Find out what’s going on throughout the Knowledge Quarter and the wider city.
University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals sign MOU
Senior leaders from the University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance plans for an Academic Health Sciences Campus on the site of the former Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
KQ Startup launched to support budding entrepreneurs
The new programme will support the growing number of startups and spin-outs created within the KQ Liverpool innovation district.
iiCON strengthens team following ongoing growth
The Infection Innovation Consortium: iiCON has bolstered its core team, welcoming a cohort of new starters to support operations following strong growth.
New UK partnership and research fund aims to tackle infectious diseases
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and self-funded charitable medical research organisation, LifeArc, are partnering to launch a new Translational Development Fund to help tackle infectious diseases.
Paddington Community Diagnostic Centre opens to patients
People in Liverpool will now benefit from faster access to vital tests and scans for a wide range of health conditions, with the opening of a new NHS community diagnostic centre on the Paddington Village development in Edge Hill.
LCR announced as the UK’s second Investment Zone
Communities across the Liverpool City Region could be set to benefit from over 4,000 new jobs and a multi-million-pound investment in the life sciences sector as part of the UK’s second Investment Zone.
Liverpool led way in reopening big cultural events
While the rest of the world watched on, we worked with our world-leading scientists, researchers and our ethical Civic Data Cooperative, to safely reopen our visitor economy to the public.
Our work experience week at KQ Liverpool
Find out what Year 12 students Anthony, Harvey and Kostas from Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School got up to last week, as part of their week’s work experience with the KQ Liverpool team, in this blog.
£6.9M funding to better understand child mental health
The findings from this funded study will inform new methods for preventing and treating adverse mental health conditions in children.
LCR signs landmark innovation deal with Busan
The five-year deal will see the two areas commit to active co-operation initially linked to innovation in digital, smart cities, clean energy and net zero, and health.
Have your say about the future of the Fabric District
Two public consultation events are being held in the Fabric District this month, to help shape plans for future development of this emerging and exciting area of Liverpool city centre.
New Mental Health Research Centre is established in KQ Liverpool
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and University of Liverpool have teamed up to create the Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC).
New Microbials Accelerator Programme now taking applications
Funded as part of the Biomedical Catalyst, the programme consists of a unique package of business support and access to clinical, scientific, technical and commercial advice at no cost to the company.
New Paddington diagnostic centre to offer earlier access to vital health tests for people in Liverpool
People in Liverpool are set to benefit from earlier access to…
