Higgs Centre for Innovation
Bringing together world-class research in astronomy and particle physics with business incubation facilities and laboratories.

Business Incubation
We offer a unique environment and support package to help accelerate growth for start-ups.
Facilities
Affordable and flexible access to cutting-edge equipment and expertise in remote sensing instrumentation, space technology and data intensive science.
Collaboration
In order to ensure that the research carried out by the University of Edinburgh and STFC is exploited to the full and has a real commercial and societal impact, we actively encourage collaborative working with SMEs and large corporates.
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Part of the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC), the Higgs Centre for Innovation is a business-focused facility in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, for supporting start-ups and SMEs working in the space and data-intensive sectors, and encouraging collaboration between researchers, engineers and postgraduate students.

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Omanos Analytics: Unveiling Community Impacts of Conflict and Climate

STFC supports UK business in ensuring their technology is NASA compliant

Science and business co-location leads to revolutionary technology to improve Earth observation

Game-changing agri-tech developed at the ESA BIC UK

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