IT firm Intercity can today be revealed as an official partner of West Midlands Life Sciences Week.
The Birmingham-headquartered managed service provider, currently celebrating its 40th birthday, signed up as ‘gold’ sponsors of the multi-event celebration from September 15 to 19.
At a series of gatherings across the five days, Life Sciences Week is bringing together leaders in biotech, medtech, academia and business to “shape a better future for this generation and the next” as this multi-billion-pound sector cements its UK epicentre in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Charlie Blakemore, CEO of Intercity, said: “Life Sciences Week unites the people and ideas that change lives – which is why we’re proud to stand behind it, powering progress with technology and innovation.”
Professor Paul Cadman, co-founder of Life Sciences Week, added: “We’re thrilled that Talbots, Elonex, Intercity, St Phillips Chambers and Beeswift, all brands with global provenance, are investing now in the life sciences sector to shape a better future for this generation and the next.”
The fourfold focus of Life Sciences Week is:
- Pharmaceutical & biotech: drug discovery, novel therapies, global research.
- Medical technology & diagnostics: tools, devices, diagnostics, clinical practice.
- Academic institutions: university research shared with the private sector.
- Investors: emerging ventures and opening doors to capital and scaling opportunities.
Also involved are Plug and Play, the global innovation platform; PHTA (Precision Health Technologies Accelerator); Bruntwood, leaders in life sciences real estate; Crowe UK, specialists in health sector audit and tax; Willis Towers Watson, capital and risk-management experts; Medilink Midlands, Britain’s largest health tech network; WMHTC (West Midlands Health Technologies Cluster); Health Innovation West Midlands; the ‘Give Plasma, Save Lives’ campaign and Gateley Global.
