A wide variety of funding business support is available. The following table details some of the public sector funding that may be available to companies locating at Roslin BioCentre. This list is by no means definitive, and does not include private sector funding from business angels, venture capitalists and the financial services community.

Source	Type	Amount	Criteria
Investor Readiness Programme	Advice and funding to improve investment proposition	up to £10k to fund 50% costs	Open to SME's based in (or moving to) Scotland with a turnover <£24 M
Proof of Concept Programme	Funding for precommercial research	100% of direct attributable project costs	Available to all universities, research institutes and the NHS establishments in Scotland
Regional Selective Assistance	Capital Investment grant scheme for projects in assisted areas	Project dependent (average grant £400k)	Available to companies implementing capital investment projects that will safeguard or create jobs. Must be mainly funded by the private sector
SCORE	Funding for R&D collaborations	Up to 50% max £35k	Must involve partnership between a Scottish SME and a public sector research body
Scottish Co-investment Fund	Co-investment funding	£10-500k	Co-investment for SME's
Scottish Executive Health Department Chief Scientist Office	Funds Research to improve health services in Scotland	up to £150k over 3 years	Available to Higher Education Institutions, Health Boards, NHS Trusts, primary care and other appropriate centres
Scottish Executive Environment Group Research Programme	Commissions research to support environmental policies	Project dependent	Open to commercial organisations, academia, government organisations, individuals and charities
Scottish Investment Fund - Under development	Support development of funding market by addressing second equity gap	£2-5M	To be determined
Scottish Proposal Assistance Fund	Grant for FP6 application development	Up to £15k, 50% of costs	Applicant must be a Scottish based SME
SMART	R&D funding for small businesses	Up to £50k, 70% of all costs	Open to individuals planning to start a business and existing small independent firms (<50 employees). Projects must involve a significant technological advance for the UK
SPUR	Funding for company R&D to pre-production prototype stage	Up to £150k, 35% of costs	Open to SME's. Must involve significant technological advance for the UK
SPUR plus	Funding for company R&D to pre-production prototype stage	Up to £500k, 35% of costs	Open to SME's. Projects must involve significant technological advance for the UK and have potential for large worldwide sales. Eligible projects must normally be at least £1M

In addition, a number of Network Organisations can provide help and support for Life Service companies.

Source	Type	Criteria
BioIndustry Association Scotland (BIA)	Trade Association	Open to Biotechnology companies, service companies, universities, research institutes and other affiliated societies
Connect	Networking Organisation	Open to Executives within major corporates, leading academics, aspiring entrepreneurs and experienced business service providers
Innovation Relay Centre (IRC)	Networking Organisation	Exploitation, marketing and Innovation of technology
Medical Devices in Scotland (MDIS)	Networking Organisation	Open to all legal entities in the medical devices community
Scottish Enterprise	Economic Development Agency	Supports companies, universities and other research establishments in Scotland. Also support to companies looking to partner or relocate in Scotland
Scottish Enterprise High Growth Start Up Unit	Advice and mentoring to improve investment proposition	Business must achieve a minimum £5M valuation by the end of it's third year of trading
Scottish Enterprise Life Science Business Advisory Service	Mentoring and Business Development support	Academic teams with a commercial project and companies located in Scotland

Further information on Funding Sources and Support Organisations can be found at in the Scottish Life Sciences and funding support guide – downloadable by clicking here.