Locating Science

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

MANUFACTURING & R&D SUPPLY CHAIN

CAMBRIDGE

INNER LONDON

BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham has a history of manufacturing and innovation, and is growing as a life sciences location. Across the Birmingham and West Midlands there are 80 hospitals and clinics, 35 research centres and over 550 companies specialising in life sciences. From a talent perspective, Birmingham has a young and growing population with a significant student population and several leading academic institutions. Included in this is the University of Birmingham which ranks 11th on the THE UK listings for 2024 in both clinical & health and engineering. The University is also affiliated with Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, which is one of four within the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

The development of Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC), a collaboration with Birmingham University and Bruntwood SciTech, will deliver 657,000 sq ft by 2031 with the first phase of 133,000 sq ft being delivered in 2024. The Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) will be the first occupier of BHIC providing incubation space. The BHIC has been designated as a ‘Life Sciences Opportunity Zone’ by the UK Government, helping to attract investment and raise the profile of the development. Going forward, the delivery of the HS2 railway will help to strengthen the connection between Birmingham and London, improving the attractiveness of Birmingham as a hub for business and with comparatively lower costs versus the capital. This will act as a fillip to investment in the area and help to add impetus to the growth of the local life science R&D sector.

BIRMINGHAM OXFORD EMERGING MARKETS GOLDEN TRIANGLE BRISTOL EDINBURGH GLASGOW OUTER LONDON

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