Building on commitments made at the board meeting last year and based in Belfast, the hub will support its rapidly growing life sciences industry.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is establishing a hub in Northern Ireland, hosted by Invest Northern Ireland, to support its rapidly growing life sciences industry.
Invest NI will host the MHRA at its offices in central Belfast. Local stakeholders working within the healthcare, health and life sciences sectors across Northern Ireland will be able to book periodic, in-person surgery sessions with MHRA technical experts to discuss topics such as innovation pathways, clinical investigations, and be signposted to further regulatory support available from the MHRA throughout the product development pipeline. This direct access is intended to support clinical research and the development of new therapies.
The MHRA’s presence in Northern Ireland builds on commitments made following the MHRA board meeting held in Belfast in November last year. It also recently launched a series of stakeholder liaison events at the HIRANI Health Tech Spring Conference held in Belfast in April.
“One of my priorities since becoming chair has been to ensure the MHRA is a regulator for all nations with an increased presence and engagement with our partners and stakeholders across the UK,” said MHRA chair Anthony Harnden.
Northern Ireland is home to around 250 businesses in the life sciences sector, which supports 18,000 jobs and contributes £1.1 billion to the local economy.
