| University of Warwick Science Park Location The Venture Centre, Sir William Lyons Road, Coventry CV4 7EZ Contact Details Contact: David Grindrod, Deputy Director Tel: 024 7632 3000 Fax: 024 7632 3001 Email: uwsp@uwsp.co.uk Website: www.warwicksciencepark.co.uk Satellite Sites  University of Warwick Science Park Innovation CentreWarwick Technology Park Tel: 01926 623000 Fax: 01926 623001 Email: karen.aston@uwsp.co.uk University of Warwick Science Park Business Innovation Centre Binley Business Park Tel: 024 7643 0000 Fax: 024 7643 0001 Email: penny.robb@uwsp.co.uk Blythe Valley Innovation Centre Blythe Valley Park Tel: 0121 506 9000 Fax: 0121 506 9001 Email: ian.page@uwsp.co.uk Background As one of Europe's leading Science Parks, the University of Warwick Science Park offers a unique package of property and business services to provide an environment in which innovative and knowledge based companies can grow. Located 3 miles to the south east of Coventry, it provides excellent access to the M1/M6/M42 motorways, is 15 minutes from Birmingham International Airport and less than an hour from the centre of London by train. Since opening its first building in 1984, additional investment and development has resulted in over 50,000 square metres of dedicated space for companies at all stages of growth. Today Warwick Science Park has 20 buildings on its 42 acre main site, in addition to three satellite incubators, providing the base for 140 companies employing circa 1,800 people. Augmenting the provision of quality space is the availability of dedicated business support. For 20 years Warwick Science Park has had an in-house team able to provide companies with support and advice in the three areas of Finance, Markets and Knowledge Transfer. These have been achieved through a range of initiatives over the years, most recently the provision of a Business Transformation Service, a UKTI sponsored Export program and a £5m Proof of Concept grant fund. Over 40% of the companies located on the Park's sites are involved in ICT, a proportion that has remained constant for many years and hence the Science Park is accepted as a Centre of Excellence for ICT at the heart of a significant cluster for ICT, creative and gaming companies. This is supported by the number of fastest growing companies in the Coventry and Warwickshire sub-region (as described in the Deloitte Touché Technology Fast 50 Awards) which are, or have been, located at Warwick Science Park. Land and Property  The University of Warwick Science Park has a mix of properties ranging from the The Venture Centre with short-term rentals for units from 25 to 1500 square metres, several multi-occupancy buildings offering 200 square metres to 1,000 square metres, through to its latest and largest building, Riley Court offering 3,700 square metres. A recent addition has been the creation of a small bespoke bio-med incubator (LabStart) offering a fitted bench area, furnished office and use of basic lab equipment for an all-inclusive annual fee.At Warwick Technology Park the Science Park has a joint venture Innovation Centre with Warwickshire County Council. Units range from 20 to 150 square metres and are equipped with raised floors suitable for ICT-based companies. Leases are short-term to reflect the needs of expanding technology-based SMEs. On Binley Business Park, on the east side of Coventry, the Science Park has a second joint venture Innovation Centre, with Coventry City Council and the Chamber of Commerce, providing units from 20 to 150 square metres. Again these units are available on short-term leases for growing companies. Blythe Valley Innovation Centre is a site managed by the University of Warwick Science Park on behalf of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Liberty Property Trust and Doughty Hanson. The building is specifically designed to meet the requirements of ICT companies with units ranging from 25 to 100 square metres on short-term leases or licences. Tenants of the Park are required to meet three basic requirements:
Free car parking, full time reception, wide range of telephony services, wireless access points, meeting rooms, photocopying and mail franking are provided at all sites. Virtual Tenancy – Warwick Science Park offers three levels of service to cover all the requirements of remote location based companies. Virtual tenants are able to benefit from the premier business address and the full range of support services on offer through the park. Connectivity  All buildings at the main site are connected to a gigabit fibre optic backbone enabling the delivery of a range of services including telephony, inter-building Lan Link and internet. WarwickNet – a Tier 2 ISP partnership with the Science Park – can provide a wide range of data services including resilient Broadband (2MB ADSL contended up to dedicated lease Line), hi-speed local hosting and offsite backup.The Innovation Centres are also broadband-enabled by WarwickNET. Professional Business Services General business advice is provided by a in-house team of dedicated business support professionals supported by a number of partners and associates in the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire region. Over the last 20 years the team at Warwick Science Park has developed several innovative methodologies for business start-ups. The current portfolio comprises: Access to Finance – Able to offer companies support with funding, recovery/turnaround, transformation and investment readiness. Over the last 18 months Minerva, the Park's own business angel network, has been particularly active. The Minerva Programme introduces the West Midlands region's high-potential companies to a network of venture capital funds and banks, and to the members of UWSP's own Minerva Business Angel Network. IGNITE – is the Science Park's incubation and business acceleration programme. It draws on all of the assets within the business development team to provide support to start-ups and established firms within the sub region. IGNITE also maintains dedicated office space at incubators across the Park's sites in Coventry and Warwickshire. Techmark – A highly experienced (15 years and 600+ projects) technical marketing unit with expertise including strategy development, technology exploitation, developing markets and plans to access sales, working for companies and start-ups both within the Science Park and the region. Micro-clustering pioneers. University Facilities  The University of Warwick is a unique institution. Founded as recently as 1965, it has successfully combined the academic rigour of the more established Universities, with a unique reputation for innovation.Despite relative youth, the research and teaching quality are evident with Warwick rated as 7th in the UK for research quality (RAE2008), and consistently in the top-ten of the UK Universities for student experience and employability. Equally clear is the culture of enterprise, knowledge exchange and progressive thinking. This has allowed Warwick to grow to over 21,000 students, 4,900 staff and a turnover of £375m. The majority of University income arises from research, technology and knowledge transfer, commercialisation and professional service provision, with the University demonstrating both commitment and talent for understanding and solving real-world problems. The University works alongside all types and sizes of companies. Problems are varied, solutions require flexibility, judgement and experience. Capabilities are broad, but with particular expertise in professional development, analytical instrumentation and measurement, advanced manufacturing and prototyping, novel materials for structural and electronic applications, translational medicine, and clean energy generation, Warwick is well placed to both understand and respond to tenants’ specific challenges and requirements. The University of Warwick's 720-acre campus is both extensive and well equipped including the largest provincial arts centre, a large central library, extensive sports facilities and numerous bars, bistros and restaurants. |
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