Life Sciences in North England

North England's innovative and highly collaborative Life Science community, which includes leaders in biopharmaceutical, regenerative medicine and stem cell research, development and production, has made the region a global leader.

Home to more than 600 Life Science companies, North England is the ideal place to turn ideas into products and launch into Europe, which alone accounts for 34% of global healthcare spending. It is uniquely positioned to help US BioMedical Companies bring their healthcare solutions rapidly to market.

Home to 25% of all European medical technology companies, the UK is an ideal base from which to penetrate the European market. The UK Government has also recently launched a series of new interventions creating a support network for LS businesses to connect with the National Health Service (NHS) and their local health economies. This support network will greatly enhance opportunities for commercial success.

North England is distinguished throughout Europe for the high level and quality of its research base, with nationally recognized research and treatment expertise in the fields of Cancer, Cardiovascular, Diabetes/Obesity, Dementia/Neurological, Infectious Disease, Pediatric Medicine and Ageing/Assisted Living.

The North of England is home to:

• The “Exemplar” Region for Translational Medicine for all of the UK The largest Cancer Research and Treatment Centre in Europe The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

• The largest Cardiovascular and Renal Treatment Centers in the UK Greater Manchester Comprehensive Local Research Centre (GMCLRN)

• The largest European Centre dedicated to the Ageing and Health (Newcastle)

• The oldest school dedicated to the study and eradication of Tropical and Infectious Disease (Liverpool)

• Centers of Innovation in Medical Technology - Newcastle/Durham and Manchester

• The only three NIHR Specialist Biomedical Research Centres outside of greater London

  •  Liverpool – Infectious Diseases

  • Manchester – Genetic Medicine

  • Newcastle – Ageing and Age-related Diseases

• Manchester Academic Health Science Centre - One of only four nationally-recognized centers for being cutting-edge of research and clinical excellence

• The largest and the top 6th ranked university in Europe – Univ. of Manchester with 23 current and former Nobel Prize winners

• MIMIT: Manchester Integrating Medicines and Innovative Technologies. This is the first international affiliate of CIMIT®, an internationally renowned centre of excellence for identifying and addressing unmet clinical need through technology innovation and collaboration.

• Northern Institute for Cancer Research – Newcastle University

World Class Bio-Medical Companies in the region:

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