Sci-Tech Daresbury

A joint venture between STFC, Halton Borough Council and property development specialists Langtree, Sci-Tech Daresbury enables even the smallest start-ups to work side-by-side with successful and influential international companies.

(Credit: Sci-Tech Daresbury)

Home to over 120 science/research organisations and high-tech businesses (view their business directory), the campus has already developed strong clusters in several fields including:

• Advanced engineering & materials
• Biomedicine
• Digital/ICT
• Energy
• Environment
• Security

Much of the strength of Sci-Tech Daresbury is rooted in the facilities and capabilities based at STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory – a key component of the campus. These include:

• Hartree Centre, a world-class centre of excellence in high performance computing developed as a Joint Venture with IBM
   
• Accelerator Science and Technology Centre (ASTeC) and the Cockcroft Institute (which is on the wider campus), at the leading edge of particle accelerator development and application
   
• Innovations Technology Access Centre (I-TAC), STFC’s multiple award-winning business incubation facility
   
• STFC CERN Business Incubation Centre, turning high energy physics into innovative products and services
   
• Campus Technology Hub, offering innovators a shortcut to the market by exploiting the latest advanced engineering facilities
   
• SuperSTEM, one of the world’s highest-resolution electron microscopes and funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
   
• The Engineering Technology Centre, offers expertise in project management and multi-disciplinary engineering solutions

Sci-Tech Daresbury also houses:

• The Innovation Centre, a ‘home for life’ for high-tech SMEs and a high-quality venue for business interaction
   
• Vanguard House, a major new facility providing office, laboratory and workshop space for high-growth businesses

Vanguard House
(Credit: STFC)

The ambitious plans for future development at Sci-Tech Daresbury centre on the development of 1 million ft2 across a 100 hectare site.

Plans include Techspace, an office and specialist laboratory complex enabling SMEs to grow and evolve.

The location on campus alongside world-class science facilities and organisations is playing a key part in helping companies to thrive. View case studies and success stories.

To find out more view the Sci-Tech Daresbury video

Contact:

Dr Katharine Robertson 
Campus Development
+44 (0)1925 603296

External links:

• Sci-Tech Daresbury
• EPSRC