International Corporates

Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus has a long and successful track record of engagement with large international corporates. These organisations have benefited from the Campus' world class technology and support in helping deliver innovative solutions to large scale challenges. The Campus has become a natural home to large corporates, providing them with a neutral ground for collaboration and a major source of opportunity for open innovation and brokering deals and partnerships with SMEs.

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

"We make accessing intelligence easy"

"The Corporate's natural home"

"An outstanding reputation for brokering deals and partnerships with SMEs"

"The highway to government"

"Neutral ground for collaboration"

"The business fast track to UK & Europe"


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


  • The Campus, through the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), has world class technology capabilities in areas such as accelerator science, high performance computing, modelling & simulation, micro and nano technology, sensors & sensor networks, detectors, metrology etc

  • STFC has core skills in prototyping, systems integration, engineering and project management which enables them to assist in moving technology up to Technology Readiness levels 6-7

  • STFC has key expertise in relevant application areas of technology including defence and security, energy, lifelong healthcare and the environment. This has led to the establishment of new centres such as the MedTech centre, Virtual Engineering Centre and Security Futures Laboratory on campus

  • STFC also has built up an extensive IP catalogue of technology developed for the likes of space science programmes, accelerator science facilities etc that could be licensed by corporates for other applications

  • STFC also runs the Innovations Technology Access Centre that enables companies to rent full-fitted lab space on a short-term, long-term or project-specific basis. It also provides access to several million pounds worth of analytical and sample preparation equipment


Case studies:
  • Astra Zeneca - From big science to engaging with high-tech SMEs

  • BNFL - Case study to follow

  • Byotrol - International antimicrobial firm uses Campus lab as springboard

  • Engineering Technology Centre - Innovative Engineering and Technology to underpin world leading science

  • Futures programme - Case study to follow

  • IBM - Campus an innovation test-bed for computing giant

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

  • Rapiscan - Campus expertise in design and build helps accelerate R&D in scanning technology

  • SuperSTEM - Daresbury's world-leading electronic microscope

Relevant Documentation:

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