Make it Edinburgh

Edinburgh and Space

Edinburgh’s space and engineering sector is continuing to grow and is fast becoming a highly sought after location for companies and a major player on the global scene. With more satellites being built in Scotland than pretty much any other place outside the USA, we are part of a new commercial space race with plenty of opportunities for scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs.

From famous centres of research, such as the now re-opened City Observatory on Calton Hill, to locations connected to leading people, like the office of Nobel-prize winner Peter Higgs, and even famous attractions, such as the Camera Obscura - Edinburgh is filled to the brim with historical spaces and cultural reference points.

Case Studies

Matjaz Vidmar

Data Capital

Astronomy and Edinburgh

Dynamic Earth

Convention Edinburgh, part of Marketing Edinburgh, is charged with promoting the city as a destination for business events. We seek to engage with our key sectors to facilitate and encourage these gatherings, which ultimately result in a thriving knowledge economy. Edinburgh TechHour is a Convention Edinburgh initiative feeding into a VisitScotland national campaign to promote Business Events in Scotland on the global stage. For more information on organising a conference or meeting in Edinburgh, check out http://www.makeitedinburgh.com