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Overview:
North East England has a impressive track record as one of the principal centres
of economic activity in the UK, led by innovation and industrial evolution. The
region’s solid manufacturing foundations are supported by emerging
high-technology and knowledge intensive industries.
The major conurbations of Durham, Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Sunderland each
have vibrant business cores and many cultural attractions, yet all lie within
minutes of some of the country’s most stunning countryside. The annual UK
Competitiveness Index ranked Darlington and Durham in the top three locations
for improving competitiveness in 2006-8.
An excellent track record of inward investment has resulted in over 500 leading
global companies locating in the region. Leading-edge R&D is carried out at the
North East’s five first-class universities: Durham University, Newcastle
University, Northumbria University, University of Teesside and the University of
Sunderland. Between them they have over 50 RAE (Research Assessment Exercise
2008) 5 and 5* rated departments, placing them in the top tier of national
research facilities.
“The pioneering development
opportunities with Cels combined with state-of-the-art facilities found at the
International Business Centre, make the region seem like the ideal location to
expand our operations into Europe.”
Mr Hu Yunlong, general manager, Nanjing Chuanbo Biotech and SAB UK
Key sectors:
process and chemical industries, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare,
life sciences, advanced manufacturing, automotive and advanced manufacturing,
Low Carbon and Electric Vehicles, energy and low carbon technology, offshore
technology, digital media and animation, electronics, nanotechnology, call
centres and shared service facilities, food processing.
R&D strengths:
life sciences, including oncology, genetics, ageing and health, bio-informatics,
plant biotechnology, stem cell and and regenerative medicine, diagnostics and
medical devices; nanoscale science and technology, including surface
engineering, chemical and biological sensors, molecular electronics and
biomedical nanotechnology; software games design and data manipulation;
renewable energy; chemical process industries; automotive, electronics and
photonics, energy and environment.
Major investors include:
2Touch, 3M, 5th Generation Technologies, AKS, Aker Kvaerner, Akzo Nobel, AMEC
Wind, Arup, Avecia Life Sciences, BASF, Baker Petrolite, Bernhard Schulte
Shipmanagement, Black & Decker, British Airways, CAV Aerospace, Calsonic Kansei,
Caterpillar, Clipper Windpower, Corus, Cramlington Precision Forge, Cummins,
DUCO Ltd, Dow Chemicals, Darchem, DuPont Teijin Films, EDS, EDF Energy, Econnect,
Elementis, Ensus, Entra Health Systems, Eutechnyx, Evonik Chemicals, Fabricom,
Faurecia, Future Transport Systems, GE Money, Gaia Power, Garlands, Genesis
Genomics, Gestamp UK, GlaxoSmithKline, Hashimoto, Helena Biosciences,
Hewlett-Packard, IHC Engineering Business, Immunodiagnostic Systems, Johnson
Controls, Johnson Matthey, Komatsu, Lucite, Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals, MGT Power,
Maersk Company Ltd, Magna Kansei, Marine Projects International, Merck Sharp and
Dohme, Mere Mortals, Nanjing Chuanbo Biotech, Nike, Nissan Motor Manufacturing,
Npower renewables, NSK Bearings, Oilinfo, Orange, Orla Protein Technologies, PB
Power, Peacocks Medical, Petards Joyce-Loebl, Petroplus, Phoenix Beattie,
Procter & Gamble, Protein Forest, Qurios Entertainment, RDS, RNL Bio,
Reflections Interactive, Rocket Medical, Romag, SABIC, SSL International, Sage
Group, sanofi-aventis, Seadrill Engineering, SembCorp, Shasun Pharma Solutions,
Siemens Business Services, Signalway Antibody, Sinclair Knight Merz, Sitel,
Smith Electric Vehicles, Soil Machine Dynamics, Spark Response, TKA Tallent, TMD
Friction UK Ltd, TNEI, TRW, Tees Alliance Group, Terra, Thomas Swan, Thorn
Lighting, Ubisoft, UK Haptics, Unipres, Valeo Cooling Systems Ltd, Wellstream
Holdings, Yanmar.
Grants:
Much of the region is covered by assisted areas, with Tier 2 available in the
most heavily populated areas (see map on Grants Information).
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