Daresbury Innovation Centre

The Daresbury Innovation Centre is rapidly becoming a magnet for businesses, whether as a location for hi-tech SMEs, a high quality setting for events or simply as a meeting point offering high-value networking opportunities, it provides a complete breakthrough in
business interaction

This stunningly designed state-of-the-art building, situated in the heart of the Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus, is specifically equipped for science and technology based businesses.

Since it opened in 2005, the centre has become home to over 70 companies, with strong representation from the biomedical, digital/ICT and engineering sectors. It has also brought in a key strategic business unit from IBM, attracted to Daresbury SIC by the presence of the HPCx supercomputer at the world-renowned Daresbury Laboratory. 

The Daresbury Innovation Centre provides:

• State-of-the-art accommodation for high-tech businesses
• Tailored business support and connections to potential funding streams
• Access to scientific expertise and facilities in the Daresbury Laboratory through a dedicated account manager from the CLiK knowledge exchange organisation
• Dedicated training sessions, seminars and workshops as part of its Access 2 Experts programme
• Easy access to Daresbury SIC network and events programme and other partner organisations’ networking events
• Access to the broader range of facilities on the Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus

Vanguard House

Plans are now well underway to build a new grow-on building on the campus to be called Vanguard House. This will be a natural progression from the Innovation Centre, offering more space to companies who have outgrown their existing offices or for medium sized companies relocating onto the campus. Building is planned to be completed by early 2009.