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"

d. "Walking the Funding talk"

  • In total our companies have raised approximately £30m of investment with £10m of investment raised in 2009

  • We make it our business to understand the relevant funding landscape for our high-tech SMEs whether this is through public sector R&D support initiatives (25 of our companies have secured approximately £2m of R&D funding over the past 3 years), public and private sector Venture Capital funds (our SMEs have raised about £15m from VC funds or business angel networks)

  • In 2009, Campus companies secured approximately  £750,000 value of public funding and support in terms of R&D grants, innovation vouchers and consultancy

  • STFC also operate a proof of concept fund which can provide up to £20,000 of investment to take technology developed within STFC to concept stage in collaboration with business

Case studies:
  • Business Link - Daresbury companies helped to secure over £1m in funding

  • Inventya - Campus helps high-tech market research company draw substantial funding


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