EDINBURGH CONFERENCES

Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland and one of Scotland’s 32 local government council areas. Edinburgh, is Scotland's second most populated city and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom.  Edinburgh is also home to the Scottish Parliament and the centre of the monarchy in Scotland. The city is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of Church of Scotland and home to national institutions like National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. It is also the largest financial centre in the UK after London. Winter daytime temperatures barely fall below freezing and are milder than places such as Moscow and Newfoundland. Summer temperatures are moderate; rarely exceeding 22 °C (72 °F).The highest temperature ever recorded in the city was 31.4 °C (88.5 °F). The lowest temperature recorded in recent years was −14.6 °C (5.7 °F)

 EDINBURGH CITY HIGHLIGHTS

Whether you are  just visiting Edinburgh or have lived here for years, here are the 20 essential things you have to do for a true Edinburgh experience. With free entry to many galleries, museums and attractions, you could easily fill your days in the city without spending a penny. And that's even before you've taken in the city's scenic outdoor spaces and some of its world-class festivals for free too.

Market Analysis & Funding  for Pharma | Nursing | Immunology | Neuroscience | Cancer | Engineering | Cardiology

Pharma

The pharmaceutical market in the UK is set to grow at a pace from $28.8 billion in 2015 to around $43 billion by 2020, representing a (CAGR) of 8.4%, driven primarily by a life sciences industry. The pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom directly employs around 72,000 people and in 2007 contributed £8.4 billion to the UK's GDP and invested a total of £3.9 billion in R&D.  In 2007 exports of pharmaceutical products from the UK summed to £14.6 billion, creating a trade surplus in pharmaceutical products of £4.3 billion

Nursing

The number of new student nurses being trained have varied markedly over the last decades, as a result of funding decision, and the number of new registrants from UK education on the Nursing and Midwifery Council has been highly variable over the period from 1990, with a decline in the annual number of registrants in the period up to 1997/8, followed by growth in the early 2000s, and a more recent upward correction till 2014/15.

Immunology

From  total research fund of £13,846.1 million is allotted to the UK agencies, £269.2 million (1.9%) out of that was awarded to bacteriology projects and £95.0 million (0.7%) to antibiotics research. An additional £181.4 million was awarded to antibiotic research by European Union, of which £85.2 million came from 2 Innovative Medicines Initiative awards.

Neuroscience

Neuro-proteomic analysis and neuro-cellular manipulation are expected to have fastest growth of around 3.5% over the forecast period owing to advancements in these segments. Research conducted by the Alzheimer's Society, shows that there will be 850,000 people living in the UK by 2015. This cost the UK £26 billion a year. Two-thirds (£17.4 billion) of the cost of dementia is paid by people with dementia and respective families. This is in contrast to other such as heart disease and cancer, where it is free.

Cancer

The tumour profiling market was valued $13.30 billion in 2012. At the end of 2013, the market is grew to be $14.99 billion and is estimated to reach around $35 billion by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 18.50% from 2013 to 2018. Report studies the UK cancer diagnostics market for the forecast period of 2015 to 2020. This market is expected to touch $13.1 Billion by 2020 from $7.1 Billion in 2015. Cancer drug companies are all set to unlock a $9bn market after a breakthrough with a new treatment - but sky-high costs could curb its availability. The market for the treatment in the US, Europe and Japan is expected to be worth nearly $9bn by 2022 against $1.1bn in 2012.

Engineering

This year’s report found that engineering businesses have the potential to contribute extra £27 billion to the UK economy every year from 2022. The automotive sector continues to be a success, building 1,597,433 vehicles with more than 70 different types of model in 2013, an exports of £30.7 billion – 10% of the UK trade in goods. It employs 731,000 people, generates £59.3 billion which accounts for 3% of UK GDP and invested £1.7 billion in R&D.

Cardiology

The global cardiovascular device industry is flourishing rapidly and exhibits that it will continue to evolve and expand and reached $97 billion in 2015 from nearly $85 billion in 2010. The global market for Cardiology surgery was $29.7 billion in 2012. This market reached $31.7 billion in 2013 and is estimated to reach $47.2 billion by 2018, a CAGR of 8.3% for the period of 2013 to 2018 according to a study from BCC Research.

Universities in EDINBURGH  | EDINBURGH Conferences

• The University of Edinburgh

• Edinburgh Napier University

• Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh

• Queen Margaret College

• Edinburgh College of Art

• Moray House School of Education

• Scottish Agricultural College

• Stevenson College, Edinburgh

• Telford College

• Edinburgh Business School

• University of Edinburgh Management School

Associations in EDINBURGH | EDINBURGH Conferences

• The Royal Society of Edinburgh

• British Science Association Edinburgh

• Scottish Life sciences Association

• BSA Edinburgh

• Society for Wildlife Forensic Science

Pharma and Biotech Companies and Industries in EDINBURGH | EDINBURGH Conferences

• AstraZeneca    

• FIOS Genomics          

• Omet Pharma  

• Quotient Clinical         

• Roslin Cells

Conferences In EDINBURGH

•    The 16th International Conference on Progress in Vaccination against Cancer  12 Sep 2016 - 14 Sep 2016 Winchester, United Kingdom
•    Rare Metabolic Disorders: Detection, Research, Management and Treatment 20 Sep 2016 - 22 Sep 2016 London, United Kingdom
•    12th World Cancer Conference 26 Sep 2016 - 28 Sep 2016 London, United Kingdom
•    Pharmaceutical Microbiology 18 Jan 2017 - 19 Jan 2017 London, United Kingdom
•    ESVOT (European Society of Veterinary Orthopaedics and Traumatology) Congress  08 Sep 2016 - 10 Sep 2016 London, United Kingdom
•    The 9th Annual Royal Marsden Breast Cancer Meeting 07 Oct 2016 - 07 Oct 2016   London, United Kingdom
•    The 16th International Conference on Progress in Vaccination against Cancer 12 Sep 2016 - 14 Sep 2016 Winchester, United Kingdom
•    Haematology — Management Issues in Haematological Disorders in Adults  21 Nov 2016 London, United Kingdom
•    International Paediatric Pharmaceutical Care Master class 13 Oct 2016 - 15 Oct 2016 London, United Kingdom
•    Acute and General Medicine for the Physician  24-26 Oct 2016 Manchester, UK 
•    Transition from Paediatric to Adult Health Services  09 Nov 2016 Manchester, UK
•    British Dental Conference & Exhibition  25-27 May 2017 Manchester, UK
•    Diabetes and Endocrinology Symposium  26 Oct 2016 Edinburgh, UK
•    Transforming Paediatric Urgent Care 13 Sep 2016 Birmingham, UK
•    Regional Update in Medicine Conference 17 Oct 2016 Birmingham, UK
•    The Dentistry Show 12-13 May 2017 Birmingham, UK
•    Design in Mental Health Conference & Exhibition 16-17 May 2017 Birmingham, UK
•    Psychologists Protection Society Trust AGM & CPD Event - 2016, SEP 23, 2016 Edinburgh , UK
•    Conference on Big Data in Health and Social Care, OCT 5, 2016 UK
•    Biodiversity Science Conference - Connecting People and Environment, NOV 8, 2016 UK
•    Water and Impact Assessment: Investment, Infrastructure, Legacy  31st august , 2016 Lincoln, United Kingdom
•    1st EAI International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education 1st September 2016 , Canterbury, United Kingdom
•    International Conference on Social Science, Literature, Economics and Education 1st September 2016 , London, United Kingdom
•    Making Sense of: Food 1st September 2016 Oxford, United Kingdom
•    International Conference on Healthcare, Applied Science, Engineering and Computer Science 1st September 2016  London, United Kingdom
•    35th Conference of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society 1st September 2016 Oxford, United Kingdom
•    17th International Conference on Engineering Applications of Neural Networks 2nd September 2016  Aberdeen, United Kingdom
•    Phages 2016: Bacteriophage in medicine, food and biotechnology 7th September 2016 Oxford, United Kingdom
•    The Nutrition Society Student Conference 8th September 2016  Chester , United Kingdom
•    The 16th International Conference on Progress in Vaccination Against Cancer (PIVAC-16) 12th September 2016 Winchester, United Kingdom
•    Emerging Viruses 12th September 2016 Oxford, United Kingdom
•    Single Cell Genomics 14th September 2016  Cambridge, United Kingdom
•    Breast cancer in the young, the pregnant and with family history 16th  September 2016  London, United Kingdom
•    11th International Conference on Researches in Science and Technology (ICRST), 20-21 Sept 2016, London, United Kingdom
•    Rare Metabolic Disorders: detection, research, management and treatment 20th September 2016 London, United Kingdom
•    Beamish Agricultural Show 15-18 Sep 2016 Durham, UK
•    The Dairy Show 05 Oct 2016 Somerset, UK
•    Global Summit on Plant Science 06-08 Oct 2016 London, UK
•    Precision Agriculture Conference 31 Jan-01 Feb 2017 London, UK

Tourist Attractions in EDINBURGH | EDINBURGH Conferences

• Edinburg Splash Pad at Freddy Gonzalez Memorial Park 

• Southern Pacific Railroad Depot 

• The Museum of South Texas History 

• The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley

• UTRGV Art Galleries 

• Tejano Walk of Fame 

• Carmike Cinemas 

• Fiesta Edinburg

• El Sal del Rey (Salt of The King) 

• Edinburg Municipal Park 

• Hidalgo County Veterans War Memorial

• Freddy Gonzalez Memorial Park 

• Waterparks 

• Memorial Park

• Sheriff's Posse Arena 

• Edinburg Raceway 

• Edinburg Municipal Golf Course 

• Los Lagos Golf Club

• Monte Cristo Golf and Country Club

• L.G. Community Exchange 

• Edinburg Professional Baseball Stadium

• South Texas Motorcycle Museum