Sci-Tech’s joined-up culture such a boost
SCI-TECH Daresbury has declared a £17.3m boost for companies operating at the award-winning campus driven by its collaborative approach to business and academia.
A spokeswoman for the joint venture behind the science and technology park said a survey of 97 companies based on site revealed there are now 161 collaborations between businesses located there, up from 113 in 2016, with more than half of them (54%) actively collaborating with each other.
The questionnaire also showed that firms, by teaming up, have generated £4.9m in sales and savings.
Most collaborations are in the form of buyerseller relationships and collaborative partnerships, the spokeswoman n said.
Sci-Tech Daresbury is s home to more than 130 companies including leading technology companies Hitachi High-Technologies Europe, Arcis Biotechnology, Valuechain, Robotik Technology, Mellanox Technologies and SoundChip.
More than 30 companies have located to the campus during the last 12 months, with a stream of enquiries reported to be continuing.
It was also revealed that 67% ● of companies based at the site are working with a university or the Science And Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
The spokeswoman said the universities of Liverpool and Manchester continue to represent the most prominent relationships.
In addition, 78% of Daresbury companies are collaborating with at least one other organisation on the Sci-Tech Daresbury campus.
More than half, 54%, are utilising services or expertise from STFC, jumping from 41% in 2016, which includes an increase in using laboratory and workshop space and accessing expertise through the Hartree Centre.
Sci-Tech Daresbury is a private-public joint venture partnership between developer Langtree, STFC and Halton Borough Council.
John Downes, Langtree group managing director and Sci-Tech Daresbury joint ven- ture chairman, said: “From the very beginning we have been creating the conditions in which collaboration and therefore innovation and entrepreneurism can thrive.
“Collaboration is central to our ambitions for Sci-Tech Daresbury because it unlocks growth and has significant economic impact, and this culture plays a key part in our appeal to businesses looking to base their operations at the campus.
“As a world-leading science and technology campus, home now to companies from 12 countries, we know that our approach to collaboration is one of our key strengths and this year’s survey has shown that Sci-Tech Daresbury is continuing to accelerate growth for tenants.
“The financial and commercial value of this knowledge exchange between companies continues to deliver fantastic results for our tenants, positioning the campus as one of the UK’s leading scientific assets.”