The Midlands region possesses significant investment potential and an ambitious growth vision. It is the place to do business, with a world- class research and innovation infrastructure including science and technology parks and business incubation facilities, alongside the delivery of knowledge exchange programmes.
Our area boasts the largest concentration of MedTech firms in the UK, supporting over 33,000 jobs. With seven medical schools educating over a fifth of the UK’s medical students, the Midlands remains at the forefront of innovation, driven by its universities, hospitals, businesses, and urban centres. This innovation ensures our region remains at the forefront of promoting better health outcomes and nurturing a thriving life science industry.
- 1,200+ life sciences businesses supporting over 33,000 highly skilled jobs
- Economy – £200bn+ a year
- 265 FDI projects in 2022-23
- 2nd largest clinical trials cluster in Europe
- 42 CCGs / 131 NHS hospitals / 41 NHS trusts
- UK’s only inland UK freeport
- Well connected transport network – access 90% of the UK within 4 hours
World Leaders in:
- Medical research: Mental Health, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Musculoskeletal, cancer, diabetes & metabolic disease
- Universities
- Sport Science and Rehabilitation Research
- Digital pioneers in healthcare research
It offers outstanding opportunities for business in the life sciences and medtech sector, and Medilink Midlands helps stimulate additional and value-added growth of the Midlands as a prosperous community, with strategic alliances working in collaboration with a vast eco-system of industry, academic and NHS focused partners, including; the Health Innovation West Midlands, Health Innovation East Midlands, West Midlands Combined Authority, Charnwood Campus and the Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands.
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