Growth
Hans Möller looks forward to taking
on the new challenge of park director
In August 2017, Edinburgh BioQuarter
appointed Hans Möller, the former Chief
Executive of Scandinavia’s largest science
park, as its new Director. Hans took up
his new post in October 2017 and joins
Edinburgh BioQuarter from the North
East Local Enterprise Partnership in
Newcastle, where he has been Innovation
Director since March 2015. Formerly the
Chief Executive of Ideon Science Park in
Sweden, Hans will lead a team which will
generate inward investment and foster a
culture of collaboration and innovation
across the site.
Hans Möller said: “This is a big
challenge but one which I’m really
looking forward to taking on. The
Hans Möller has been
appointed Director of
Edinburgh BioQuarter
opportunity to move to Edinburgh and
to head up a new team at Edinburgh
BioQuarter was a big draw for me. I can
see lots of opportunities to develop what
is already a really attractive proposition
and a unique place. When you look at
what is already established at the park –
The EC will provide
technical assistance
to all applicants
New EU-wide tool for sustainable
building performance reporting
Pilot available to all building projects, and test phase will run until 2019
On 28 September, the European
Commission launched the pilot phase
of Level(s), a new EU framework for
sustainable buildings, which will help
transform the building sector. It is the
first tool of this kind that has been
developed for the whole of Europe.
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Level(s) is the result of a broad
consultation with industry and the
public sector, and focuses on performance
indicators across areas such as green
house gas emissions, resource and water
efficiency as well as health and comfort.
It aims to establish a “common language”
the highly-skilled people, the hospital,
the world-class research, and the life
sciences companies – then we have great
foundations to work from.”
Edinburgh BioQuarter is a world-
renowned public sector partnership
between NHS Lothian, Scottish
Enterprise, the University of Edinburgh,
and the City of Edinburgh Council. On
behalf of the partners, Hugh Edmiston,
Chair of the Strategy Board for Edinburgh
BioQuarter, said: “This is a unique
collaboration between four public sector
partners and having someone of Hans’
experience and expertise in place is a
big step forward in realising the huge
potential at Edinburgh BioQuarter. We
are confident that with Hans now on
board, we can truly deliver a place which
is unique in terms of offering outstanding
healthcare, world-class scientific and
medical research, and life science
collaborations – ultimately benefiting
patient care and the economy both locally
and nationally.” ■
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around what sustainable building means
in practice – shifting the debate beyond
energy performance.
Commissioner for Environment,
Maritime Affairs and Fi