Liverpool City Region's first Innovation Investment Week highlighted world leading innovation, billions of pounds of opportunities while supporting the next generation of innovators and the University of Liverpool played a key role.
From Monday 14 - Thursday 16 May 2024, University supported events included the local launch of the city region's new Life Sciences Investment Zone, a reception for UK and Global Venture Capitalists with Professor Matt Rosseinsky, a Dragons' Den style pitching event, and a pharma industry conference.
Innovation Investment Week brought together business leaders from around the world to blend global experience with local knowledge to drive the innovation agenda. It attracted investors, entrepreneurs, industry experts, researchers, and policymakers from across the UK and internationally to explore investment prospects in one of the UK's most dynamic and welcoming regions.
Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said: "From the moment I was elected Mayor, it has been one of my priorities to cement our reputation as an attractive environment for businesses to invest.
"We are already home to world leading clusters in life sciences, gaming, advanced computing, and infectious disease control - but I am never content with resting on our laurels. That is why we will invest 5% of local GVA in R&D by the end of the decade, nearly double the government's own target.
"I truly believe that innovation will be the fuel that powers our economy forward and by establishing ourselves as a hotbed of innovation and new technology, we will be ready to attract many more highly skilled, well-paid jobs, businesses and opportunities from around the world."
University of Liverpool Vice-Chancellor Professor Tim Jones said: "We are a global University, delivering world-leading research but with a keen focus on our civic role in the city and wider region. It was important we played a key role in the week's events and their success helps to maintain the momentum we are building as we work collaboratively to deliver our ambitious plans."
