- Edinburgh researchers at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine have carried out pluripotent stem cell research and therapy for motor neuron disease. They are one of the first UK centres to manufacture clinical-grade stem cells for human trials.Â
- Charlotte Auerbach was a leading geneticist who, after fleeing Germany during the second world war, became a founding researcher in the field of mutagens.
- The first cloned mammal (Dolly the Sheep) at the Roslin Institute research centre in 1996.
- Princess Margaret Rose Hospital Bioengineering Centre’s team created the world’s first commercial prosthetic bionic hand.
