208 England | Full Member UKSPA Directory 2017
Sci-Tech Daresbury
Location The Innovation Centre Keckwick Lane , Daresbury Cheshire WA4 4FS
Contact details John Leake Business Development Manager T : 01925 607000 E : jleake @ sci-techdaresbury . com www . sci-techdaresbury . com
Sci-Tech Daresbury is a national science and innovation campus , an enterprise zone , and winner of UKSPA ’ s “ Setting the Pace ” Award . Managed by a joint venture involving the Science and Technology Facilities Council ( STFC ), Halton Borough Council , and commercial property company Langtree , it is home to the internationally-recognised STFC Daresbury Laboratory and seven university partners who have activities on site . Over 100 technology companies are located on the site covering the biomedical / healthcare , advanced engineering / materials , and ICT sectors , from start-up companies to corporates such as IBM and Atos .
Sci-Tech Daresbury has operated for over 12 years , and today 1,200-1,300 people work on the site in science and technology . Its ambitious plan to grow to 10,000-15,000 people over the next 25 years will require a further 100,000m 2 of development . The partners recently invested over £ 20m in new buildings and infrastructure on the site .
Unique Selling Points Home for Life :
• Scalable provision of space from hot desk / lab to own building and access to scalable power and data provision
Enterprise Zone :
• Access to 5 years ’ business rates relief in new buildings
Faster growth :
• Growing clusters of companies in biomedical / healthcare , advanced engineering / materials and digital / ICT
• 34 companies moved on-site in 2016
• Daresbury companies have grown sales by an average of 30 % per year
More investment :
• Access to a network of 25 investors , which has helped secure over £ 80m of investment for campus companies
Greater collaboration :
• 60 % of companies collaborate with each other and nearly 75 % collaborate with STFC / Universities . This generated over £ 20m / year of value to companies
More than just a science park :
• Companies have access to millions of pounds of analytical equipment , rapid prototyping facilities and visualisation / VR facilities , and the expertise to exploit it
• Access to world-class Hartree Centre – collaboration with STFC , IBM , Atos and others to develop and apply innovation in modelling / simulation , big data , and AI
Open door to the right resources :
• Access to the 5,000-strong Daresbury network via Network Hub including corporates , investors , universities etc Business Fast Track to the UK and Europe :
• Easy access to the motorway network , mainline rail stations and two international airports
• Nearly 4m in employment live within one hour ’ s commute
Business Support
• An on-site business support team works with the management teams of companies to connect them to relevant organisations and opportunities in the 5,000-strong Daresbury network
The distinctive Techspace One and Techspace Two buildings