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Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC)

The Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC) in Inverness is Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)’s new facility for developing collaborative, high-value links with businesses. Locating research, teaching, veterinary, and consulting services near excellent facilities, infrastructure, and commercial tenancy spaces, RAVIC creates opportunities to realise new innovations in business, technology, products, and services. 

RAVIC is also part of SRUC’s new School of Veterinary Medicine, enabling place-based opportunities for the next generation of veterinarians. RAVIC is more than a business incubator – its mission is to help drive growth in Scotland’s human and animal health, agriculture, and aquaculture industries through collaborative enterprise and innovation.

Details

  • Main Target Audience - Entrepreneurs, Founders and early start ups, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Large/global companies, Researchers and academia/spin outs
  • Growth Stage - Pre-start/ideation stage, Start up/Pre-Seed, Seed stage, Early growth stage (Series A), Growth - Scale (Series B+)
  • Industry Focus - Agriculture/agritech, Biotech, Data/tech, Food & drink industries, Life sciences/human health
  • Support Type - Community/networks, Funding/investment, Training/skills programmes, Research/market intelligence, Physical space (e.g. labs, hot-desks)
  • Location - Global

Contact

Address:
Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC)
9 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA

Telephone:
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Website:
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