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As we rapidly approach Eurovision 2023, hosted in Liverpool this May, we sat down for a timely chat with Liverpool’s Head of UNESCO Music Kevin McManus. He gives us his insight on what to expect from the landmark event and what it means for the city. Q: How would you describe your background with Eurovision? …
A 20-strong delegation of developers, programmers and business leaders will showcase the Liverpool City Region’s thriving gaming sector at the industry’s signature global conference in San Francisco, California next week. Invest Liverpool City Region will be joined by representatives of ten Liverpool-based gaming and interactive entertainment studios travelling to the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC), …
Speaking at MIPIM as part of the Liverpool City Region Delegation, following today’s Spring2023 Budget, Colin Sinclair, CEO of Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool), welcomed the news that the Chancellor has pledged to create 12 investment zones, including Liverpool City Region Mayoral Combined Authority, to ‘drive business investment and level up’ the country. Each investment …
Flexible workspaces are in high demand due to the continued surge of hybrid working. Sciontec has experienced a strong start to the year, thanks to a flurry of new lettings across its two Liverpool sites. Seven businesses, working within the digital, technology and professional services sectors, have signed workspace leases with Sciontec at Liverpool Science …
In a move to strengthen its worldwide footprint, Brinton Pharmaceuticals Ltd today inaugurated its Global Research and Development Centre in the United Kingdom at The Heath Business and Technical Park in Runcorn, Liverpool City Region. The new centre was officially opened during a visit by Nigel Huddleston MP, Minister of State at the Department for …
A specialist unit has opened at the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital which will perform clinical trials aimed at tackling some of the region’s most common diseases. The opening of the new Liverpool Clinical Research Facility (CRF) unit follows a £5.3m funding award from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). A significant proportion …
The Liverpool City Region Freeport is officially open for business after Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove approved its full business case. Once fully operational, it is estimated that the freeport could create more than 14,000 new highly skilled jobs, deliver £800m of investment and generate an additional £850m of …
Intelligent video analysis company Pintel Co., Ltd. has recently expanded their South Korean business internationally – with Liverpool as their first UK location. They consolidated the move with a week-long visit to the region and met with their Liverpool-based R&D partners CGA Simulation. Pintel develops their own core technologies through bold R&D investments and applying …
Liverpool City Region businesses to benefit from a wide range of free business support Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool) has today launched a suite of Innovation andGrowth Services, which are available for all businesses located within its world-leadinginnovation district to access.The eight programmes are designed to support businesses at every stage of their growthjourney, in …
BioGrad is to open the UK’s second largest biobank facility in Liverpool, as part of a £7.6m investment into a new headquarters at Wavertree Technology Park. In collaboration with the University of Leicester, BioGrad biobank has already welcomed up to 261,000 samples from the largest long-Covid study in the UK. Further partnerships with Liverpool Women’s …
Growth Platform, Liverpool City Regions Growth Company is partnering with Foresight Hydrogen Live 2023 to accelerate Green Investment across the North West. Foresight Hydrogen Live 2023, a two-day international conference and exhibition, is taking place at the Titanic Hotels Rum Warehouse in Liverpool on 8th-9th February. The collaboration will provide Liverpool City Region with the …
An innovative study has been launched at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital to explore how a new antimicrobial coating can protect the NHS by reducing healthcare associated infections (HAIs) HAIs are a risk to patients, visitors and staff, and cover a range of different infections including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile). …
