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Liverpool Life Sciences
Accelerator tops out!
THE £25m hi tech laboratory facility
being built on Daulby Street has reached its highest point of construction. This
milestone was celebrated by the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Teaching
Hospitals, NHS Trust, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and
developer IHP with a topping out ceremony. Those attending included the Deputy
Mayor Cllr Ann O'Byrne and Colin Sinclair, executive director of the City's
Knowledge Quarter. Aidan Kehoe, chief executive of the Trust thanked the LSTM, the City Council and said:-
“The Accelerator will be a fantastic asset to the City and is part of a vision
for the City with the Knowledge Quarter creating an international hub for life
sciences. The Accelerator is also the 1st part of a Liverpool Health Campus that
will be built around it, bringing economic benefits and up to 5,000 jobs that
will help improve the prosperity for the people of Liverpool.“
Professor Janet Hemingway, LSTM director said:- “There is already a great
deal of excitement from industry about the Accelerator, which will see us
strengthening our already close research ties with the Royal, encouraging
further international links as well as with local SMEs. It is an original
offering which will put Liverpool very solidly on the map with its strong
knowledge economy.“
Deputy Mayor Cllr Ann O'Byrne said:- "The topping out ceremony recognises
the skills and talent that are indigenous in the City of Liverpool. We are
growing in our base for world class facilities and the Accelerator is 1 that
will create jobs for local people, along with great opportunities for young
people, graduates and apprentices. Liverpool is leading the way in health and
wellbeing and it is at the heart of what we do, from life sciences and
children's centres to activities to get people fit and healthy, this all
contributes to making Liverpool a great City."
Colin Sinclair, executive director of the City's Knowledge Quarter added:-
“The Knowledge Quarter is a Mayoral development zone within the City stretching
from the waterfront all the way up to Lime Street. It is the biggest cluster of
academic and clinical facilities in Liverpool and is also home to some of the
most brilliant, innovative businesses working in science, life science and
technology. Liverpool leads the world in fighting against infectious diseases
and personalised medicine, this is proof Liverpool is a global City and we can
compete with anyone, anywhere in the world." |
