Dr John Williams, Managing Director of Birmingham Health Partners and Michael Lewis, Professor of Life Science Innovation, discuss the role of health and life sciences as a regional driver of post-COVID recovery. Two years ago, Professors Richard Jones and James Wilsdon published the wide ranging Biomedical Bubble report that asked whether a policy and funding landscape … Continue reading “Rethinking the role of health and life sciences as a regional driver of post-COVID recovery”
Category: BHIC news
All the latest press releases and announcements from Birmingham Health Innovation Campus – delivered through a collaborative partnership between the University of Birmingham and Bruntwood SciTech, in association with Birmingham Health Partners.
Introducing Birmingham Health Innovation Campus
Our upcoming capital development, due to open in 2022, will harness world-leading academic and clinical strengths to accelerate life sciences research, taking innovative new healthcare treatments and technologies from early development to real-life application. The development – until now known as Birmingham Life Sciences Park – will provide cutting-edge innovation facilities, building on our nationally … Continue reading “Introducing Birmingham Health Innovation Campus”
MP calls for Chancellor to ‘get it done’ for Birmingham Life Sciences Park
Steve McCabe, MP for Birmingham Selly Oak is calling on the Chancellor to invest in Birmingham Life Sciences Park as part of the Life Sciences Investment Programme. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, in his first budget announced that he will be providing the British Business Bank with £200 million for a new dedicated … Continue reading “MP calls for Chancellor to ‘get it done’ for Birmingham Life Sciences Park”
Birmingham named one of just six new Life Sciences Opportunity Zones
The Birmingham Health Partners ecosystem – which will soon begin construction of Birmingham Life Sciences Park – has been awarded Life Sciences Opportunity Zone status by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). As one of only six sites in the country to receive this designation, Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) has been recognised … Continue reading “Birmingham named one of just six new Life Sciences Opportunity Zones”
Introducing: Birmingham Precision Medicine Centre
Innovative, end-to-end clinical and academic partnership for the development of precision medicine Richard Fox, Strategic Business Engagement Partner, writes for BHP on our innovative end-to-end clinical and academic partnership – Birmingham Precision Medicine Centre. In a highly competitive marketplace, with reducing returns from R&D and average costs of bringing a drug to market of $2bn, … Continue reading “Introducing: Birmingham Precision Medicine Centre”