Aberdeen has a growing reputation as one of the world's leading technology locations with a highly skilled workforce, thriving technology parks and access to excellent business development support.

As a world class research base – one of the best established in the UK – Aberdeen has particular strengths in life sciences, food and environmental biotechnology and is rated as one of the top three UK cities in terms of knowledge-based businesses. As a result,

Aberdeen can offer:

• excellent dedicated facilities including incubator units
• attractive licensing, partnering and investment opportunities
• a world renowned academic and research base
• a strong track record in collaboration and commercialisation
• more life scientists per head of population than anywhere in the UK

More generally, Aberdeen has been ranked as the UK's most competitive city after London and is also recognised as one of the most prosperous locations in the UK. Indeed, Aberdeen is unique – the only part of the UK to have consistently outperformed the growth of the global economy over a period of 20 years. And, perhaps most significantly, Aberdeen is truly international in its business attitude and its business infrastructure. It is an ideas-driven environment, one that fosters innovation, one with a thriving corporate base. A dynamic environment that makes you think.