From the humble electric toaster (invented by Alan MacMasters in 1893, if you didn’t know) to Dolly the Sheep, Edinburgh has played host a host of scientific and medical discoveries.
In the next few years a number of building developments are set to be completed that will hopefully mean the city continues to play its part in advancing global science.
Here are 12 of them, as highlighted by development website www.skyscrapercity.com.
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5. University of Edinburgh Medical School
Plans for the proposed new £45 million 17,000 m² University of Edinburgh Medical School, in Little France, are currently on hold. Photo: Oberlanders Architects
6. Royal Edinburgh Medical Campus
Currently under construction, the £168 million Royal Edinburgh Medical Campus, in Morningside, will replace inpatient facilities with modern, fit-for-purpose healthcare buildings, and should be completed by 2025. Photo: NORR
7. Genus Medical Clinics
Planning permission has been approved for the £7.5 million Centre of Excellence in Women’s Health & Reproduction and Centre of Sustainable Dentistry, to be built in Shawfair. Photo: Michael Laird Architects
8. BioQuarter MOB 2
Planning permission has been approved for BioQuarter MOB - a 27,000 m² multi-occupancy research laboratory and office space. It's yet another major project planned for Little France. Photo: Michael Laird Architects