The Midlands are home to the largest cluster of health/med tech companies in the UK.
The region’s health and life sciences ’super cluster’ generates an estimated £20.5bn GVA per annum. More than half (56%) of recent Foreign Direct Investments into high growth firms in the sector in the UK were made in the Midlands.
The region offers a world-class ecosystem for innovation including engineering excellence, a collaborative network of centres of scientific excellence, one of the most well-developed clinical trials infrastructures in Europe and a large talent base.
The Mental Health and Productivity Pilot (MHPP) was a 4-year funded programme that closed in March 2024. MHPP supported more than 1130 Midlands organisations to improve mental wellbeing in the workplace, reaching 800,000 employees and contributing to the growth of our region.
Health, care and life sciences research and innovation in the Midlands has a leading role in tackling major health challenges affecting diverse communities in the Midlands and beyond.
We come together as a pan-Midlands partnership of industry, NHS organisations, academics, science parks, service user voices and Government departments and agencies, – through our Midlands Engine Health, Care & Life Sciences Board and Working Group – to:
Health
Jun 21 2024
With 150 delegates from the Midlands and beyond, the recent Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Midlands Annual Conference, highlighted the region’s crucial role in advancing health data research.
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Jun 5 2024
Leading global drug-device combination product CDMO Kindeva Drug Delivery (Kindeva) today announced the expansion of their Loughborough, U.K., facilities at the Charnwood Campus Science Innovation and Technology Park.
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Feb 7 2024
A Government Health Minister joined the first life sciences event of Leicestershire Innovation Festival 2024.
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