About us

Located at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, the Clinical Innovation Zone (CIZ) brings together a world-leading University, a forward-thinking unitary health board and the brightest industry partners to form a 'triple-helix' approach to tackle global healthcare challenges and maximise patient benefit.

The CIZ offers a highly supportive and flexible ecosystem characterised by open innovation and collaborative Research and Development, including:

  • Proximity of innovation to world-class academic/clinical/industry and charity-led science
  • Ability to integrate with workflows, processes and infrastructure established across the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus
  • Enabling infrastructure for early stage companies

Image of the UKSPA 2019 winner logo with quote from Dr Carol Clugston

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