About
Surrey Research Park is a vibrant and pioneering community of around 200 innovative businesses, located in Guildford, Surrey.
The location of choice for spinouts, startups, SMEs and Primes, the 70-acre site has been owned and run by the University of Surrey since 1984 and received its first tenant the following year.
Nestled within a beautifully landscaped, biodiverse environment with two lakes, and operated and maintained by the University of Surrey, the Park offers a range of versatile office units –- customisable for wet or dry lab use — to meet the needs of science and technology pioneers and the businesses that support them.
Today, our community consists of early-stage entrepreneurs, startups and microbusinesses, through to funded growth companies, SMEs and primes.
Businesses at the Park contribute an estimated £525m (GVA) to national and local economies and collectively companies on the Park employ around 4,500 people, based on 2022 data.
The location of choice for global leaders like, Airbus, BAE Systems, LGC Group, discoverIE, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and many more, Surrey Research Park offers a range of exciting and unique opportunities designed to support business growth.
Key sectors represented by businesses at the Park include:
- Life sciences
- Clinical services
- Space and aerospace
- Medtech
- Animal health
- Telecommunications
- Electronics, engineering and photonics
- AI and cyber
- Creative technology and games
- Food and drink
Surrey Research Park is positioned to help businesses and their people thrive and offers tools and resources to support this, including:
- Access to top-tier talent
- Expert academic collaborations and knowledge transfer
- Use of world-class facilities at the University of Surrey
- Access to funding opportunities, membership to sector clusters and industry networks
- Wellbeing, health and engagement activities and discounts to support recruitment and retention
- Brand building, PR and promotion opportunities
- ESG initiatives, including eShuttle to and from Guildford Station, and local eBikes
- On-site parking, Ev-charging
- Meeting room hire (nine spaces available) with hospitality offering
- On-site café
- Excellent broadband
- Reception services (for businesses in our flagship Surrey Technology Centre)
Surrey Innovation District (SID)
Surrey Innovation District
The Park is the located at the heart of the Surrey Innovation District (SID) ecosystem, which cultivates innovation-led networks and clusters, drives collaboration between businesses, industry leaders, academia, and local and national government initiatives and bodies.
Specialist clusters and initiatives led by SID, part of the University of Surrey, include:
- CancerBusters
- Biotech Connect
As well as business growth networks like:
- Surrey Women’s Entrepreneurship Network (SWEN)
- VHive Animal, Vet and Pet Tech Business Incubator
- SETsquared Surrey business incubator
- S100 Angel Investment Club (open to investors and companies seeking investment)
- Space South Central Regional Cluster
Sustainability
We collaborate closely with the University of Surrey’s world-class Institute for Sustainability and the University’s central sustainability team to contribute to delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals SDGs and the commitment to be NetZero by 2030.
As part of a collaborative community of industry, our members benefit from shared best practices and strategic partnerships that can help strengthen their brands, reduce operational costs, and drive innovation.