Over the past ten years, Midlands Innovation has evolved into one of the UK’s most powerful university partnerships — driving collaboration, securing investment, and delivering real-world impact. Together, our partners have built a shared platform — supporting researchers, powering growth and elevating the Midlands on the global stage.
Over the past decade, the relationships between our members have matured, enabling us to deliver ground-breaking projects, impactful and long-standing collaborations, and crucial legacy projects that have paved the way forward. The collective dedication demonstrated since our establishment has helped to create the thriving innovation ecosystem we see in the Midlands today.
Over the past ten years Midlands Innovation has grown and flourished as a result of a commitment to collaboration from our fantastic university partners. Together, we have achieved much to be proud of - including impactful projects that have left a lasting legacy. Looking forwards, I am confident that the continued commitment to collaboration we see across our partnership will deliver new impactful initiatives and further strengthen the thriving Midlands research and innovation ecosystem.
Dr Helen Turner
Director of Midlands Innovation