Hub on land adjacent to our campus.
Representatives of East Lothian Council and QMU were joined for the ceremony by Donald Cameron, the UK Government Minister for Scotland, and Richard Lochhead, the Scottish Government’s Minister for Small Business, Innovation, Tourism and Trade. All attendees of the event were given a tour of the site.
The Hub comprises flexible laboratory, office and fully equipped meeting and conference spaces for rent by high growth small to medium enterprises (SMEs). The venture is supported by £28.6 million from the UK Government, £1.4 million from the Scottish Government and £10 million from East Lothian Council as part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal (ESES City Region Deal).
"Construction starting on this UK Government and partners funded Innovation Hub is a hugely exciting milestone for the area. I can't wait to see the facility up and running as it will help boost the local and national economy through generating innovative business and employment growth. The UK Government is backing the facility with £28.6 million investment - part of our £300 million commitment to the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal. In total we are investing more than £3 billion to level up across Scotland."
