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Link Technologies Ltd
Link Technologies was established in the West of Scotland fifteen years ago and has since built an enviable global reputation as a boutiq…
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Research Institutes
Beatson Institute for Cancer Research
The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research pursues excellent research into the mechanisms that cause cancer or fight it. The Beatson Institute provides cutting edge facilities for outstanding scientists in the field of cancer research. Research ranges from basic molecular cancer research to the development of cancer drugs and diagnostics, both in the laboratory and the clinic.
The Scottish Association for Marine Science
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is a Scottish charity (est. 1884) committed to promoting, delivering and supporting high-quality independent research and education in marine science. SAMS is a Collaborative Centre of the Natural Environment Research Council, and hosts the National Facility for Scientific Diving and the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa. It is further an academic partner in UHI Millennium Institute under whose auspices SAMS delivers the BSc (Hons) Marine Science, and trains ca 25 PhD students.
As the owner and operator of the Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory - three miles north of Oban - SAMS is an internationally renowned marine research establishment. Our research activities encompass the entire breadth of marine science. SAMS focuses much of its research activities on multidisciplinary research questions from Scottish coastal waters to the Arctic Ocean. Our core science programme investigates past and present changes in Northern Seas.
SAMS operates SAMS Research Services Ltd, which delivers SAMS' commercial activities including the European Centre for Marine Biotechnology and SEAS@SAMS.
