Work on a £23 million medical innovation facility in Nottingham has been completed.
Nottingham Trent University’s Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF) has been completed at the university’s Clifton Campus and at the Boots site, part of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone in Beeston.
It will be a base for businesses, clinicians and researchers to work on ideas together and get them to market – improving the lives of patients, cutting the cost of care and stimulating the local economy.
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MTIF Managing Director Mike Hannay said: “This is hugely exciting development for Nottingham and the wider region.
“MTIF will bring companies, clinicians and university researchers together to take their ideas from bench to bedside, accelerating the speed of innovation to improve patient care.”
The MTIF will focus on supporting the development of innovative products and advanced materials to meet future healthcare needs.
The site on the Clifton Campus will focus on research and development, linking academics with industry. The Boots site will be dedicated to the development, production and commercialisation of new medical technologies.
Facilities include laboratories, clean rooms, technologies and expertise for processing, prototype development and preparing manufacturing processes.
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The project was supported by £9.7 million from the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, through its Local Growth Fund allocation.
Henry Brothers and GF Tomlinson have been the main contractors for the Clifton Campus and Boots site, respectively.
Nottingham Trent University vice-chancellor Professor Edward Peck said: “This development is a major part of the investment that NTU is making in ensuring the future sustainability and growth of the economy of the city, county and region.”
Sajeeda Rose, chief executive of the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “D2N2 is proud to have invested over £9.7 million from the Local Growth Fund into the dual-site Medical Technologies Innovation Facility on NTU’s Clifton Campus and the Boots site.
“Life sciences and healthcare is a key sector for the D2N2 LEP, not only helping patients get better treatment but also playing a dynamic role in driving forward the economic growth of the region.”