Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR)

Overview of the Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) project.

Project Manager: Angus Cowie

Architect: Stantec

Cost Consultant: Thomson Bethune

M&E Engineer: Jacobs/ARUP

Civil & Structural Engineer: Jacobs/Goodsons

Principal Designer: AECOM

Main Contractor: Balfour Beatty

Total Project Cost: £68M

Dates: October 2017 - end 2022 

The Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) carries out world-class research to better understand how damaged tissues regenerate and repair. This new building, together with the Centre for Regenerative Medicine building next door, will provide state of the art facilities and promote collaboration between 600 clinicians and scientists from the Institute. The researchers investigate new therapies and treatments for tissue damage in debilitating diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, cancer and heart, liver and lung conditions.

The new building will provide purpose built laboratory facilities, state-of-the-art research space will be provided for circa 500 researchers. 

Find out more at: edinburghbioquarter.com/about/whats-at-bioquarter