BioCampus

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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.{{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}} Development on the site is supported through financial incentives and business rate reduction through the Scottish Government's enterprise area scheme.{{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}}

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.{{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}} There are outline plans in place to expand the site with a further {{convert|15,000|ft2|order=flip}} for a phase 2 project.{{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}}{{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.{{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}} 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.

The campus has close links to a number of university departments including Heriot-Watt University, the University of Strathclyde and the University of Edinburgh.

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.{{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}} 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.{{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}}