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Creating a Connected Health Ecosystem
inNorthern Ireland
Alastair HamiltonChief 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
Joined up strategy3 Year Programme for Government
3 Year Budget
10 Year Investment Strategy
Programme for Government5 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
Further & Higher EducationWorld-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
Research CapabilityUniversity 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
• 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
Excellent Connectivity
Excellent Connectivity
Excellent Connectivity
DestinationNumber 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
Cost Competitive
Property comparisons
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
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
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%
Thank you
Creating a Connected Health Ecosystem
inNorthern Ireland