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york's key business
strenghts York’s knowledge-driven economy is amongst the strongest in the UK with a solid reputation for research, development, innovation and academic excellence. Industries which are particularly well represented include biosciences and healthcare, creative, digital and IT and financial and professional, as well as food and drink and high-tech rail. Events which have links to these business areas are extremely well placed in York.
2 world class Universities UKs 1st Gigabit city UNESCO City of Media Arts Founding UK Science City
Biosciences and Healthcare
Creative, Digital and IT
Key national and European hub for bioscience and health care innovation.
UK’s first UNESCO City of Media Arts.
One of the top university bioscience departments in the UK, including numerous specialist Centres of Excellence. Hundreds of bio science and bio-analytic businesses in and around York. Home to the award winning York Science Park and the NAFIC Innovation Campus.
Hundreds of media arts, ICT, electronics, software and digital businesses in York. Over £100 million invested into the city’s media arts facilities including film and TV studio space at Heslington Studios and the 200,000 sq ft Church Fenton Studios. Digital Creativity Labs World Centre of Excellence providing cutting edge research in digital games and interactive media.