11 October 2013
Today I am launching a new Norwich-Cambridge Cluster Collaboration to drive investment in Agri-Tech businesses in East Anglia and boost the region’s world leading life science work. The A11 corridor and the combined benefits of greater interaction between the world-leading Agri-Tech research at Norwich Research Park and biomedical research in and around the Cambridge cluster can open up export opportunities for British businesses to emerging economies and help new companies to break in to the market.
By 2050 the world needs to double global food production using roughly half as much water, energy and land. This is a huge challenge which is driving new markets for agricultural innovation – from SatNav guided tractors to disease resistant seeds. East Anglia was the original home of the Agricultural Revolution, and with our world class research at NRP and Cambridge and world class food and farming businesses, we can lead the world again.
Integrating the scientific research in Norwich and Cambridge will help us unlock this opportunity to create the jobs and businesses of tomorrow, unleashing the forces of enterprise as well as spreading opportunities to rural areas. By creating an ecosystem in which new ideas and companies can thrive, we can maximise the potential of these two hubs and help put the UK at the forefront of the global race.
Links:
| EDP article
| ITV Anglia
| BBC Radio Norfolk George on 1hr 43 mins into the program.
| BBC Radio Cambridgeshire George on 1hr 20 mins into the program
Photo:
Left to right:
Professor Jeremy Sanders, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Affairs of the University of Cambridge
Alex Plant Executive Director: Economy, Transport and Environment for Cambridgeshire County Council
Richard Horsnell, Research Scientist NIAB
Professor Mike Bevan Deputy Director, John Innes Centre
Dr Tina Barsby, Chief Executive of NIAB and member of the UK Agri-tech Strategy Leadership Council
George Freeman MP
Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
Councillor Steve Morphew, Cabinet Member for Finance, Performance and Corporate, Norfolk County Council
By 2050 the world needs to double global food production using roughly half as much water, energy and land. This is a huge challenge which is driving new markets for agricultural innovation – from SatNav guided tractors to disease resistant seeds. East Anglia was the original home of the Agricultural Revolution, and with our world class research at NRP and Cambridge and world class food and farming businesses, we can lead the world again.
Integrating the scientific research in Norwich and Cambridge will help us unlock this opportunity to create the jobs and businesses of tomorrow, unleashing the forces of enterprise as well as spreading opportunities to rural areas. By creating an ecosystem in which new ideas and companies can thrive, we can maximise the potential of these two hubs and help put the UK at the forefront of the global race.
Links:
| EDP article
| ITV Anglia
| BBC Radio Norfolk George on 1hr 43 mins into the program.
| BBC Radio Cambridgeshire George on 1hr 20 mins into the program
Photo:
Left to right:
Professor Jeremy Sanders, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Affairs of the University of Cambridge
Alex Plant Executive Director: Economy, Transport and Environment for Cambridgeshire County Council
Richard Horsnell, Research Scientist NIAB
Professor Mike Bevan Deputy Director, John Innes Centre
Dr Tina Barsby, Chief Executive of NIAB and member of the UK Agri-tech Strategy Leadership Council
George Freeman MP
Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
Councillor Steve Morphew, Cabinet Member for Finance, Performance and Corporate, Norfolk County Council
