NEPIC was established by the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Speciality, Petrochemical and Commodity Chemical companies to be a voice for the industry and develop a sustainable future by improving the competitiveness of these sectors and the region. 500 companies are engaged in manufacturing or part of the integrated supply chain, and sales of the cluster exceed 10bn/yr. This is expected to grow by a further 5bn over the next decade, with 5bn of additional investment already captured by the region.The region is home to 1/3rd of the UK’s Pharmaceutical manufacturing, including some of the world most productive facilities and all aspects of the pharmaceutical life-cycle.1. Pre-clinical research & development2. Clinical research & development3. Pilot-scale manufacturing4. Full-scale active pharmaceutical ingredient/intermediate manufacturing5. Formulation, packaging & distributionNorth East of England really is the choice location for investment.