About the Midlands

Located in the centre of the United Kingdom and home to one of Europe’s largest and most diverse populations, the Midlands is the heartbeat of the nation’s economy

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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.

With 10% of employment (19,000 jobs) the Midlands is the second largest UK employer in MedTech. In addition, the region has over 1,100 life sciences businesses supporting over 30,565 high skilled jobs.

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)