UKSPA Directory 2017
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“Business advice is
provided by an in-house
business support team
and an external mentor
pool, supported by
partners and associates
in the region”
support with access to funding,
recovery/turnaround, transformation
and investment readiness
• Minerva: the Park’s own business
angel network has continued to be an
attractive source of finance for small
businesses, with over £8.5m invested
alongside a further £18m leveraged
since 2009. The Minerva programme
introduces the West Midlands region’s
high-potential companies to their
network of angel investors, a network
of venture capital funds and banks.
• IGNITE is the Science Park’s incubation
and business acceleration programme.
It draws on all of the assets within the
business support team to help start-ups
within the sub-region. IGNITE also
maintains dedicated office space at
incubators across the Park’s sites
• Techmark: a highly experienced
(18 years and 750+ projects) technical
marketing unit with expertise in
strategy development, technology
exploitation, developing markets, and
plans to access sales. Techmark works
for companies and start-ups both within
the Science Park and the region
• Inward Investment/Soft Landing:
founding partner of UK Market Access
Program. Private sector partnership
offering practical support services to
foreign-owned companies in becoming
established and growing in the UK
market. Attracted over 350 businesses
to the UK.
Universit y Facilities
Science Park tenants and clients also have
access to a breadth of R&D resources and
services from the University of Warwick.
From manufacturing to healthcare,
from governance to food security, the
University works with some of the
world’s leading companies, providing
R&D, consultancy, conferencing and
continuing professional development.
Current and previous work include
the Warwick Healthcare Partnership,
the High Value Manufacturing
Catapult, and the National Automotive
Innovation Campus. For more go
to www2.warwick.ac.uk
UWSP manages Warwick Enterprise
Park in Wellesbourne on behalf of the
University of Warwick, with a wide mix of
offices, labs, workshops, and land for use
by innovation led companies. For details
mail [email protected]. ■
Sit e s
UWSP Main Site
UWSP has a mix of properties
from The Venture Centre with
short-term rentals for units
25m 2 to 150m 2 , several multi-
occupancy buildings offering
200m 2 to 1,000m 2 , to its latest
building, Riley Court, offering
3,700m 2 . There are also 17
incubation offices from 10m 2
to 18m 2 for knowledge-based,
innovation-led start-ups. Innovation Centre War wick
At Warwick Technology Park
UWSP has a joint venture
Innovation Centre with
Warwickshire County Council.
Units range from 20m 2 to
150m 2 and are equipped
with raised floors suitable for
ICT-based companies. Leases
are short-term to reflect
the needs of expanding
technology-based SMEs. Innovation Centre Binley
On Binley Business Park, on
the east side of Coventry, the
Science Park has a second
joint venture Innovation
Centre, with Coventry City
Council and the Chamber of
Commerce, providing units
from 20m 2 to 150m 2 . Again
these units are available
on short-term leases for
growing companies. Innovation Centre
Bly the Valley
Blythe Valley Innovation
Centre is a site managed by
UWSP on behalf of Solihull
Metropolitan Borough
Council. The building is
specifically designed to
meet the requirements of
ICT companies with units
ranging from 25m 2 to 100m 2
on short-term leases.
Co ntact detai l s
UWSP, Coventry CV4 7EZ
T: 024 7632 3000
E: [email protected] C ont a c t de t a ils
Gallows Hill, Warwick CV34 6UW
T: 01926 623000
E: [email protected] C o n ta ct d e ta i l s
Binley Bus. Park, Coventry CV3 2TX
T: 024 7643 0000
E: [email protected] C o n ta ct d e ta i l s
Blythe Valley Park, Solihull B90 8AJ
T: 0121 506 9000
E: [email protected]