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Liverpool Science Park

Liverpool Science Park ( LSP ) is an outstanding urban science park located at the heart of the city ’ s game-changing Knowledge Quarter . It offers businesses the environment to take advantage of this thriving economy with many of the region ’ s other strategic knowledge facilities on its doorstep . The park is less than ten minutes ’ walk from both Liverpool Lime Street and Liverpool Central stations , a short distance from Liverpool John Lennon Airport , and within an hour of Manchester Airport .
Location LSP Innovation Centre 1 131 Mount Pleasant Liverpool L3 5TF
LSP Innovation Centre 2 146 Brownlow Hill Liverpool L3 5RF
Contact details George Barclay Business Development Co-ordinator T : 0151 705 3400 E : enquiries @ liverpoolsciencepark . co . uk E : George . Barclay @ liverpoolsciencepark . co . uk www . liverpoolsciencepark . co . uk
LSP comprises two purpose built buildings , Innovation Centres 1 ( ic1 ) and 2 ( ic2 ), which offer 120,000 sq ft of high-specification office and laboratory space . A state-of-the-art extension to ic1 was opened in 2014 , with the extension offering 40,000 sq ft of Grade A office space and ten containment category level 2 laboratories .
Tenant Community LSP is currently home to 65 different knowledge-focused businesses in a variety of sectors including healthcare , life sciences , IT , digital and creative media , and ancillary services . Tenants include industry-leading healthcare app developers , a regenerative medicine company , LJMU ’ s Astrophysics Research Institute ( recently involved in the discovery of TRAPPIST-1 ), and a leading educational software firm .
In the early Spring , the park unveiled “ The Collective Space ” – reimagining one of ic1 ’ s larger suites and creating eight fully-furnished private offices centred around a communal area , providing the optimum ecosystem for a collaborative and creative business community .
R & D Support LSP is continually strengthening its links with its two academic owners , Liverpool John Moores University and University of Liverpool . An increasing number of LSP ’ s tenants are realising the benefits of collaborating with the academics and jointly accessing R & D grants .
The creation of nearby translational facilities such as Sensor City ( an LJMU and UoL joint-venture ) and the 120,000 sq ft Materials Innovation Factory ( a UoL and Unilever collaboration ) has furthered the scope for R & D investment in the area . LSP acts as both a vehicle and a base for delivering these opportunities to its tenants . Further afield , Innovate UK has also helped finance the work done by a number of our tenants .
Thriving Knowledge Quarter Liverpool Science Park is at the epicentre of Liverpool ’ s Knowledge Quarter with ic1 looking out over the iconic Hope Street . This metropolitan quarter is home to many diverse restaurants , bars , hotels and shops bookended by both the Catholic and the Anglican Cathedrals as well as the famous Liverpool Philharmonic Hall .