Staff Services Student Enterprise

Making
Ideas
work for
a better
world.

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Edinburgh Innovations is the University of Edinburgh’s commercialisation service.

Let's Innovate

We work to understand your organisation’s needs and connect you to world-leading research, expertise and facilities. Collaborate with us to bring your ideas to life and make a positive contribution to society and the economy.

Get in touch and find out how we can support your business today.

Access our expertise

Access all areas

We make it easy to access the University of Edinburgh’s multi-disciplinary expertise by matching your needs to the latest research, new technologies and world-class facilities.

Work with one of the world’s top universities*, ranked 4th in the UK for quality and breadth of research**.

Collaborate for success

We manage collaborative projects and contract research across a range of sectors both nationally and internationally, and we source funding to successfully deliver your project.

The University of Edinburgh is ranked 1st in the world for industry, innovation and infrastructure***. Collaborate with Scotland’s top-ranked institution****.

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* QS World University Rankings 2025, ** REF 2021, *** THE Impact Rankings 2024, **** REF 2021.

Making ideas work for a better world

Maximising Impact

By unlocking innovation and driving it forward, we maximise the University’s economic and social impact.
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