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UKSPA Directory 2017
Lancaster Environment
Centre houses
20 businesses in
“exemplary” facilities
Lancaster
University
L ocati on
Bailrigg
Lancaster LA1 4YW
Contact detai l s
Amanda Elsworth-Ross
Marketing Manager, Business
Partnerships & Enterprise
T: 01524 510451
E: residentenquiries@
lancaster.ac.uk
www.lancaster.ac.uk/sci-tech/
business/office-space
Lancaster University, a world-leading
research university, is ranked in the
top 10 for interactions with SMEs and
houses three office facilities: InfoLab21,
the Lancaster Environment Centre, and
cTAP. It has achieved the Small Business
Charter Gold Award and has more than
£18m of activity with business in Science
and Technology disciplines alone.
graduates with opportunities for student
placements throughout the year.
InfoL ab21
InfoLab21 is a national centre of
excellence for ICT, where world class
research from the School of Computing
and Communication converges with our
resident companies and a dedicated
knowledge exchange team, all in one
building. At InfoLab21 we holistically
support research, development, and
technical exploitation. Our aim is to
accelerate productivity and innovation,
support student spin-outs, and make our
research and students accessible to
businesses, maximising growth potential.
local and international environmental
businesses. We have invested £35m in our
buildings and facilities during the past
decade, housed more than 50 companies
since 2007, and worked with over 1,000
SMEs since 2005.
Coll abor ative Technology Access
Progr amme (cTAP)
Businesses can also work alongside our
Chemistry Department and take a hot
desk in our new £11.3m technology
facility cTAP, containing a unique suite
of cutting-edge instrumentation and
facilities worth almost £7m.
The campus environment offers the
benefits of access to a range of world-
leading R&D facilities, sports centre,
shops and restaurants, and access to extra
resources from skilled staff and students.
Lancaster has an outstanding track
record of collaboration with businesses,
delivering support to over 11,000 SMEs.
The programme of events for our resident
community includes master classes,
information on our new research, and
funding streams. We have a multi-million-
pound programme of business support,
and also provide opportunities to partner
with the University in the delivery of
training, access to international markets
through international collaborative
programmes, and access to high quality L ancaster Environment Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, one of
the largest in Europe, houses a community
of 20 environment-based businesses in
“exemplary” office facilities, according
to a government report on universities-
businesses interactions. The Environment
Centre has a long and successful history
of working with micro, SMEs, and large
organisations such as Waitrose, Unilever
plc, and United Utilities plc, and welcomes E xempl ary Facilities
All three facilities offer a wide range of
offices from 12m 2 to 79m 2 . We also have a
number of hot-desks available. A base at
Lancaster University also gives access to:
• World class researchers
• Glasshouse/labs
• High speed broadband & wireless
• 24-hour access
• Access to meeting rooms
• Cleaning, kitchens
• Business development teams on hand
to help build relationships. ■
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