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Award-winning development studio, Milky Tea, has todayannounced a new partnership with the video gaming group, Aonic, who have acquired amajority stake in the company. This new partnership will support Milky Tea in developing its own in-house gamingintellectual property, whilst also expanding its operations. After previously working on thesuccessful Apple Arcade launch title, HyperBrawl Tournament, the …
Applications for a new northern-based accelerator, Baltic Ventures, have officially opened for early-stage tech companies to apply for their first programme, ‘Accelerator 2023’. Each successful applicant will receive equity backing and access to unrivalled expert mentoring. In 2022, Beauhurst found that 50% of announced equity deals and 69% of investment was deployed in London-based tech …
Leaders from Liverpool City Region’s Life Sciences community join forces to showcase expertise at World Vaccine Congress 2023 in Washington. Industry leaders from Liverpool City Region and representatives from the Invest Liverpool City Region team at Growth Platform are joining forces to highlight the region’s global life sciences expertise at this year’s World Vaccine Congress …
The North of England’s ever sharpening focus on innovation-led businesses is set totake another step forward as the second phase of Violet, a c.£20million speculativedevelopment at the Sci-Tech Daresbury campus, goes before planners for detailedconsent. The project is set to deliver a further c.80,000 sq ft gross of innovation real estate toLiverpool City Region, including …
Beijing, China, MARCH 29, 2023 – Pharmaron Beijing Co., Limited (Stock Code: 300759.SZ/3759.HK) Pharmaron announced today that their Liverpool, UK based Gene Therapy CDMO has received a prestigious grant from the UK Government’s Life Sciences Innovation Manufacturing Fund (LSMIF) to expand their viral vector and DNA manufacturing facilities for more than 8,000 sqM. This major …
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 …
