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Middlesbrough bio-incubator to boost biotech startups and life science firms

A bio-incubator space set to give biotech startups and life science firms support in biomedical research has launched in Middlesbrough.

South Tees Bio-Incubator, based in the James Cook University Hospital, provides access to specialist facilities, expert advice and shared laboratory space to develop technologies and ideas which could potentially benefit the healthcare industry.

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), along with the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA), are strategic partners in the initiative which is being led by the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Trust’s Director of Innovation and Consultant Cardiac Surgeon Professor Andrew Owens said: “Our aim is to create a leading-edge hub at the heart of our clinical research campus to accelerate collaboration, technology and knowledge exchange and open innovation.

“It’s now widely acknowledged that research, innovation and entrepreneurship are crucial driving factors for the North East’s long-term efficiency, competitiveness and economic growth and initiatives such as this mean the Trust can develop deep and high value partnerships.”

Dr Chris Dowle, Director of Future Business in Healthcare at CPI added: “We are delighted to work with the team at South Tees developing this and a series of other exciting healthcare projects where we can focus our technologists and business experts to help to deliver solutions at the front-line.

“Because of market demand we have plans to extend bio-incubation facilities here in the Tees Valley to join with other supply chain expertise in projects such as the biotherapeutic factories of the future/new healthcare solutions centre planned for 2018.”

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