- University of Liverpool
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Liverpool City Council
- Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
- Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool).
Expertise
Liverpool has a rare ecosystem of closely located experts in medical, veterinary and tropical medicine, public health, and behavioural sciences. We:
- Identified risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease and informed UK policy through leading the UK-wide “ISARIC-4C” study of 300,000 patients hospitalised with COVID-19
- Accelerated the development of effective treatments, including the antiviral drug, molnupiravir, through the pioneering “AGILE” clinical trial platform.
- Developed rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 in partnership with the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)
- Established the Accelerator Research Clinic, which has conducted COVID-19 vaccine trials for AstraZeneca and developed pneumococcal vaccines for Pfizer
- Led the UK research response to other emerging threats including Ebola, Zika, dengue and Japanese encephalitis.
Partnerships
Liverpool’s unique civic, scientific and health partnerships have saved lives. We:
- Pioneered the world’s first city-wide COVID-19 asymptomatic mass testing programme, leading to a 25% reduction in hospital admissions, and informing national and global policy
- Organised the “First Dance” party weekend as part of the events research programme, to show how mass public events could occur safely after COVID-19 lockdowns and help re-open the economy
- Established the world’s first Civic Data Cooperative which links data on testing, hospital admissions and GP practice, to inform complex activities such as COVID-19 community testing.
Infrastructure
Liverpool has a critical mass of civic and research organisations working closely together:
- We are one of only five National Health Service High Consequences Infectious Disease Units in the UK, which can safely treat patients infected with the most dangerous pathogens
- Liverpool is recognised by the UK Government Department for Business and Trade as an area of high potential investment opportunity for vaccine development and manufacture
- The city is home to the world’s richest global dataset of zoonotic pathogens, hosts and locations, which can predict those most likely to cause future outbreaks.
![Steve Rotheram pictured on a street in Liverpool](/media/livacuk/alumni-giving/giving/Steve,Rotheram,300x300.png)
There are few places that can claim to have made a bigger impact on global health than the Liverpool City Region. A trailblazer in infection control for more than 125 years, we have built an enviable reputation as home to some of the world’s greatest scientific minds - and it is a legacy we’re proud to be continuing today.
Steve Rotheram – Mayor of the Liverpool City Region
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