September 2018

19 September 2018:  The BioHub Birmingham® is constructing 5,000sq ft of self-contained laboratory and office suites to meet an increasing demand for biomedical incubator space.

The BioHub opened in 2015 and its shared facilities on the ground floor are now operating at capacity.

It is managed by University of Birmingham Enterprise and is located at the Birmingham Research Park, which provides incubation services and facilities, as well as commercial office space for biomedical and hi-tech companies.

The Birmingham Research Park is on the University campus – and the University has invested significantly to create a formidable landscape for medical innovation. In last year alone, the University has opened: the Healthcare Technologies Institute, where experts in chemical engineering, biomedical science, computer science, applied mathematics, chemistry and physics work collaboratively on translational projects; the Centre for Custom Medical Devices, which works in collaboration with Renishaw and uses additive manufacturing (3D printing) to speed development in the medical devices supply chain; and the Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre which helps remove the regulatory blockages encountered by small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

The University ranks 4^th in the UK for the production of Intellectual Property (patents) and much of its medical innovation comes from interdisciplinary research, where scientists who apply engineering or chemistry know-how to solve problems in medicine.  This collaborative landscape has attracted increasing attention from international business, and the University currently has over 200 industrial partners, spanning all business sectors, who use its facilities and research expertise.

The BioHub is one part of this landscape, and its current tenants include diagnostics, precision medicine, and biotechnology companies, who share laboratory and office space.

The new development will create laboratory / office suites with sizes starting at 600sqft/55m².  The enquiry list for the new suites is now open, for further details or a tour of the facilities contact Angie Reynolds, Birmingham Research Park Manager, [email protected].

Midlands based CSR Scientific Training is hosting a lunch and learn session at the Birmingham Research Park on Laboratory and Scientific Apprenticeships on Thursday 27^th September.

The event is suitable for anyone who is responsible for the management of laboratory staff, involved in their recruitment or their learning and development, and who might consider employing an apprentice in a laboratory technician role.

CSR Scientific Training is the largest scientific apprenticeship provider in the UK ,and is now in its 8th year of delivering scientific apprenticeship training to new and existing staff in the biotechnology sector.

Employing an apprentice can be very rewarding for lab-based organisations. Employment costs are low, it’s a great development opportunity and there are significant grants available from government to help “grow your own”.

The lunch and learn will run from 1.00pm-3.00pm and will cover:

• The different levels of apprenticeships available
• The qualifications the apprentice will work towards
• How CSR can help you employ and attract an apprentice
• How to embed an apprentice programme in your organisation
• The funding available to support training
• How we deliver the training

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

The event is free of charge but admission will only be available for people who have booked on Eventbrite.