Life Sciences

Nottingham has a history of breakthrough discoveries – Ibuprofen and the MRI scanner were invented here – and continues to be at the cutting edge of health innovation. With over 91,000 people employed in life sciences, our strengths lie in areas including medical devices, biotechnology and healthcare.

Nottingham has an excellent track record in being able to link industry and healthcare providers to two leading universities and our NHS Trust to translate cutting-edge research into direct benefit for patients. Major research themes across our two universities cover areas such as cancer research, child health, clinical neurosciences amongst others.

Nottingham is also able to offer a dedicated business support ecosystem through organisations such as Medilink East Midlands and life science and healthcare hubs at BioCity Nottingham and MediCity.