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Biomedical sector bounding ahead

Biomedical sector bounding ahead

Biomedical sector bounding ahead Princess Anne flew in to Liverpool in July to open the new Centre for Tropical and Infectious Diseases (CTID) at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM).
Profile: Hatton's fighting spirit

Profile: Hatton's fighting spirit

He’s not related to Ricky Hatton, the boxing champion with the same surname, but there’s no doubt that Rippleffect MD Ben Hatton has more than a touch of the fighting spirit.
Chocks away for NW aerospace sector

Chocks away for NW aerospace sector

The Northwest’s pre-eminence in the UK aerospace sector will be on full display this summer at the 60th annual Farnborough International Airshow.
Teeth, scars and alligators

Teeth, scars and alligators

It was a close encounter with a dead alligator that gave Mark Ferguson, the founder and CEO of Manchester-based biotechnology company Renovo, his big break in business.
Sharp Operator

Sharp Operator

It’s almost as if an irresistible force is drawing Stuart Chambers towards the Asian continent. He spent the first 16 years of his life living there, and now, aged 51, has just accepted a new challenge that will see him spending 50 per cent of his time in Tokyo.
Chemicals sector charging ahead

Chemicals sector charging ahead

England's Northwest has a long history of innovation in chemicals and science. Pioneers such as Sir Henry Roscoe, who opened the UK’s first practical chemistry laboratory in Manchester in 1857, and the Lever Brothers, who founded their eponymous soap manufacturing company (now Unilever), down the road in Warrington in 1885, have their roots firmly in the region.
Welcome to ‘Jollywood’

Welcome to ‘Jollywood’

The BBC’s plans to relocate a large chunk of its production to Salford’s Mediacity:uk in 2011 have been heralded as the beginning of a new era for Northwest’s TV and film industry.
Bentley blazes trail of success

Bentley blazes trail of success

Bentley, one of the most famous names in the UK's automotive history, has just announced its highest ever sales and highest ever profits. The future for the Cheshire-based car maker has rarely looked brighter.
OK, Computers

OK, Computers

When it comes to the Northwest's creative and digital sector, most of the recent attention has focused on the BBC's move to mediacity:uk at Salford Quays. But a few miles down the river Mersey, a different kind of creative industry has been earning the Northwest an international reputation over the past decade: computer games.
Daresbury Reaches Enterprise Milestone

Daresbury Reaches Enterprise Milestone

Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus has reached a new milestone in its drive to become a world-class hub of technology and research-driven commerce.
Maritime Merseyside

Maritime Merseyside

One hundred years ago the Port of Liverpool was the premier port of the British Empire and home to one seventh of the world’s shipping fleet. All the remarkable then, that last year was the port’s busiest ever.
Northwest powers up nuclear ambitions

Northwest powers up nuclear ambitions

With the government throwing its weight behind a major expansion of the UK's nuclear industry, the Northwest is set to play a vital role at the heart of the country's energy supply.
AstraZeneca celebrates 50 years in Northwest

AstraZeneca celebrates 50 years in Northwest

It’s half a century since pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca established its first research lab on a former country estate in Cheshire. Dr John Stageman, vice president for biopharmaceuticals, looks forward to another fifty years of success.
Northwest automotives at full throttle

Northwest automotives at full throttle

The Northwest’s automotive sector is running at full throttle. A combination of new investments and record global demand have seen production levels at their highest for decades. And the pace shows little sign of slowing.
Northwest plugs into energy growth

Northwest plugs into energy growth

A new 25-turbine offshore wind farm at Crosby, on Merseyside, is the latest demonstration of the Northwest’s booming energy and environmental technologies sector.
Northwest Best for Biotech

Northwest Best for Biotech

The new Breast Cancer Research unit at Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) is the latest in a long line of biomedical innovations in the region.
Banking on the Northwest

Banking on the Northwest

A new part-time degree in financial services has been launched by Manchester Metropolitan University. Developed in partnership with the Bank of New York, it is the latest in a series of initiatives to ensure skills training matches the needs of region’s Financial and Professional sector – the largest in England outside London.
Media Momentum Hots Up

Media Momentum Hots Up

BBC Director-General Mark Thompson was in the Northwest recently to sign contracts for the corporation’s relocation of five departments to Mediacity:UK in Salford Quays. But the Northwest’s reputation as a media and creative industries powerhouse goes far beyond the BBC..
Aerospace Sector enters New Era

Aerospace Sector enters New Era

BAE Systems opened a new chapter in the region’s long and illustrious aerospace history with the official on-time handover of the first aft fuselage of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
Nuclear Academy leads Skills Drive

Nuclear Academy leads Skills Drive

Two world-class facilities are being established in the Northwest in response to the huge challenges and opportunities facing nuclear industry employers.