Birmingham's Health and Life Sciences Quarter is a leading UK and international hub for health-related research and innovation.
Explore the QuarterAt the heart of Birmingham's Health and Life Sciences Quarter is a square mile in the south of the city, anchored by the University of Birmingham and major NHS Hospital Trusts. As a designated Life Sciences Opportunity Zone, the Quarter’s true strength lies not just in its world-class institutions, but in how seamlessly they collaborate. Whether you are a global pharmaceutical company, an academic spinout, or an ambitious scale-up, a structured, accessible pathway into the Quarter is ready to support your growth.
£1 billion
research awards over a five-year cycle
60%
lower cost of living than London
£67.3m
of private and public investment secured with help from West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMTHIA)
The Quarter is already delivering, with our NHS hospitals beating at its heart. The Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC) is open, the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) is live, and funding for near-patient biomanufacturing clean rooms has been secured. The University of Birmingham conducts discovery science right through translational research. Across the road University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust continue to drive world-class clinical research, trials, and innovation. This gives the campus its unique, defining edge: the unbroken ability to move seamlessly from the lab bench to the patient bedside, all within a single Quarter.
Birmingham Health Innovation Campus is open, providing real world-class innovation space.
The Precision Health Technologies Accelerator is live, supporting breakthrough innovation and helping to accelerate new technologies from lab to life.
Funding has been secured for near-patient biomanufacturing clean rooms, enabling the development and production of advanced therapies closer to patients.
