Glasgow Riverside Innovation District (GRID)
Quick Facts
Project value: £100 million
Size: 3 hectares (2+ acres)
Investment type: Development opportunity
Location: Holmfauld Road, Glasgow (G51 4RY)
Landowner: GRID partners
Timescale: Pipeline
Status: Seeking expressions of interest
Project Overview
Glasgow Riverside Innovation District (GRID) is an ambitious partnership between the University of Glasgow, Glasgow City Council and Scottish Enterprise to accelerate an inclusive approach to innovation.
GRID extends from the University of Glasgow campus at Gilmorehill to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and includes the communities of Govan, Linthouse, and Partick. The University of Glasgow is adopting a whole-systems approach to economic development within GRID, leveraging its research expertise and convening power to support entrepreneurship and attract high-value industry to co-locate and develop opportunities for local jobs in Govan.
In collaboration with its partners, the University is actively embracing its role as a key contributor to economic development-related projects. The objective is to deepen engagement with local communities, establish new partnerships and collaborations, and deliver a lasting legacy of economic and social benefit across the region. This is primarily focused on GRID, an area of c.700 acres encompassing the River Clyde and land on both the northern and southern banks.
Clyde Waterfront Innovation Campus is a landmark location within the Glasgow Riverside Innovation District. Anchored by the Health Innovation Hub that opened in March 2026, future development of the Campus will support the growth of the Clinical Innovation Zone at the neighbouring Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Investment Opportunities
There are a number of potential investible opportunities across the innovation district. The Health Innovation Hub at Linthouse has just officially opened, in partnership with Kadans Science Partner, and is already generating significant interest. Adjacent to this site, partners have a 2 acre plot that has development potential, as part of the growth of a wider innovation ecosystem within the Glasgow Riverside Innovation District.
In support of the region’s innovation ambition, Glasgow City Council is currently preparing a Masterplan Consent Area to support the development of additional commercial floor space to satisfy the demand generated by the Health Innovation Hub. Current occupants include Chemify, Panthera Biopartners and Digital Health Validation Lab.
The Masterplan Consent Area which is scheduled for approval this year will consent the delivery of 30,000 sqm of new Class 4 floor space across 3 serviced development plots that will be made available to the market in 2028. The development has the potential to support growth of the Clinical Innovation Zone by accommodating up to 2,000 additional jobs in priority sectors including Life Sciences, Precision Medicine, Med Tech and Digital Health.
Expressions of interest from development partners are welcome.
Masterplan Consent Area: Clyde Waterfront Innovation Camps
Progress Update
The Health Innovation Hub, in partnership with Kadans Science Partner opened March 2026. Masterplan Consent Area process underway on remainder of the site (expected August 2026), and exploring opportunities to continue the development of GRID's innovation ecosystem.
Plots available to market in 2028.
For more information
🔗Glasgow Riverside Innovation District
🔗Clinical Research Innovation Zone
Mike King Executive Director of Enterprise and Economic Development, University of Glasgow email: michael.king@glasagow.gov.uk tel: +44 (0)7773 658683
Chris Burrows Principal Officer - City Deal (Clyde Waterfront and West End Innovation Quarter), Glasgow City Council email: chris.burrows@glasgow.gov.uk tel: +44 (0)141 287 8655
