A programme led by the University of Liverpool is expected to invest nearly £10 million in funding for a Civic HealthTech Innovation Zone (CHI-Zone), with a further £2.5m in funding expected from other sources including the university itself.
Based in Liverpool Science Park, the CHI-Zone will be developed as part of the 10-year Liverpool City Region Life Sciences Innovation Zone programme, aiming to bring in “up to £800m” of public and private investment and create “8,000 new skilled jobs”.
The programme plans to train the future workforce in a range of areas, particularly when it comes to health AI and to support the development of the trusted use of data and AI in health and social care. The university also notes a desire to create a “leading centre for developing and testing prototypes” as a way to build its global reputation and encourage foreign direct investment.
Further plans for the CHI-Zone include offering support to university researchers to help turn their innovations into successful businesses and creating a HealthTech Design Studio to facilitate research and innovation.
Professor Iain Buchan, W.H. Duncan chair in Public Health Systems, associate pro vice chancellor for innovation, and director of Civic Health Innovation Labs, said: “The Civic HealthTech Innovation Zone will spearhead the use of artificial intelligence and other data-driven technologies to improve healthcare, social care and wellness – while growing the region’s life sciences and digital economy, with and for our residents.”
Full story: University of Liverpool £10 million in funding for health tech innovation zone – HTN Health Tech News
