innovative manufacturing sector. We are actively engaging with AstraZeneca to understand the reasons for their decision and what we can do to support them in their plans for the Speke site. Our record investment in science, research and development will deliver a pipeline of world-class technologies that will drive economic growth across the UK.”
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority says: “We will continue to work with AstraZeneca to understand their reasons and requirements for their investment in Speke. We remain confident that the life sciences sector in the Liverpool City Region has a bright future, and we will do all we can to support its growth and development in the coming years, creating good quality jobs and improving health outcomes for people across the city region and beyond.”
The future of the Speke expansion is uncertain, but Hemingway believes that “it could be a fabulous opportunity”.
“I think the Merseyside area and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine are in a phenomenal position to take advantage of the development of life sciences. We are at the centre, we have some of the best skills, the best research, as well as a very strong public health resource. We should be looking to make the best of the opportunities that are now available and use them to kickstart a reinvigoration of the area as a whole.”
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