Sci-Tech Daresbury

Sci-Tech Daresbury Stakeholders

• Langtree
• Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
• Halton Borough Council

Sci‑Tech Daresbury is one of the UK’s leading national science and innovation campuses, located in the Liverpool City Region. A joint venture between the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Halton Borough Council, and property company Langtree, the campus is home to a community of over 160 high-growth science and technology companies and more than 2,000 scientists, engineers, and business innovators. Specialising in areas such as advanced engineering, digital tech, life sciences, and clean tech, Sci‑Tech Daresbury offers a collaborative, future-focused environment that connects cutting-edge businesses with world-class research and innovation facilities.

With a “home for life” philosophy, the campus supports businesses at every stage—from startups and university spinouts to scaling companies and established R&D operations.

Our strategy has 5 distinctive components-

• Driving excellence in science and technology
• Business growth through innovation
• Powering productivity through partnerships
• Attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent
• Developing a world-class science campus

• Co-location with national science assets
  Companies can collaborate with world-renowned research centres on-site, including the Hartree Centre (AI, quantum & supercomputing), the Cockcroft Institute, and STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory—driving innovation through access to state-of-the-art facilities and expertise.
• Flexible, scalable lab and office space
  Whether you’re a startup in need of an incubator lab or a scale-up requiring wet labs and advanced R&D environments, the campus offers tailored space and a “home for life”.
• Exceptional business support
  Companies on campus benefit from dedicated support programmes such as the Gold Partner Network, bespoke growth planning through our RADAR strategy, and access to investment and academic networks.
• Collaborative, like-minded community
  Join a dynamic group of over 160 companies across key sectors like digital tech, life sciences, advanced materials and clean energy—fostering collaboration, talent sharing, and commercial opportunities.
• Award-winning environment
  Sci‑Tech Daresbury was recognised with UKSPA’s “Future of Work” award, demonstrating its leadership in STEM skills development and workplace innovation.
• Prime North West location
  Ideally situated between Manchester and Liverpool, with strong road, rail and airport links—offering national accessibility with lower operating costs than major urban centres.

The Campus, built around STFC’s science facilities, was launched in September 2006, with a £65m investment from the Regional Development Agency to build The Innovation Centre, Vanguard House and the Cockcroft Institute – a UK centre for accelerator science. In 2016, there was further investment in two new grow-on facilities, Techspace One and Two. 2020 saw us develop Violet, a beautifully presented grade A office complex designed for high growth companies.

Of the 160+ companies on Campus the four key sectors represented are healthcare, advanced engineering & materials, digital/ICT, and clean technologies. You can see a list of all the companies on campus by visiting https://sci-techdaresbury.com/campus-life/campus-companies/

NetworkHub is Sci-Tech Daresbury’s long established virtual network of several thousands of people across the North West of England and beyond. NetworkHub brings together all of the expertise needed to accelerate the development and growth of science and technology companies. To join the network visit https://networkhub.sci-techdaresbury.com/

A dedicated team provides business support to Campus companies. This includes identifying relevant expertise to resolve business-critical issues around access to market, money, people and technical facilities. This is achieved through a range of collaborative partnerships including:

• 8 regional universities
• Innovate UK
• UK Trade and Investment
• Gold partnership programme providing easy to access advice from professional service companies
• VC funds and angel networks
• Blue chip companies eg IBM