UKSPA Directory 2017
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Bui l di ngs on si te
The Inc ubator
Building
Ideally suited to
start-up biotech
companies, this
4,750m 2 building is
split between office
space (40%) and
laboratories (60%).
The available space
includes hot desks
and virtual office
facilities, as well as
communal facilities,
meeting rooms and
an atrium.
The Ac c ele rator
Building
and Sanofi within SBC is a glowing
endorsement of our model and mantra,
as well as recognition of our success in
incubating innovation and in developing
an Open Innovation ethos across the
Campus. They gain access to early stage
innovative companies and exciting
translational projects in academia.
The innovators gain potential access
to collaborations and funding – an
example of win-win. A key entry
criterion for tenancy is that start-ups
bring an appetite to engage and
collaborate with the corporate players.
Small companies
that begin in bio-
incubators need
room to grow. This
is the role of the
Accelerator. Split
between labs and
offices, it provides
4,100m 2 of working
space for up to
150 people.
constantly growing
In addition to the Incubator building,
the Accelerator building opened in
April 2016 and is home to the new
MRC Technologies’ National Centre for
Therapeutic Drug Discovery. Construction
work is continuing on the Campus as we
were selected as the site for the £55m
state-of-the-art Cell & Gene Therapy
Manufacturing Centre, which will open
autumn 2017.
With long-term plans to expand the
campus by fivefold from the first phase
to the third phase, Phase 2 of the SBC will
provide space for current tenants as they
grow, as well as space for new tenants. It
is expected that the 25 acre campus will
ultimately accommodate 1,500 people. ■
Trans por t l i nks
Stevenage rail station 1.5 miles
A1(M) Junction 7
Luton and Stansted airports
Cell & Ge ne
Therapy
Manuf acturing
Cent re
A £55m large scale
GMP manufacturing
centre for businesses
seeking to make
products at the later
trial stages and for
commercialisation.
Space will be flexible
with users renting
appropriate space.
N e a r by
Str a te g i c n e tw o r k
Luton, Hitchin, Welwyn Garden City,
Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Watford,
Harlow, Chelmsford, London
GlaxoSmithKline
Wellcome
BEIS/Innovate UK