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A new centre aimed at commercialising Health and Life Science research will be set up at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory thanks to £1.8m in Innovation Zone funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Led by UKRI’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the Health Tech Business Incubation Centre (Health …
Building robotic labs and expanding Sci-Tech Daresbury are among the first seven Liverpool City Region Innovation Zone projects set for approval. £26.5m of Innovation Zone funding is being sought to support the seven projects which will cost nearly £83m in total. They are among 21 projects being developed in the first phase of the 10-year, £160m Life …
Leader in automation announces Sci-Tech Daresbury as home for new northern base
Liverpool City Region Life Sciences Investment Zone has officially launched – paving the way for up to £800m of public and private investment and 8,000 new jobs. It follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, unlocking the first …
Location: Leeds City Centre – Royal Armouries Leeds & Leeds Dock, New Dock, Armouries Dr, Leeds LS10 1LT Date: 21 – 23 May 2024
The unveiling of Liverpool City Region’s Life Sciences Investment Zone plans marks a significant milestone in the region’s economic development and global impact. With ambitions to create 8,000 new jobs and contribute to saving lives worldwide, this initiative underscores the area’s commitment to innovation and progress. The Prospectus not only highlights the region’s existing strengths …
The pharmaceutical firm’s investment will boost the UK’s Life Sciences sector. Today (6 March) pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has outlined plans to invest £650 million in the UK – helping boost the UK’s world leading Life Sciences sector and grow the economy. This significant investment will enhance public health protection and pandemic preparedness. AstraZeneca intends to …
Funding for Liverpool City Region’s Life Science Investment Zone is to be doubled to £160m and its benefits extended from five to 10 years, under revised plans to be discussed by the Combined Authority. The Investment Zone is due to start operating in spring next year and is expected to double employment in the life …
Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. (ACCI), a renowned global biotechnology company specialising in Bacterial Endotoxin and Glucan detection technologies, has chosen Academy Business Park in Kirkby as its new base of operations in the UK. ACC has been a global leader in endotoxin & (1→3)-ß-D-glucan detection products and services for almost 50 years. Today, a …
Mayor Steve Rotheram is to lead a high-level delegation backed by the British Embassy and the UK’s Department for Business and Trade to forge closer political, trade and cultural links between the Liverpool City Region (LCR) and the Hamburg city state. Over two days of tours, presentations and talks, senior officials, politicians and policy experts …
A UK-first Green Automotive manufacturing Hub, which will significantly reduce supply chain emissions in the North-West, has been launched in Merseyside by Peel Ports and Suardiaz. The £10 million facility – which is the first of its kind in the UK – was officially opened in a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday (14 November) as it …
