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Our Edinburgh research centre is moving!

We are delighted to share that we are moving our Edinburgh base and headquarters from our current base in Gyleview House to a newly refurbished research facility within Scottish Gas Murrayfield stadium. From the week of 10th March, we will be able to welcome you to our new space, located in the South Stand of the stadium. This move marks an exciting step forward, allowing us to enhance the research experience for you while maintaining the same high-quality clinical and laboratory facilities in a refreshed setting.

Lecanemab is approved by MHRA in Great Britain, and restricted in NHS

Following today’s announcements from the MHRA and NICE about a new drug, lecanemab – which approve its use in Great Britain, but block its adoption in NHS England – our CEO and Founder, Prof Craig Ritchie, said the following:

“Today’s announcements mark an important step forward in the ongoing effort to deliver better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, but they will no doubt leave patients and their families with uncertainty about what it means for them.

New Alzheimer’s Vaccine Trial in Scotland

Scottish Brain Sciences is delighted to be the first clinical site open in the UK & Europe, to deliver a clinical trial of a new active immunotherapy (a vaccine) aimed at preventing or slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease.