Med-Tech Innovation April 5, 2024
Activity at Infection Innovation Consortium: iiCON, led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), will be bolstered through a 10 million GBP government investment to develop large Category Three robotic laboratories capable of handling a range of dangerous and deadly pathogens.
The award is part of the Liverpool City Region Life Sciences Investment Zone plans to supercharge the sector. Overall, the Investment Zone plans to create 8,000 new jobs and potentially deliver 800 million GBP of public and private investment over 10 years according to LSTM.
The funding will support the development of high-containment laboratories based at LSTM fitted with state-of-the-art robotics, AI, and liquid handling equipment. The new facility will be completed in the next two years, and will...
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