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New Life Sciences Innovation Zone could change healthcare forever.
The recent announcement of investment into a new Life Sciences Innovation Zone has given us cause to celebrate at Life Sciences UTC.
Monday 13 January saw Prime Minister Keir Starmer outline his vision for the future of the UK by announcing the government’s ‘AI Opportunities Action Plan’ – a focus on investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and technologies to deliver a decade of national renewal.
On the same day, Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram announced major investment from US multinational tech company, Kyndryl, to create a new tech hub within LCR to grow our region’s AI offering and create around 1,000 new jobs.
That’s exciting news for Liverpool City Region and our local economy, but we were especially pleased with the proposals for the new Life Sciences Innovation Zone.
Approximately £10 million is set to be invested to create a new Civic HealthTech Innovation Zone (CHI-Zone) at Liverpool Science Park as part of the decade-long Liverpool City Region Life Sciences Innovation Zone programme.
It’s hoped the programme will generate up to £800 million in investment over the next ten years and create 8,000 new jobs within LCR – thousands of opportunities for our students.
We believe the Life Science Innovation Zone has incredible potential to be at the global forefront of health-based AI’s revolution and evolution, and will help to teach and train future doctors, nurses and other key healthcare workers to better understand and use AI to potentially provide better patient outcomes, improve social care, develop new ways of working within the sector and more.
We’re working to align with and keep as informed as possible with developments surrounding the new Life Sciences Innovation Zone and Liverpool City Region Life Sciences Innovation Zone programme, to see how it could become a core destination for future graduates to maximise their skills and explore new, emerging paths within the ever-changing healthcare vertical.
“The announcement of the Life Sciences Innovation Zone is something we’re extremely excited about at Life Sciences UTC – not just now, but for its incredible future potential to transform the way we think about health and social care throughout Liverpool City Region, within the UK and even internationally,” says Dr John Dyer.
“Its planning, creation and overall conception shows that Liverpool’s reputation as a leader in healthcare burns as brightly as ever. We hope that the planned Life Sciences Innovation Zone will be a way for the best local talent and graduates from Life Sciences UTC to stay in the region to fulfil their personal and professional goals within healthcare.”
“As a region with a proud history of innovation we’re ready to seize the opportunities that AI and digital technology can bring – not just to boost our economy but to improve lives, develop skills, tackle inequality, and ensure no one is left behind,” Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram says of the wider investment into LCR.