Affected sectors include:
- The healthcare and medical devices industry
- The foods and drinks industry
- Consumer products
- Paints and coatings
- The marine industry
- Chemicals and the petroleum industries.
To stimulate economic growth, the Hub will provide proactive resources to industry and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular in order to:
- Facilitate knowledge transfer between partner organisations
- Link businesses to state-of-the-art technology and leading academic expertise
- Create new supply chains and accelerate the innovation pipeline.