Creating a Connected Health Ecosystem in Northern Ireland Alastair Hamilton Chief Executive Invest Northern Ireland

A Connected Health Ecosystem needs: Government leadership Business, academic and clinical collaboration International business and research linkages A commitment to implement the solutions Excellent connectivity High quality property solutions Financial support

Government leadership

Business, academic and clinical collaboration

International business and research linkages

A commitment to implement the solutions

Excellent connectivity

High quality property solutions

Financial support

Government Leadership Joined up strategy 3 Year Programme for Government 3 Year Budget 10 Year Investment Strategy Programme for Government 5 strategic objectives Timebound Commitments Economic Development – Key Health & Wellbeing

Joined up strategy

3 Year Programme for Government

3 Year Budget

10 Year Investment Strategy

Programme for Government

5 strategic objectives

Timebound Commitments

Economic Development – Key

Health & Wellbeing

Investment Strategy £20bn programme £1.6bn this year - 60% increase over 4 years Government Leadership Health is a key focus area Over £3.5bn investment

Investment Strategy

£20bn programme

£1.6bn this year

- 60% increase over 4 years

Health is a key focus area

Over £3.5bn investment

Further & Higher Education World-renowned universities, working closely with industry: Queen’s University Belfast Member of The Russell Group University of Ulster Awarded ‘Excellent’ (perfect score) by HE Quality Assurance Agency 6 Major Colleges Specialising in vocational education

World-renowned universities, working closely with industry:

Queen’s University Belfast

Member of The Russell Group

University of Ulster

Awarded ‘Excellent’ (perfect score) by HE Quality Assurance Agency

6 Major Colleges

Specialising in vocational education

Life Sciences Investment Diverse range of companies including Almac and Randox - with turnover of around $600m. Cross-disciplinary collaboration 4,100 employees in the sector

Diverse range of companies including Almac and Randox - with turnover of around $600m.

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

4,100 employees in the sector

Research Capability University Based Research Centres Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (QUB) Centre for Advanced Cardiovascular Research (UU,RVH) McClay Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Sciences (QUB) Medical Polymer Research Institute (QUB) Company Based Research Centres Centre for Proteomics (Randox) Centre for Speciality Pharmaceuticals (Almac) Centre for Controlled Drug Delivery (Warner Chilcott)

University Based Research Centres

Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (QUB)

Centre for Advanced Cardiovascular Research (UU,RVH)

McClay Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Sciences (QUB)

Medical Polymer Research Institute (QUB)

Company Based Research Centres

Centre for Proteomics (Randox)

Centre for Speciality Pharmaceuticals (Almac)

Centre for Controlled Drug Delivery (Warner Chilcott)

NI Connected Health Initiative Joint Government initiative promoting health and wealth Launched by Ministers McGimpsey (Health) and Dodds (Economy) in January 2008 A £46m Connected Health project, to monitor 5000 patients - one of the biggest projects in Europe European Centre for Connected Health - leading the Department of Health’s activities in clinical and academic collaboration

Joint Government initiative promoting health and wealth

Launched by Ministers McGimpsey (Health) and Dodds (Economy) in January 2008

A £46m Connected Health project, to monitor 5000 patients - one of the biggest projects in Europe

European Centre for Connected Health - leading the Department of Health’s activities in clinical and academic collaboration

European Connected Health Campus launched in March 2009. An international collaborative network bringing together business, academia and clinicians Intel, Bosch, Viterion (Bayer) and CA are its Foundation Members CIMIT and Medcom are Alliance Partners NI Connected Health Initiative

European Connected Health Campus launched in March 2009.

An international collaborative network bringing together business, academia and clinicians

Intel, Bosch, Viterion (Bayer) and CA are its Foundation Members

CIMIT and Medcom are Alliance Partners

Excellent Connectivity

Excellent Connectivity

Excellent Connectivity Destination Number of Flights per week Glasgow 66 Edinburgh 51 Newcastle 35 Liverpool 84 Leeds/Bradford 31 Manchester 82 Cardiff 24 London Gatwick 62 London Heathrow 62 London Stansted 56 Nottingham 18 Bristol 21 Southampton 23

Invest NI Support

Why do people invest here? Access to talented people Excellent telecoms, ground and air links Excellent R&D infrastructure High quality property solutions Culturally compatible Close to customer/near shore Cost competitive

Access to talented people

Excellent telecoms, ground and air links

Excellent R&D infrastructure

High quality property solutions

Culturally compatible

Close to customer/near shore

Cost competitive

Cost Competitive

Property comparisons Belfast currently maintains the lowest net-rent in the UK. City centre rents - £11.50 to £14.00 per sq ft Non city centre office rents - £6.00 to £11.50 per sq ft Source: CB Richard Ellis Location Cost per sq ft (£) Belfast 14.00 Bristol 27.50 Glasgow 27.50 Manchester 28.50 Edinburgh 29.00 Birmingham 32.50 London (city) 60.00 London (west end) 120.00

Grant for R&D Continuum of R&D support from blue-sky research to near market product development Available to all sizes of companies, working individually or in collaboration Grant rates from 25% to 80%

Continuum of R&D support from blue-sky research to near market product development

Available to all sizes of companies, working individually or in collaboration

Grant rates from 25% to 80%

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