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INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISES The city region deal, a partnership of local authorities with Opportunity North East and Aberdeen and Robert Gordons universities, has secured a combined investment of £769 million, including the Oil and Gas Technology Centre, the £40 million BioTherapeutic Hub for Innovation and plans for a £21 million Food Hub for Innovation, all of which will reinforce Aberdeen’s position as a thriving centre for global science, energy and technology. A £350 million harbour expansion programme: one of the largest marine infrastructure projects in the UK, providing direct to quayside access for the largest liners on the planet weighing in at 200,000 tonnes and carrying upwards of 5,000 passengers. A digital tech hub in the city centre will open this year building on the fast growing fourth revolution tech cluster and providing a focal point for digital company cluster growth, transformational technology and entrepreneurship.
“Our core strength is the relationship between our two universities, the NHS and Grampian. Clinicians, academics and scientists work together innovating and developing new treatments.”
Prof Stephen Logan, Chair ONE Life Sciences Board
The new £40 million BioTherapeutic Hub for Innovation is a key investment on the campus that will foster every stage of company development. The first phase will open in 2021 and will be integral to the aim of doubling life science companies by 2027.
TRANSFORMATION THROUGH INNOVATION
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