The Northern Powerhouse in Health Health Science Alliance Ltd Research - a Science and Innovation Audit
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The Northern Powerhouse in Health Research - A Science and Innovation Audit | Main Report Contents 1 Introduction to the North . and our SIA’s footprint .......................................................... 1 Headline Messages ....................................................................................................................... 1 Our Place in a Nutshell.................................................................................................................. 2 Science and Innovation Assets and Capabilities ........................................................................... 9 The Prize we offer ....................................................................................................................... 15 The focus of this Science and Innovation Audit.......................................................................... 15 2 Strengths in Science and Innovation .................................................................................. 17 Headline Messages ..................................................................................................................... 17 Excellence in Science and Research ............................................................................................ 17 Innovation Strengths, Growth Points, and Assets ...................................................................... 26 Assets, Recent Investments and Pipeline Activity ...................................................................... 31 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................. 38 3 Theme 1: Data for Better Health and Wealth ..................................................................... 39 Headline Messages ..................................................................................................................... 39 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 41 National and International trends and size of Global Markets .................................................. 41 Local Science and Innovation Assets .......................................................................................... 47 Local Science and Innovation Talent .......................................................................................... 57 National and International Engagement .................................................................................... 61 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................. 66 4 Theme 2: Precision Medicine ............................................................................................ 67 Headline Messages ..................................................................................................................... 67 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 69 National and International Trends and size of Global Markets .................................................. 71 Local Science and Innovation Assets .......................................................................................... 73 Local Science and Innovation Talent .......................................................................................... 83 National and International Engagement .................................................................................... 85 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................. 90 5 Understanding the Synergies - Data for Better Health and Wealth & Precision Medicine, together ........................................................................................................................... 91 June 2018 The Northern Powerhouse in Health Research - A Science and Innovation Audit | Main Report Headline Messages ..................................................................................................................... 91 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 92 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................... 102 6 Conclusions .....................................................................................................................103 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 103 Reviewing and revising our Hypotheses ................................................................................... 103 Logic for a Programme of Action at the level of the North ...................................................... 104 Targeted Opportunities ............................................................................................................ 109 Governance and Delivery Arrangements ................................................................................. 117 Figures Figure 1-1: Map of the Northern Powerhouse ............................................................................. 4 Figure 1-2: Premature (age <75 years) mortality for men plus women in the North and South of England, 1965–2015 ..................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 1-3: Excess mortality in the North compared with South of England by age group in four periods between 1965 and 2015 .................................................................................................. 8 Figure 1-4: Percentage of hours lost due to sickness absence rates by region ............................ 8 Figure 1-5: Clinical Trial Data for 2016-17 .................................................................................. 11 Figure 2-1: Location Quotient for relevant SIA theme areas in the North ................................. 28 Figure 2-2: Asset Map for the North East ................................................................................... 33 Figure 2-3: Asset Map for NPiHR: The North West .................................................................... 34 Figure 2-4: Asset Map for NPiHR: Yorkshire and The Humber ................................................... 35 Figure 3-1: Digital Maturity Assessment Scores, comparing UK averages with Northern Digital Exemplars ................................................................................................................................... 54 Figure 3-2: Location Quotient for Information and Communications in the North ................... 56 Figure 3-3: Research output versus research quality for advanced medical informatics, 2012-18 .................................................................................................................................................... 59 Figure 3-4: The relationship between national and international collaboration emphases for advanced medical informatics, 2012-18 ..................................................................................... 64 Figure 3-5: The relationship between international collaboration and quality of output for advanced medical informatics, 2012-18 ..................................................................................... 65 Figure 4-1: Location Quotient for Human Health and Social Work Activities in the North ........ 79 Figure 4-2: Location Quotient for Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities in the North .................................................................................................................................................... 80 June 2018 The Northern Powerhouse in Health Research - A Science and Innovation Audit | Main Report Figure 4-3: Location Quotient for Manufacturing in the North .................................................. 81 Figure 4-4: Leeds Precision Medicine Structure ......................................................................... 83 Figure 4-5: Research output versus research quality for Precision Medicine, 2012-18 ............. 84 Figure 4-6: