CK Group Announced As Corporate Partner Of BioCity Scotland

Online, April 2, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Based in Newhouse, Lanarkshire, Biocity Scotland is a joint venture between Biocity Nottingham and Roslin Biocentre. It provides research and development facilities, state of the art equipment and business support to the bioscience, pharmaceutical, med-tech and healthcare companies.

As Corporate Partner to BioCity Scotland, the CK Group will offer specialist recruitment advice to all life science companies based at the facility. In addition, the specialist science and clinical recruiters have an active involvement with BioCity corporate events such as the BioEntrepreneur Boot Camp in April and the Annual Lecture later in the year.

The CK Group already have a strong Corporate Partnership with BioCity Nottingham. They are looking forward to a similarly fruitful partnership with BioCity Scotland, as explained by Liam O'Connell, Operations Director at the CK Group, "The CK Group have worked in partnership with Biocity Nottingham for the last two years, working closely with client companies offering advice and support in relation to HR, employment law and recruitment issues.

We are looking forward to developing a similar relationship with clients at Biocity Scotland, as we recognise the importance bioincubators play in providing state of the art facilities for start up and SME's within the scientific sector."

BioCity Scotland has also signed a Corporate Partnership with 4 other companies:
1. McClure Naismith LLP - Solicitors
2. Biggart Baillie LLP - Solicitors
3. Eden Scott Ltd of Edinburgh - Specialist Recruitment Consultants
4. Harrison Goddard Foote - Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys

It is hoped that the Corporate Partnership agreement will be a great success, as explained by Managing Director of BioCity Scotland, Ian Webster, "As BioCity expands it will be crucial for our companies to be able to draw on the expertise of our partners. This arrangement also helps professional service firms to get alongside growing management teams and share their expertise. Everyone benefits."

Potential tenants, university representatives and organisations interested in becoming involved with BioCity Scotland should make contact via the website www.biocity-scotland.co.uk.