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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…
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…
The Top 3 uses of Artificial Intelligence in Marketing
AI technology, alternatively known as Artificial Intelligence was once an idea or concept which lived…
Blog: 5 Digital Trends for 2023
As we enter another year, the VEC looks ahead at our digital technology predictions for…
LCR business survey launch
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has commissioned a review of the business support landscape…
LCR4.0 Holistic: Wave of Innovation
The LCR4.0 Holistic team at the Virtual Engineering Centre teamed up with the Port City…
3 Steps for becoming Net Positive
Carbon Neutral and Net Zero are well-recognised terms that have been building on the pressure…
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…
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…
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…
The 6 Components of a Digital Strategy
Every successful business will have a strategy; it starts with the question of why you…
Gender Balance: Dr Angela Walsh Q&A
BACKGROUND My undergraduate degree was in Chemistry. After industrial placements in Sweden and Iceland, I…