Liverpool City Council has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Telangana during a delegation visit to India from 12 to 14 October. The partnership makes Liverpool the first UK Core City to establish a formal agreement of this kind with the Telangana Government.
The partnership creates a long-term framework for cooperation across health and life sciences, research, innovation, trade, enterprise, skills and sport.
What the partnership covers
Knowledge Quarter Liverpool and Sciontec progressed an Innovation Bridge with T-Hub, described as the world's largest innovation campus and start-up accelerator. The initiative aims to create a two-way corridor offering soft-landing and market-access support for Hyderabad businesses looking to establish themselves in the UK and reach European markets through Liverpool, while helping Liverpool SMEs and start-ups explore opportunities in India.
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group developed its relationship with KIMS Hospital Group across healthcare, research and innovation. Areas of collaboration include clinical fellowships and exchanges, joint research, education and training, and workforce development.
LFC Foundation, the official charity of Liverpool Football Club, explored potential opportunities in sport, health, wellbeing, skills and community development.
Liverpool's research institutions — including Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and Liverpool John Moores University — helped shape the programme and research priorities during the mission.
University of Liverpool campus opening
Following the Hyderabad programme, members of the delegation travelled to Bengaluru on 15 October to support the University of Liverpool at the opening of its new campus. The campus strengthens Liverpool's presence in India and creates new opportunities for education, research and collaboration.
The opening event was attended by Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, and Robbie Fowler, LFC legend, alongside senior representatives from government, business, education and research.
Why these partnerships matter
Hyderabad is an internationally significant centre for pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, vaccines, digital innovation and life sciences. Liverpool brought complementary strengths in healthcare, infectious-disease research, clinical innovation, university-led research, commercialisation, advanced technology, enterprise and sport.
Councillor Liam Robinson, Leader of Liverpool City Council, said: "Liverpool is taking a genuinely collective approach to India, bringing together our civic, university, health, innovation, business and sporting institutions to build relationships that can deliver long-term benefits for the city."
He added that the Innovation Bridge "will create practical routes into new markets for start-ups and SMEs in both cities, while the relationship between University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and KIMS can deepen collaboration across healthcare, research, training and workforce development."