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Below is a showcase of some of the programme’s biggest announcements and successes.
1 year ago

LCR4.0 generates over £121m in GVA as it drives innovation and economic growth for SMEs in the LCR and beyond

LCR4.0 was an ERDF-funded initiative (European Regional Development Fund), driving the growth of the manufacturing…

1 year ago

LCR4.0 Holistic supports over 50% more start-ups as a catalyst for Business Growth and Innovation

Since launching in the summer of 2020, LCR4.0 Holistic has been making great strides in…

2 years ago

The Top 3 uses of Artificial Intelligence in Marketing

AI technology, alternatively known as Artificial Intelligence was once an idea or concept which lived…

2 years ago

Blog: 5 Digital Trends for 2023

As we enter another year, the VEC looks ahead at our digital technology predictions for…

2 years ago

LCR business survey launch

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has commissioned a review of the business support landscape…

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2 years ago

LCR4.0 Holistic: Wave of Innovation

The LCR4.0 Holistic team at the Virtual Engineering Centre teamed up with the Port City…

2 years ago

3 Steps for becoming Net Positive

Carbon Neutral and Net Zero are well-recognised terms that have been building on the pressure…

2 years ago

LCR4 START supports over 140 businesses and 50 start-ups after just 2 years

Since the launch of the LCR4 START project in late 2019, the ERDF project has…

2 years ago

UK Heritage leaders unite to adopt Deep Tech as a driver for levelling up through digital heritage

On the 14th June 2022 the Virtual Engineering Centre launched our partnership and unique strategic…

2 years ago

Ground-breaking collaboration to place Liverpool at the heart of Digital World Heritage

St George’s Hall and the Virtual Engineering Centre pilot projects aim to create a digital…

3 years ago

The 6 Components of a Digital Strategy

Every successful business will have a strategy; it starts with the question of why you…

3 years ago

Gender Balance: Dr Angela Walsh Q&A

BACKGROUND My undergraduate degree was in Chemistry. After industrial placements in Sweden and Iceland, I…