Companies have chosen the West Midlands Region because they are...

• Attracted by the range of raw materials
• Impressed by a spirit of inventiveness
• Supported by the knowledge that fourteen research departments have attained '5 star' excellence ratings
• Benefiting from a unique integration of academia, research bodies and NHS Trusts
• Impressed by our excellent manufacturing heritage

Sector Strengths

The sector employs some 16,000 people in over 700 firms. Many of whom benefit from the West Midlands NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub being the largest in the country, with a spend of £3.5 billion per annum.

• Medical Devices - Regional companies are manufacturing medical products & devices that are being used as benchmarks for quality standards throughout the world
• Clinical Trials - The population of the West Midlands is unique. With over 5.3 million people in the region, the potential for high quality clinical trials delivery is unsurpassed in the UK

Business Support

Public and private sector organisations are investing significantly into the medical and healthcare sector in the West Midlands. The region is seeing a boom in purpose-built facilities for laboratories and research work, and in the development of dedicated technology and manufacturing corridors.

• Keele University Science Park KUSP provides specially designed hi-spec accommodation for innovative medical technology start-up or spin-out companies
• Medilink WM - A membership organisation, proactively providing commercial opportunities for its members in the medical, healthcare and support industries

Sector Research & Development

• QinetiQ - Providing a range of services to the sector including laboratory diagnostics, medical imaging, patient monitoring, drug and device trials, drug discovery and biomaterials
• RAPRA (Rubber and Plastics Research Association) is a leading international consultancy organisation with particular expertise in the applications of polymers in the healthcare sector.
• Institute of Medical Law - a ground breaking collaboration of the University of Birmingham's two schools of medicine and law
• Academy of Life Sciences - Aston University's facility for biomedical research specialising in cornea surgery, brain imaging and paediatric cochlear implantation and rehabilitation
• The Rapid Prototyping and Tooling Centre (RP & T Centre) - Rapid Prototype and tooling methods, pioneered at Warwick University, enable both prototype and production tooling to be manufactured more quickly and cheaply
• Motion Analysis Research & Rehabilitation Centre (MARRC) - A biomechanical analysis laboratory that offers full movement and force analysis
• The new Clinical Sciences Research Centre, at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, has excellent resources
• The Electron Microscopy Suite is a state-of-the-art facility within the University of Warwick's Department of Biological Sciences
• Human Science Laboratory at the University of Staffordshire provides access to a range of laboratory equipment fully supported by technical and research staff. .

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