About the Midlands

The Midlands boasts:

• Largest number of medical technology and device companies in the country
• A world-class research and innovation infrastructure including science and technology parks
• Unbeatable access to high tech facilities and skills
• A rich set of research and innovation assets
• An established and well-connected life sciences community

Stretching from Lincolnshire to Shropshire and Derbyshire to Herefordshire with Birmingham and Nottingham at its centre the region is underpinned by a strong private sector base containing a vibrant SME community as well as globally significant companies such as 3M, Abbott Healthcare, Merck & Co., Parexcel, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Reckitt Benckiser, Albumedix and Quotient Clinical.

Research and innovation assets:
– >20 Universities which collectively contribute > £3 billion to the region’s economy
– Six (soon to be seven) Medical Schools
– Extensive clinical and life sciences incubators and research facilities including BioCity, Europe’s biggest bio-incubator, and the newly opened Institute for Translational Medicine

Employment:
– A third of all UK manufacturing jobs contributing > £200 billion a year to the UK economy
– Heart of global manufacturing and supply chain excellence across many industry sectors including automotive and aerospace and as well as medical technologies
– Renowned as an international centre of finance and business excellence

Industry assets:
– > 1700 Life sciences & healthcare businesses
– 8 Enterprise zones
– 25 science parks

Clinical:
– 50 NHS Trusts
– The UK’s centre for Trauma and Defence Medicine with the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM) and the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC)