00:01A high-security laboratory has launched in Liverpool using artificial intelligence and
00:05robotics to speed up research into drugs and vaccines for infectious diseases. The
00:10Liverpool Accelerate Laboratory is a £20 million facility at the Liverpool School of Tropical
00:15Medicine. It's the first of its kind in the UK and will allow researchers to work with
00:20lab-grown tissue models. The facility has received £10 million from the Liverpool City
00:26Region Life Sciences Innovation Zone programme. It's expected to open fully in 2027. The
00:34laboratory will provide an environment for research involving pathogens using automated
00:38technology to accelerate scientific discovery.
