O Distrito de Inovação de Leeds deu outro passo adiante com o planejamento de esboço procurado para o mais recente desenvolvimento proposto nesta parte central da cidade de Leeds. Teatros e cuidados intensivos-e uma nova casa para o Hospital Infantil de Leeds. O desenvolvimento permitirá que a confiança expanda seus serviços de classe mundial, fornecendo aos pacientes cuidados com base nas mais recentes tecnologias, tratamentos e pesquisas. promovendo crescimento transformacional. Faz parte da visão acelerar o crescimento econômico nessa parte do Leeds, que já viu o Bragg Center for Physical Sciences and Engineering começar no local. Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council said:
An outline planning application, submitted by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, forms part of an estimated £450m investment in redeveloping the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) site to provide a new adults’ hospital – with added theatres and critical care – and a brand-new home for Leeds Children’s Hospital. The development will enable the Trust to expand its world-class services, providing patients with care based on the latest technologies, treatments and research.
The latest news builds on the momentum for Leeds’ vision to create a world-class hub for research, innovation and entrepreneurialism in sectors such as health and life sciences, creative and digital, data, engineering, advanced infrastructure and urban services, unlocking significant development opportunities and promoting transformational growth. It is part of the vision to accelerate economic growth across this part of Leeds, which has already seen the Bragg Centre for Physical Sciences and Engineering start on site.
It will release in the region of 5 hectares of land for development and will be one of the cornerstones of the Innovation District for commercial investment, which will bring together some of the city’s most creative and innovative anchor institutions and businesses.
Councillor Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council said:
“Together with our universities and the teaching hospitals NHS Trust, we are creating a focal point for innovation in the city. Alongside development opportunities, we are encouraging collaboration between businesses, entrepreneurs, universities, health professionals and civic leaders, to enable business and job creation and growth, and promote inward investment.
“This latest potential development for the Leeds General Infirmary site is a perfect example of how we are looking for opportunities to further enhance the city’s reputation at the forefront of health innovation and research.”
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust chair Linda Pollard added:
“The potential of this development is enormous, not only for the future of health services for patients in Leeds and beyond, but also for skills and investment it will bring to the city and the Papel vital desempenhará no estabelecimento do distrito de inovação. ”
O Distrito de Inovação, onde a ciência encontra artes criativas e saúde, já se beneficiou de uma série de desenvolvimentos significativos, principalmente na assistência médica e na academia, acrescentando impulso a planos que terão regeneração e oportunidades de investimento interno desenvolvidas na área. O investimento recentemente entregue ou no local inclui o Building de Artes Criativas de £ 80 milhões da Leeds Beckett University, uma expansão da Leeds Arts University, e a Universidade de Leeds investiu 40 milhões de libras no novo hub de inovação do Nexus, fornecendo o acesso à sua experiência em busca e inovação.
Professor Peter Slee, Vice Chancellor of Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Innovation District board member said:
= “A apoio à inovação é vital para o sucesso futuro da região de Leeds. Nosso investimento de £ 80 milhões em um novo edifício de artes criativas traz instalações de ensino e aprendizagem com qualidade de qualidade mundial em filmes, televisão, música, moda, dança, drama e performance para o coração da cidade e os alunos da cidade. e talento multi-qualificado para um setor no valor de mais de £ 100 bilhões para a economia do Reino Unido. ”
“Each year, we educate and train 1,800 students in the creative arts. They graduate to provide a pipeline of diverse and multi-skilled talent for a sector worth more than £100 billion to the UK economy.”
Professora Lisa Roberts, vice-chanceler de pesquisa e inovação da Universidade de Leeds e do Site de Desenvolvimento de Innovation, o Site do Site do Distrito é que o Site do LG é: Inovação. Plano de investimento ambicioso de £ 250 milhões. A Leeds é o lar das empresas de tecnologia digital e líder do NHS, incluindo TPP, Sky e EMIS, para citar apenas algumas. Com até 6ha disponíveis para desenvolvimento em todo o distrito de inovação, projetos de grande escala desempenharão um papel importante na criação de empresas e instituições de âncora, juntamente com desenvolvimentos de pequeno a médio porte e projetos de reutilização adaptativa que têm a capacidade de responder à velocidade e fornecer diversidade, inovação e excitação. Também existem oportunidades para investimentos em acomodações para estudantes criadas para atender aos 60.000 estudantes em Leeds, cuja grande maioria é baseada no Distrito de Inovação.
“Such ambitious plans for developing the LGI site is testament to our determination for Leeds to remain at the forefront of healthcare innovation. The University’s recent investment in our Nexus innovation hub has a big role to play in this, providing a home to new and exciting companies, and enabling businesses from all sectors to connect with the University’s impressive research expertise and facilities.”
The Leeds City Region has particularly well-evidenced strengths in health technology, which were referenced by the government as part of the Life Sciences Sector Deal, and which are supported by an ambitious £250 million investment plan. Leeds is home to NHS Digital and leading technology companies including TPP, Sky and EMIS, to name just a few.
There will also be further infrastructure delivered within the Innovation District, including ambitious investments in place and enhanced links to the wider city centre. With up to 6ha available for development across the new Innovation District, large scale projects will play a major role in the creation of anchor businesses and institutions alongside small to medium sized developments and adaptive re-use projects which have the ability to respond at speed, and provide diversity, innovation and excitement. There are also opportunities for investments in purpose-built student accommodation to serve the 60,000 plus students in Leeds, the vast majority of which are based within the Innovation District.
