Morgan Sindall Construction has begun work on its latest landmark project at Liverpool’s Paddington Village.

Europe’s biggest festival of advanced manufacturing returns to Liverpool City Region for a third year in 2019.Digital Manufacturing Week will welcome 6,000 industry leaders and high-growth manufacturers from across Europe to Liverpool City Region for the industry’s annual gathering.

After being warmly welcomed into the home of European football, a stepping stone, on this journey which started over two years ago, and greeted with a range of pastries, sandwiches, teas and coffees, the quest to rebrand the Liverpool City Region ensued.

To celebrate World Environment Day, WSP have launched a new Knowledge Quarter Liverpool Walking Guide, highlighting enjoyable walks and practical routes around the area.

Liverpool-based company, The Webinar Vet, which provides online veterinary Continued Professional Development (CPD), forecasts a 50% uplift in webinar consumption as a result of introducing artificial intelligence (AI), with support from LCR Activate.

As part of the government’s 5G strategy for the UK, global innovation hub, Sensor City, has been awarded a £3.5m grant to investigate the opportunities of 5G community wi-fi in health and social care.

Global innovation hub Sensor City is positioning Liverpool City Region as an international leader in Industry 4.0 with a cohort of new tenants.

Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care has won a national award for the most innovative ‘real world’ use of 5G technology at the recent 5G Realised Conference in London.

The ‘great work’ taking place at Europe’s first dedicated 5G health and social care pilot, Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care, has been recognised with an extra year’s funding.

Following a closely fought application and pitch process, global innovation hub Sensor City has announced the winners of its fast-track growth competition supported by Amazon Web Services.

Sciontec Liverpool, the new development company formed out of Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool), has launched its search for an investor.

Margot James, Minister of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), visited Sensor City last week.

Technical innovation centre, Sensor City, has launched a competition to give SMEs the chance to win a fast-track growth package worth up to £10,000.

Work has begun on one of the most advanced healthcare diagnostic centres to be built in the UK.

One in four businesses supported by Activate, the Liverpool City Region’s leading support programme for the digital and creative sectors, have successfully pioneered a new innovative product or service as a result of their involvement with the programme.

A record number of leading digital firms from Liverpool has headed to Delhi for the India-UK Future Tech festival.

Business support programme LCR 4.0 has helped 197 SMEs in the manufacturing space and created over 22 new high-value jobs across Liverpool City Region, since launching two years ago.

Liverpool City Council has announced it has selected Accor Hotels for a joint Novotel hotel and aparthotel for its £1bn Paddington Village scheme.

Liverpool start-up Koffin is tackling rising funeral costs by using advanced material testing and 3D printing technology to help create its first batch of customisable eco-coffins.