Daresbury Science & Innovation campus Celebrates 50 tenants
Underlining the overwhelming success of the Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus, the technology-focused business facility is delighted to announce the arrival of its 50th tenant company.
Occupancy levels at the Campus are ahead of target and to mark this achievement a ‘neighbour-networking event’ was held on Thursday 4th October in the Daresbury Innovation Centre. The event allowed businesses within the Campus to get to know each other and share ideas.
John Leake, General Manager of Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus, said: ”We are delighted to have reached the milestone of 50 hi-tech tenant companies and look forward to supporting these businesses as they grow and develop. ”
The 50th company to join the Campus is Quantum Detectors, a spin-out from the Science & Technology Facilities Council, specialising in detector technology – a major strength on the Daresbury Campus.
Roger Goldsbrough, Director of Quantum Detectors said: “In the Daresbury Innovation Centre we are perfectly placed to benefit from the world-class scientific facilities of the Daresbury Laboratory in close proximity and a ready-made network of like-minded innovators, entrepreneurs and support communities within the Centre. The impressive, modern building houses a superb facility in which to grow our new business.”
Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus is a partnership of the universities of Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester as well as Halton Borough Council, NWDA and the Science & Technology Facilities Council and was established to create commercial opportunities out of the existing world-class scientific capabilities at the Daresbury Laboratory.
Key to the success of the overall Campus is the Daresbury Innovation Centre, which provides a focused centre of excellence for scientific and hi-tech companies, and has attracted many businesses across a number of market sectors including digital / ICT, healthcare, electronics, instrumentation and advanced engineering. This is supported by the rapidly growing Daresbury Network and access2experts programme which brings together a powerful community of high tech SMEs, multi-national companies, universities, service providers and other business support organisations.
The Daresbury Innovation Centre offers the ideal infrastructure for commercial and research- based collaboration and continues to strongly attract hi-tech businesses whether they are start-ups or established companies.