The Success and Future of Daresbury SIC

Contents• Introduction & overview of Campus• Campus Partners• Campus Companies• Why Daresbury?• Campus Vision• IXC• Summary

Introduction & overview of Campus

• One of two National Campuses– Embedded science & technology - critical– New sustainable model driven by

open innovation• Internationally-competitive critical mass

• Partnership of public sector & academic organisations

• The Campus currently consists of:– STFC Daresbury Laboratory– Cockcroft Institute – Daresbury Innovation Centre – About 800 people on the campus

“An internationally-recognised community of scientific, innovation & entrepreneurial excellence”

Campus Partner – STFC Daresbury Laboratory

• Provides the UK large-scale science facilities & programmes mainly for HEIs

• National Centre of ‘science-technology’ expertise

• Major step change in Knowledge Exchange programmes

• World-leading in over 20 technologies – world-class in over 70• Technology Gateway Centres

• High performance computing

• Sensors, Detectors & Instrumentation

• £65m investment

Campus Partner – Cockcroft Institute

• National Centre of Accelerator Science

• New critical mass collaboration between STFC & key NW Universities

– Other Universities collaborating

• Prof Swapan Chattopadhyay

– Relocated from the USA

Government Model for Campus Development, involving key NW Universities & UK Industry

Daresbury Innovation Centre

Clusters built around:• Biomedical (20)

•Digital/ICT/Telecoms (49)

•Advanced Engineering & Instrumentation (20)

•Energy & environmental technologies

• Opened April 2005

• 97 High Tech companies

“Greenhouse that fills the Campus”

Daresbury Innovation Centre

Campus Companies – What do they look like?

“All high quality science and technology”

“Young but not new spin outs”

“High growth - >50%/yr”

“Highly collaborative”“Born Global”

“Minimal business failure”

“Serial Entrepreneurs”

• Medical Devices• MDI• Viscus Medical• Mitre Innovations• Sky Medical• Aeomica

• Medical Diagnostics• Meditren• Medalytix• Tip Chip • GEM Nutrition• Instrument Science• Nanoflex

• Pharmaceuticals, Ingredients & Materials

• Auralis• BioEden• Probio Healthcare• Electrospinning• Smart Life• Byotrol

• Others• Slainte Technologies • Qualoria• Strategic North• ICare

Clusters – Healthcare

• Software Technologies & Development

• DAComS• Ixis IT • ADB Multiquote • Pinnacle• Adept 4 • FS Walker-Hughes• Link Information Technology• Wildfire• Urban IT solutions• Posture Minder• Gobito • Traverse Associates • TruColour • Scivector• Stanian• Venalitas• Cara Technologies• Medulla Solutions

• Converge IT• Metataxa• Tenderline

• Mobile technologies• Wadaro• M-Send • Aventura• TouchIP • YR Free

• Web-based technologies• AGI Prestige• Alavana• Edocr• Net Gain Solutions • Spotlight Cards/Whamoosh• Cubic Motion• Competitive Urge• Well Start

Clusters – Digital/ICT/Mobile

– Creative Media/Gaming technologies

• Comworks

• Real Time Race

• Face Tec

• Litescape

• DMist

• Web Communications

• NorthWest Online TV

• Edit TV

• Hardware Technologies

• IBM

• SGI

• Thin Space

• Other• Core RFID

Clusters – Digital/ICT/Mobile

– Engineering and Control Technologies

• Shibden• DFlex• Engineering & Projects

Solutions• Perceptive Engineering• Calon• Peak 42 • DASS

– Software technologies • Applied Computing and

Engineering• Tech-X• P3 Technologies

• Instrumentation• Syft• Goddess International • Quantum Detectors • Air Quality Research• sUAVe

• Electronics/Semiconductors• Norcott Electronics• MHA Integrated

Electronics• eoSemi

• Material technologies• DCN Corporation• Hixia

Clusters - Advanced Engineering & Materials

Why Daresbury?

SME CorporateWorld-class technology/support from concept to finished product

World-class technology/support from concept to finished product

We make accessing intelligence easy

We make accessing intelligence easy

An open door to the right resource The Corporate’s natural home

At the forefront of business growth Reputation for brokering SME deals/collaborations

Walk the funding talk The highway to Government

The place your customers want to visit

Neutral ground for collaboration

The business fast track to UK and Europe

The business fast track to UK and Europe

Why Daresbury?

• World-class technology & support from concept to finished product

• STFC – internationally-recognised for science and technology

• Provides the large-scale science facilities & programmes for universities & industry

• Key areas of expertise & application:• Lasers, modelling & simulation, sensors, microelectronics,

accelerator technology, data mining, metrology

• Biomedical, Security, Energy, Environment

• Not a university• Operates TRL’s 1-7

• Prototyping & project management capabilities

• Major investment into new Technology Gateway Centres• High performance computing, & Sensors/Detectors

• Over £60m investment

Why Daresbury?

• We make accessing intelligence easy– STFC - portal to the UK university network

• Collaboration programmes with virtually every single UK university

– Network of high-tech SMEs• 100’s via direct network

– 1000’s via our network’s network

• National & international

• “Neutral ground for collaboration”– “Switzerland of the NW”– Track record of successful multi-partner

collaborations• Cockcroft Inst, IDEAS at Daresbury• Virtual Engineering Centre• Technology Gateway Centres

Why Daresbury?

• “We facilitate partnerships & deals between SMEs and blue chips”– Daresbury network – track record of

facilitating collaborations• Cisco, Astra Zeneca, Unilever, BAe Systems• Microsoft & Google• Dept of Work and Pensions, NHS

• “Corporate’s natural home”– Business-friendly environment– Significant blue chip presence &

activity already on Campus

• “The Highway to Government”– Fast track to science & innovation policy in UK

– STFC – partnerships with RCUK & OGDs

Partnerships

Why Daresbury?

– “Minimise business failure, accelerate business growth”

– 6 Business failures in 5 years• No failures in 2009

– In 2 years, doubling of:• Sales by Campus companies • Investment in Campus companies

– “Outstanding Science Park of the Year” - 2009

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Why Daresbury?

•“Walk the funding talk”– “Focus on making it easier to access funding support & key

regional & national investors”

– Investment in companies doubled from £15m to £30m in 2 years

– Maximise non-equity funding & support • £1.6m of GRAND Award funding in 3 years• Strong links into other national R& D funding programmes• STFC operates proof of concept fund• High levels of Campus companies engaged in

support programmes– UKTI, Business Link, High growth,

Innovation Vouchers

Why Daresbury?

• An open door to the right resource– Strategic engagement with management team

• Understand business strategy & barriers to success

– Utilisation of the 2000+ strong high-tech network• Technology, Routes to market, financing etc

– SME collaborations• Over 50% of Campus companies• £500,000 value

– Strategic partnerships• Business support organisations• Universities/STFC• Blue chips

• “It’s like being part of a blue chip without the bureaucracy”

Why Daresbury?

• The business fast track to UK and Europe– “Excellent location, great connectivity”

– Great connectivity• Roads• Rail• Air

– Accessible location for staff

Why Daresbury?

• The business fast track to UK and Europe– Accessible location for key centres of excellence

Why Daresbury?

• “The place your customers want to visit”

Vanguard House

•Key next step in the “Home for life” philosophy

•Businesses with ~10-50 employees

•Appropriate facilities on site• No loss of management time or key staff

•Medium-term commercial benefits for the Campus

Campus Vision – Daresbury Master plan

•300 ha development•“Technology village” •Home to 10,000-15,000

people

•Magnet for Blue chips &

international inward

investors

• c£600m of investment

•JV & Strategic

Development Partnership

Rail station &Transport hub

New housingExisting Campus

Heart Business Park Rail Station

– Daresbury SIC is a new model for the delivery of innovative science into successful businesses

– The Campus model provides benefits of a “mixed economy”:

• physical focal point for the “communities” to meet• supports engagement between the “communities”

– Major step forward in its next stage of development• Establishment of Grow-on building by late early 2011• Delivery of new Technology Gateway Centres

– Ambitious vision for the future• Developing a major international “Technology village”• Delivery through JV and Strategic Partnership

– Significant benefits for Corporates• Access to world-class technology base & global intelligence• Assistance in establishing SME collaborations • Highway to government• Neutral ground for collaboration

Summary