1 in 4 Liverpool City Region Businesses Supported by Activate Develop new Successful Products

One in four businesses supported by Activate, the Liverpool City Region’s leading support programme for the digital and creative sectors, have successfully pioneered a new innovative product or service as a result of their involvement with the programme.

Global Liverpool a hit in India

A record number of leading digital firms from Liverpool has headed to Delhi for the India-UK Future Tech festival.

LCR 4.0 Supports Almost 200 SMEs and Creates Over 20 Jobs

Business support programme LCR 4.0 has helped 197 SMEs in the manufacturing space and created over 22 new high-value jobs across Liverpool City Region, since launching two years ago.

Government Urged to Prioritise Place-Based-Investment to Increase National Productivity

Knowledge Quarter Liverpool has joined with leading innovation districts from across the UK to urge the government to channel investment into mature and growing innovation districts.

Accor Hotels set for Paddington Village

Liverpool City Council has announced it has selected Accor Hotels for a joint Novotel hotel and aparthotel for its £1bn Paddington Village scheme.

Liverpool start-up uses Industry 4.0 technology to create customisable eco-coffins

Liverpool start-up Koffin is tackling rising funeral costs by using advanced material testing and 3D printing technology to help create its first batch of customisable eco-coffins.

PPI Announces Rutherford Diagnostics HQ in Liverpool

Medical innovation in the UK was given a significant boost today with the announcement that an advanced diagnostics centre is to be built in Liverpool.

Ground Breaking Celebrations for RCP’s new Liverpool Home

Work has begun on The Spine – the Royal College of Physicians’ new £35m northern headquarters in Liverpool – with a ceremony to mark the breaking of the ground upon which it will be built.

£5m boost for University’s Digital Innovation Factory

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has agreed to provide £5 million funding, from its Single Investment Fund, for a new University development that could create more than 400 jobs.

Sensor city welcomes raft of new tenants as industry 4.0 race hots up

Technical innovation centre, Sensor City, is working towards making Liverpool City Region the go-to location for Industry 4.0 technologies with a host of new tenants.