Development #12 – Manchester Science Park
About Manchester Science Park
This is a vibrant science and tech community of over 150 businesses in the heart of the Oxford Road Corridor, one of the UK’s most established life sciences and tech communities. Manchester Science Park offers office space, lab space and specialist one-to-one business support in the heart of the largest clinical, academic campus in Europe. The Park is home to an innovation community of some of the region’s fastest-growing science and tech businesses. Manchester Science Park is ideal for start-ups, scale-ups and global corporations in:
- life science
- medtech
- digital tech
- advanced materials
- cyber security
- computer engineering and more.
| Jobs created | 7,500 FTE |
|---|---|
| Apprenticeship training | Base development - 20 apprenticeships |
| Sectors targeted | Science, tech, digital |
| Gross Value Added | £3billion GVA per annum |
| Supply chain | Base development - 100% of employees from Manchester or north west, and 90% of contractors from Manchester or north west. 80% of supplies sourced locally (Manchester and north west). |
Social value
- Local charities: the Hulme Local Community Centre and Aquarius, benefit from the reuse of materials, including plants, furniture, doors and associated ironmongery, kitchen worktops and cupboards
- Nominated local charity to concentrate all efforts on material and labour donations, as well as joint fundraising
Sustainability factors:
- Tesla Energy Powerpack system for the Bright Building
Testimonial – local business
“Yourgene Health is located at Manchester Science Park and Citylabs, which are fantastic places to be; they’re close to the universities, close to the hospitals, easy to get to, and are very light and vibrant. I think as you grow in a business it’s important to make sure you have the right partnerships and the right collaborations. Being located where we are has given us a great opportunity to collaborate with hospitals, universities and local businesses – some more established and much larger than us, and some smaller, which we’ve helped. It creates a lovely incubator network of growing relationships on which to create value for your organisation.”