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Med-tech & Life Sciences

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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.

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:

  • Make more of our combined resources and strengths to encourage innovation and investment that improves health and care provision and outcomes for diverse populations across the Midlands and beyond
  • Strengthen and champion the Midlands’ capabilities and offer to global investors and businesses in health, care and life science sectors
  • Inform and help develop government policies that support the region’s potential

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