UK Innovation Zones

University · Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

Research profile

Research strengths

  • Informatics and machine learning
  • Robotics
  • Regenerative medicine
  • Supercomputing

Innovation & doctoral centres

  • School of Informatics
  • Roslin Institute
  • Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre

Specialist facilities

  • National supercomputing facilities
  • National Robotarium (with Heriot-Watt)

Working with this university

Commercialisation and industry routes.

Edinburgh Innovations runs one of the largest university commercialisation operations in the UK by company formation volume.

Connected ecosystem

Spin-outs in this directory

  • pureLiFi

    Develops LiFi optical wireless communications technology.

Relevant proposed UKIZ mission

Proposed by UKIZ · not a government designation

Sources

  • Organisation's own published material
  • UK Research and Innovation

Last verified: 15 August 2026

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