Grow your business on the edge of innovation
Introducing PHTA
The Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) is the University of Birmingham’s flagship life sciences innovation facility, based at No.1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus. Home to the Clinical Immunology Service and Industry Trials Hub, PHTA provides state-of-the-art incubation and collaboration space to ambitious SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups.
PHTA offers 70,000 sq ft of bespoke Cat 2 wet and dry labs and office space, the Makerspace – a prototyping and small-batch manufacturing facility – and an extensive training suite.
We bring entrepreneurs, start-ups and scale-ups together with the next generation of academic and clinical leaders, creating unique opportunities to commercialise ideas and accelerate the rapid development of cutting-edge therapies and technologies.
PHTA will provide innovators and small enterprises with access to the expertise, resources and infrastructure to enable translation of healthcare innovations – including phase I to III clinical trials and real-world evaluation.
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Explore our premium Category 2 lab space, office and business innovation facilities, and training and meeting spaces.
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Space to collaborate
Innovation never happens in a silo. At PHTA you’ll be part of a like-minded community of complementary businesses in close proximity to our key opinion leaders across the University and Hospitals.
PHTA is designed to accommodate researchers at proof-of-concept stage through to spin-out companies and beyond – providing small health innovation businesses with much needed grow-on space in the form of Category 2 wet- and dry lab/office modules.
Access cutting-edge research
Working closely alongside Birmingham Health Partners, PHTA offers access to a wide range of clinical research, trials and health data, as well as opportunities to work with leading teams and key opinion leaders across the academic and clinical spectrum.
Unique environment
BHIC is the only science park in the region dedicated to health and life sciences, and is the largest UK park of its size and scale to be co-located with a world-leading University and renowned NHS research and teaching hospitals.
Our links with Birmingham Health Partners allow us to support your business ambitions by providing access to vital expertise in a number of key areas:
The development and delivery of complex clinical trials
The development and delivery of complex clinical trialsThe Industry Trials Hub introduces a new way for industry to partner with our UKCRC-accredited units on both early phase trials and practice-changing registration level clinical trials. Birmingham is home to world-class centres with a wealth of experience across a wide range of diseases, clinical settings and trial designs. We’re also a world within a city, with a stable and diverse regional population of more than 5m people, of whom 1m+ are children. This community can support projects of significant scale, including trials and device testing.
Complex diagnostics, multi-omics analysis and health data
Complex diagnostics, multi-omics analysis and health dataOur diagnostic expertise, multi-omics and real-world data analysis were validated during the COVID 19 pandemic where we played a crucial and vital role in the detection and management of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its disease. We are home to two HDR UK Health Data Research Hubs – PIONEER and INSIGHT – as well as the West Midlands Genomics Medicine Centre and Centre for Rare Diseases.
Medical device and diagnostics development, evaluation and testing
Medical device and diagnostics development, evaluation and testing
Regulatory science and innovation
Regulatory science and innovationFacilities
Makerspace
Test and refine your ideas before you go into production, in our state-of-the-art prototyping suite – backed by the full support of our onsite technical experts.
Wet and dry laboratories
Our premium Cat 2 labs have been designed by scientists for scientists and provide ample room for growing companies and spin outs.
Business incubation space
Access the specialist support, knowledge and facilities that will allow your business to scale up – including intellectual property protection
Flexible workspace
From virtual tenancy to hot desks and office space, you’ll find the perfect flexible home for you and your team – with access to all BHIC amenities.
