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The city region’s world-leading capabilities and billions of pounds of investment opportunities were showcased during four days of innovation-themed events.

We have exciting news! 🤝 LYVA Labs signed an important partnership agreement with CPI (The Centre for Process Innovation) at yesterday’s Investment Summit, part of Innovation Investment Week 2024. The partnership aims to turbocharge innovation in the Liverpool City Region and North West, focusing on state-of-the-art solutions in climate tech and microbiome. It cements a strong relationship between the two organisations who share an ambition to put innovation at the forefront of the economy in the Liverpool City Region. For more information read our blog post here: https://lnkd.in/eD-Y3icr #lcrinnovation #innovationinvestmentweek #investment #innovation #partnerships #climatetechnology #microbiome Lorna Green I Damian M. I Sophie Walton I Farhad Ahmed MA, Cert.Ed, FRSA I Kate McDermott I Frank Millar I Hannah Wade I Craig Fairgrieve I Steven McBride I Liverpool City Region Combined Authority I Darren Ragheb I Clare Trippett I Rahul Kapoor I Steve Stuart I High Value Manufacturing Catapult I Innovate UK I Catapult Network

📣 NEW SUPPORT PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE FOR CREATIVE LEADERS 📣 Designed to help you unlock the impact your business can have, take practical steps to spark growth and take the future of your business into your own hands. Junction and Consult are fully funded thanks to our partners. They have been commissioned by Liverpool City Council with course fees covered through their Business Support Service, which is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as the lead authority. To find out more, visit gatherlcr.com/junction and gatherlcr.com/consult Liverpool City Council Form #LiverpoolCityCentre #CreaTech #UKSPF #businesssupport #digital #creative #tech

#LCRInnovationInvestmentWeek A busy but great week showcasing what’s going on in Liverpool City Region (LCR) and why it continues to be a great place to invest. There is so much happening in LCR, it’s hard to keep up sometimes, but this week helped to pull it all together and shine a spotlight on the latest innovative ideas and developments, of which there are many! Well done to all those involved 👏🏼 Matt Biagetti I Bionow I Gavin Quinn I Simon Reid I Invest Liverpool City Region I Liverpool City Region Combined Authority I Growth Platform I CPI I LYVA Labs I The Pandemic Institute I Damian Mohammed I Elena Enciso I Mike King I John Whaling

Artificial Intelligence holds huge opportunities to drive productivity and prosperity across the UK economy. It has the potential to increase UK GDP by up to 10.3% by 2030 – the equivalent of an additional £232bn, and businesses who adopt AI are more likely to be successful than those that do not.  To support businesses and workers to harness these benefits, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is piloting a flexible AI upskilling fund to support SMEs to deliver AI training to their employees. This initial pilot will only be available to SMEs in the Professional and Business Services sector. Applications are open now and will close on 31 May Find out more here

We are proud to have supported TechBlast UK's inaugural FUEL Liverpool. A fantastic day of discussions and learning. Read all about it here Clockwise Offices | Helen Cross | Janice Mears | Christopher Maguire | Claire Newton | James Chapman | Simon Roberts | Kathryn Bell | Claire Lewis | Mark Sykes | Rob March | Rob Sims | Daniel Isler | George Jones | Tom Reynolds SLE | Adam Galloway | Alex Moretti | Paul Malone | James McArdle | Tom Woodroof | Carl Grainger | Steven Ingley | Alex Keyter | Dave Burrows | George Huang | Paul Byrne | Phil Melia | James Barber | Matthew Olugbemi, MBA, CSPO | Dean Ward | Louise Chapman | John Lucy | James Robb | Raina Heverin | Justine Jenkins | Antony Shimmin |Kellie Noon FHEA | Madina Barker

Product Release Europe Limited engaged with the Liverpool John Moores University team at Horizons for creating a digital model of their factory and operations to optimise their processes and streamline workflows for improved efficiencies. The creation of a Digital Factory process simulation model will enable Product Release to identify potential improvements in their factory operations. The model will support simulations of different flow and batch rates, the reduction of non-value-added processes, such as reducing material handling, and the optimisation of batch size, batch numbers as well as being able to analyse production cycles. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e4c7qjvx The Horizons project (UKSPF) is delivered by the University of Liverpool's VEC (Virtual Engineering Centre), Liverpool John Moores University, and Edge Hill University and is supported by Growth Platform and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

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Great to see Simon Reid, Assistant Director for Business Growth at LCRCA on the ‘North - The Place to be for Pharma Manufacturing’ panel discussing the strength of the Health & Life Sciences cluster in the city region, and the power of collaboration with cities across the North. #LCRInnovationInvestmentWeek

#EVENT: Join THE FIFTH SECTOR LIMITED for a Women’s Digital & Creative round table, hosted by Barclays Eagle Lab Liverpool in partnership with Growth Platform This event is to discuss the opportunities and barriers faced by women working in Digital & Creative industries in Liverpool City Region. It is part of the research into development of the Digital & Creative Cluster Board, one of three priority clusters backed by Growth Platform to promote growth and investment across Liverpool City Region. We will share findings from research and invite your contribution. This will be an event filled with networking opportunities, insightful talks, and innovative ideas. It is your chance to connect with like-minded individuals and be a part of the thriving entrepreneurial community in the UK. Register here