With around 14,000 Life Science jobs, the West Midlands has a much stronger track record in this sector than many people realise. Large clusters such as the Edgbaston Medical Quarter have been growing steadily since the 1930’s. This growth isn’t an accident – when the original architect planned and built the old Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 1933 next door to the University of Birmingham Medical School, he said that ‘Modern hospital and medical practice demands there shall be organic and integral connection between the scientist and the clinician for the most efficient treatment of the patient.’
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