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MANUFACTURING & R&D SUPPLY CHAIN

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

CAMBRIDGE

NOTTINGHAM

OUTER LONDON

Nottingham hosts a productive life sciences ecosystem that has a track record of innovation, including the development of Ibubrofen and the MRI scanner. Research centres across the city, Nottingham Science Park, the BioCity and MediCity incubator locations, host a diverse range of leading life sciences companies. These are able to benefit from the local NHS links as well as the tactical logistics position of Nottingham in terms of access to the UK-wide market. There is a strong base of contract research and manufacturing organisations in the area which, combined with Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, present a strong location for conducting clinical trials.

Low wages and industrial land values in Nottingham suggest that it could provide a good value option for prospective manufacturing and R&D supply chain operators in the future, providing low cost production. Additionally, with the University of Nottingham being a top 10 academic institution for engineering in the UK, the supply of talented labour in the area is also likely to benefit prospective operators.

OXFORD SLOUGH & HEATHROW EMERGING MARKETS GOLDEN TRIANGLE MANCHESTER LIVERPOOL BIRMINGHAM SHEFFIELD NOTTINGHAM LEICESTER

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