Why come to Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus?

High-tech SMEs

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"World Class technology and support from concept to finished product"

"Open door to the right resource"

"At the forefront of business growth"

"Walking the Funding talk"

"We making accessing intelligence easy"

"The business fast track to UK & Europe"

"The place your customers want to visit"

b. "Open door to the right resource"

  • The Campus team strategically engages with the management team of the SME businesses that move onto Campus in order to understand their business strategy and key challenges. Through the utilisation of the 2000+ Daresbury network and its strategic partnerships, the Campus team will facilitate the right connections to help the SME unlock the challenges and maximise its potential growth

  • Over 50% of Campus companies collaborate with each other delivering £500,000 of value in terms of sales creation and cost savings

  • Similarly 70% of Campus companies are engaging with at least one University or STFC delivering £400,000 of value in terms of sales creation and cost savings, as well as bringing in critical expertise to the business

  • In 2009, 64% of Campus companies on Campus developed over 200 new products and services

  • The Campus is also a portal to a European network of skills, and strategic technology and/or business development capabilities. This is supported by the direct relationships we have with about 400 high-tech SMEs in our network plus the access to 3000+ SMEs through our network's network

  • We also actively facilitate strategic engagements and partnerships with a number of corporates including the likes of IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, Astra Zeneca, Arup, Waters, Boots and Unilever

 


 

Case studies:
  • BioEDEN - Campus helps stem cell company find research partners, executives, funding and lab space

  • IDEAS at Daresbury - Higher education partners help drive innovation into the Daresbury SIC network

  • ITAC - Easy access labs and £3m of scientific equipment for SMEs and research groups

  • Link Information Technology - Campus provides fertile ground for collaboration

  • Medalytix - Diagnostics company draws substantial grant funding for R&D and overseas marketing through campus network

  • Pro-Bio - Innovation vouchers help healthcare company market food supplements

  • TipChip - R&D funding and scientific partners help develop innovative health screening device

 


 

Relevant

Videos:

  • BioEDEN - BioEDEN is an international, bio-science operation and the first company to collect, assess and cryogenically store living tooth cells from deciduous baby teeth

  • ITAC - The I-TAC Facility provides more than £3 million of state-of-the-art scientific equipment for use by small high-tech start-up companies and academic researchers

  • Medalytix - Medalytix offers a unique automated screening system for detecting the early signs of diabetic eye disease (diabetic retinopathy)

 

 

Relevant

Documentation:

2009 Tenants Survey - Combined turnover, investment, jobs created and collaborative activity for campus companies in 2008-9

Did you know?

There are over 14,000 registered users of the Daresbury Laboratory facilities and it has links with every research university in the UK.

Contact Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus on:

01925 607000