Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S3W-11981 · Session 3

Whether it will provide an update on plans for an institute of life sciences in Dundee.

Answered Asked by Joe FitzPatrick SNP Lodged 17 Apr 2008

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on plans for an institute of life sciences in Dundee.

The answer

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 Apr 2008 · 1 day after it was lodged, on time

I have agreed to provide £10 million to establish a new institute in Dundee led by Sir Philip Cohen. The institute will be called the Scottish Institute for Cell Signalling.
Funding for the institute will be provided by the Funding Council via the University of Dundee, while the Funding Council will work in partnership with Scottish Enterprise to maximise delivery of commercial outputs.
The institute will maximise the benefits to Scotland and add value to the existing public investment in life sciences. I look forward to visiting Dundee and meeting Sir Philip Cohen to discuss plans to take the Institute forward.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-11981 by reference.