Norwich offers a compelling investment opportunity for companies of all sizes within the health and life sciences sector. Norwich Research Park (www.nrp.org.uk) is one of Europe's leading clusters of research and development into health, food, plant and microbial science, the environment and computing sciences.

Organisations based at the Research Park include the University of East Anglia, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Institute of Food Research, John Innes Centre and the Sainsbury Laboratory.

Why Norwich?

• Norwich has a world-class research park with space for larger companies and organisations requiring purpose-built buildings to prosper.
• Norwich Research Park offers a full complement of scientific and technology transfer services, accounting and legal advice for occupiers.
• Dedicated incubator for biotechnology businesses, based on the John Innes Centre site, provides 20,000 square feet of serviced bioscience facilities and business development support from expert advisors.
• A skilled workforce and graduate/postgraduate pool from the University of East Anglia - one of the UK’s top universities with an international reputation for the quality of its research, particularly with regard to biological and environmental sciences.
• The School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice at the University of East Anglia – one of the Britain’s first medical schools for 30 years – is already establishing a reputation for its innovative approach to education, supported by a strong and rapidly developing research programme.
• The new purpose-built Biomedical Research Centre at the University of East Anglia is a base for over 100 research scientists who undertake pioneering work into diet and health, cancer, arthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, neurological disease, hearing disorders and infectious diseases.
• The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is a teaching hospital with state-of-the-art healthcare facilities. It works closely with other health providers in all aspects of bio-medical research, including clinical trials.
• Good access (road and rail) to the science centres of Cambridge and London with worldwide travel links via Norwich International Airport.
• Norwich Action for Marketing and Exhibitions is an initiative that offers advice and help to Norwich based businesses who work in the health and life sciences, creative, IT and engineering sectors to market their products and services at events across the UK and Europe. For further information visit www.namenorwich.org