Plans have been unveiled to create a new £56 million medical manufacturing facility in Renfrewshire.

The Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (MMIC) will be built at the advanced manufacturing innovation district next to Glasgow Airport, offering pharmaceutical companies from start-ups to multinationals a way to develop new manufacturing techniques which speed up bringing new drugs to market.

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Up to 80 jobs will be established at the Centre by 2023, with a further 90 roles created or or retained in companies during the design and build phase and post-construction.

Renfrewshire Council Leader Iain Nicolson said: "This is fantastic news not only for Renfrewshire but for the whole of Scotland.

"On top of the highly skilled jobs the centre will bring, its work will generate more jobs by encouraging start-ups and supporting companies large and small to grow their businesses using the transformative technologies the centre develops.

"We support the ambition to make Scotland the location of choice for the life sciences community and advanced manufacturing and are currently developing the underpinning infrastructure which will ensure the centre has the perfect home in Renfrewshire."

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