West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has unveiled plans to turbocharge the region’s health and medical technology sector - and created 100,000 new high-paid jobs. He made the announcement during a visit to Coventry to see a pioneering diagnostics device with the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives.

Cytecom, based on the University of Warwick Science Park, has used cutting-edge technology to develop a technique that can identify in minutes rather than days which antibiotic will work against bacterial infections, helping to combat so-called superbugs. By delivering near-real-time results, clinicians can choose the right antibiotic far quicker than previously – a critical advantage when treating time-sensitive conditions such as sepsis

Blood stream infections and sepsis are a

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