Introduction
The Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus (Daresbury
SIC) has been home to the world-renowned Daresbury
Laboratory for over 40 years. Now, with the addition of
the Cockcroft Institute and the
Daresbury Innovation Centre
and an influx of national and international high-tech companies, it
is rapidly developing its reputation for both scientific and
entrepreneurial excellence.
Formed as part of a government initiative to maximise the
effects of public investment on business-science collaborations,
the campus is the shared vision of six key stakeholders,
including the regional development agency and local
universities.
There are 100 companies based in the Daresbury Innovation Centre
and approximately 400 staff at the Daresbury Laboratory, supporting
the work of thousands of scientists and engineers around the
world.
Each year the Campus carries out a survey of tenant companies to provide a measure
of performance - both of the companies themselves and of the Campus
in its mission to assist them.
This leaflet
highlights some of the key findings from the 2008 survey which
reports on the financial year 2007-2008, some of which are outlined
below:
- 67% Increase in Sales Totalling £14.9m
- 97 New Jobs in Science & Innovation
- 73% of Companies Collaborate
The Daresbury SIC
Campus brochure is available to download.
Driving recovery and growth in the UK
Daresbury SIC has been used as one of the case studies in the
"Driving Recovery and Growth in the UK economy" report commissioned
by Lord Sainsbury. The Campus was held up as a great example of a
very powerful interactive network that helps drive knowledge
between companies and between companies and the research base of
local Universities and STFC.
For further information visit the National Endowment for
Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) website or download the full report
here.