The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, has unveiled plans for an £89m technology and innovation centre. It is intended that this world-leading research and technology centre will transform the way universities, business and industry collaborate to bring global competitive advantage to Scotland.

The Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) will be a state-of-the-art building in Glasgow city centre, and it will bring together 850 academics, researchers and project managers from the University and its leading industrial partners.

These people will work together to find solutions to challenges in sectors central to economic regeneration in Scotland and further afield.

First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond says, “The University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation Centre is transformational project for Glasgow, building on Scotland’s great tradition of innovating new technologies and developments in fields including energy and engineering while creating and supporting hundreds of jobs. Through this collaboration, the aim is to double the scale of research programme investment in Scotland in areas key to economic growth by up to £150 million in five years. This pioneering £89m project will strengthen the University’s international reputation for research excellence by bringing together industry and academia to develop solutions to challenges in energy, renewable technologies, advanced engineering and pharmaceutical manufacturing."

He continues, “The TIC project proves again that our Universities, Scotland’s Funding Council and Scotland’s enterprise agencies and Scotland’s industry are key drivers of innovation and competiveness in our energy sector and R&D support in Scotland. I am delighted to be meeting the academics and industrialists who will drive this project forward - a project which was conceived by the Energy Advisory Board and which is being driven with the help of the University’s Principal Professor Jim McDonald. I applaud their ambitious approach to creating benefits for the economy and the city. Together, they will cement Glasgow’s reputation as a powerhouse for engineering, science and industry.”

Professor Jim McDonald, Principal of the University of Strathclyde, says, “The Technology and Innovation Centre will help transform Glasgow and Scotland. By capitalising on our leading, industry-relevant research, TIC will attract millions of pounds of inward investment to the city, drive global businesses, create jobs, and support the development of our highly-qualified graduates and postgraduates. As a leading technological University, we are committed to sharing knowledge to address challenges that affect every area of society, including energy, health, manufacturing and economics. TIC will forge new levels of collaboration between researchers, the public and private sectors to accelerate the pace of research and development and deliver benefit to companies, the economy and Scotland.”

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Content added on 28th March 2011.

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