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Ford to increase investment at Halewood to scale up electric vehicle portfolio

Building on its commitment to grow an all-electric vehicle range, Ford has invested a further £125 million in its Halewood Plant, on Merseyside – increasing capacity by 70 per cent – plus £24 million in the supporting E:PRiME product development centre. Today’s announcement takes total investment in enabling Halewood’s transformation to an EV component plant …

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The National Packaging Innovation Centre, leading the way in transformational manufacturing.

The £1 trillion packaging market will go through radical change in the next 10 to 15 years, and Liverpool City Region intends to be right in the centre. The National Packaging Innovation Centre (NPIC) has already opened an office at Liverpool Science Park to focus on research and development, with Phase 2 of the project …

Read moreThe National Packaging Innovation Centre, leading the way in transformational manufacturing.

More than 160 businesses benefit from Mayor’s £3.5m support for digital, creative and tech sector

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram today (1/11/22) met leaders from ten of the city region’s most innovative digital, creative and tech companies, supported by his £3.5 million Gather programme. Meeting at the Baltic Triangle headquarters of bespoke wall and floor surface designer and manufacturer Milexa Group, the Mayor heard how Gather had supported more …

Read moreMore than 160 businesses benefit from Mayor’s £3.5m support for digital, creative and tech sector

Heath Park ‘Port Sunlight’ masterplan is submitted for planning approval

SOG Group has submitted a planning application to Halton Borough Council in the next step of their ground-breaking proposals to transform The Heath Business and Technical Park into ‘Heath Park’, a 21st century version of Port Sunlight. Heath Park evolved from a global competition challenging architects, designers, planners and forward thinkers to create a sustainable …

Read moreHeath Park ‘Port Sunlight’ masterplan is submitted for planning approval

LYVA Labs invests in emerging biotech business Daresbury Proteins

Continuing to move through a pipeline of health and life science investment, LYVA Labs, the Liverpool City Region’s innovation commercialisation organisation, has announced its latest investment in emerging biotech, Daresbury Proteins.   Continuing to move through a pipeline of health and life science investment, LYVA Labs, the Liverpool City Region’s innovation commercialisation organisation, has announced its …

Read moreLYVA Labs invests in emerging biotech business Daresbury Proteins

Clatterbridge now part of prestigious Biomedical Research Centre

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has secured another high-profile status – this time in a collaboration with London’s Royal Marsden Hospital. After an exacting process, Clatterbridge has now become part of a Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) in its partnership with The Royal Marsden, one of the most prestigious cancer centres in the world. Achieving BRC status …

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Liverpool City Region wins Government status for Vaccine Discovery, Development, and Manufacturing.

The Department for International Trade and Growth Platform to showcase the Liverpool City Region’s life sciences expertise at this year’s World Vaccine Congress in Barcelona. Growth Platform, Liverpool City Regions Growth Company, and the Department for International Trade (DIT) have launched a new Vaccines Discovery, Development and Manufacture High Potential Opportunity (HPO) in recognition of …

Read moreLiverpool City Region wins Government status for Vaccine Discovery, Development, and Manufacturing.
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Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram welcomes government decision to back revolutionary green network in the region

Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram today welcomed a government decision to back an innovative low carbon and hydrogen energy project for the North West and North Wales.

Read moreMetro Mayor Steve Rotheram welcomes government decision to back revolutionary green network in the region
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Sci-Tech Daresbury first to sign up to LCR Connect for future proof connectivity

Sci-Tech Daresbury has become the first location in the Liverpool City Region to install LCR Connect full fibre, doubling capacity and future-proofing connectivity for more than 150 world-leading science and technology businesses based on the campus.

Read moreSci-Tech Daresbury first to sign up to LCR Connect for future proof connectivity
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Mayor Steve Rotheram unveils radical levelling up plan to drive Liverpool City Region economy and improve lives

Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, has unveiled a radical plan to deliver real levelling up for the region – creating thousands of new jobs and improving life chances for its 1.6m residents.

Read moreMayor Steve Rotheram unveils radical levelling up plan to drive Liverpool City Region economy and improve lives
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iiCON supports Merseyside SMEs to turbo charge regional innovation

iiCON: Infection Innovation Consortium is providing a shot in the arm for regional innovation - supporting Merseyside SMEs to develop 13 new products since launching in September 2020.

Read moreiiCON supports Merseyside SMEs to turbo charge regional innovation
Liverpool's plans for first net zero carbon building

Liverpool sets out plan for city’s first net zero carbon building

The Liverpool City Region Freeport has cleared one of the final hurdles in its development with the announcement of government approval for its outline business case.

Read moreLiverpool sets out plan for city’s first net zero carbon building
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