Medilink Midlands Innovation Adviser and Sustainability Lead Ben Roberts will be speaking as part of a panel event at Tomorrow’s Science and Innovation Clusters event on 4 October. Ben’s panel will be entitled: Beyond the Golden Triangle – How Can We Alter the Imbalance in Growth and Investment? And will look at the barriers that exist to growth in the rest of the UK and what can be done to remove them.

Accompanying Ben on the panel will be:

  • Suresh Weerasinghe – Head of Levelling Up & Investments, Aviva
  • Jenny Taylor – Director of Economic Development, Northumbria University
  • Roz Bird – Chief Executive, Anglia Innovation Partnership
  • Ian Underdown – Operations Director, The University of Nottingham Innovation Park
  • Hannah Randles – Innovation Pipeline Manager, LYVA Labs
  • Dr Nicola Headlam – Chief Economist, Red Flag Alert
  • Matt Lee – Head of Science and Technology, Carter Jonas
  • Megan Barker – Technical Consultant, Growth Flag

Medilink Midlands, through dedicated knowledge and expertise, is perfectly positioned to offer independent advice and support to any and all Life Sciences and Medical Technology companies across the Midlands. With Government regulations looming and organisations looking to make their businesses more sustainable, it is one of Medilink Midlands’ core values to be able to support life sciences companies across our network to make a positive change.

Further details about the event, and a signup link, are below.

Tomorrow’s Science and Innovation Clusters is the new INDUSTRY LEADING destination event for investors, developers, occupiers and policy influencers across LIFE SCIENCES, MANUFACTURING, SPACE, BUSINESS PARKS and TECHNOLOGY convene and talk about how the built environment sector is delivering major regeneration schemes allied to their industry. UK Government has pledged £25bn per year to unlock schemes that support economic growth, skills stagnation and which keep UK PLC at the forefront of emerging markets and over it is estimated that over £100bn of private capital will be deployed into projects by the end of 2024.

You should be at this event to:

  • Hear about dozens of new capital projects that support science, technology and innovation
  • Understand the national policy landscape and how the built environment sector can meet demand
  • Meet with international investors and occupiers who are expanding or evolving their estate and facilities
  • Explore current and emerging procurement practices and help your company win work easier
  • Learn how the public and private sector are collaborating to put science at the heart of place
  • Unpick emerging sectors that are in need of built environment support

Join hundreds of developersinfrastructure organisationsframework operatorspolicy makers and asset owners for a mixture of thought leadership and exclusive sector announcements guaranteed to improve your company’s chances of futureproofing a pipeline of projects.

Sign up here

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