Tamar Science Park
Tamar Science Park is a science and technology park located in Plymouth.
The Park:
- Incorporated in 1995
- Two principal stakeholders and founding partners – Plymouth City Council and University of Plymouth
- Currently the only operational science park in the South West of England
- TSP Board reflects private/public sector representation
The Site:
- 30 acres
- 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) of occupiable space
- 6.2 acres still to be developed
The Phases:
- 1996 – Hyperbaric Centre
- 1998 – Phase 1
- 2001 – Phase 2
- 2004 – Phase 3
- 2006 – Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry
- 2008 – Phase 4 (stage 1)
- 2010 – Phase 6, Dental School commenced build
The Clients:
- 80 resident businesses, including University of Plymouth spin-outs
- 800 employees and £65m combined turnover
- Award-winning companies
The Offering:
- Business mentoring, diagnostic and action planning
- Business support workshops
- Flexible and conducive working space
- Technologically advanced, and purpose built, data centre
- Conferencing – dedicated facilities, including video conferencing
- On-site bistro and Launch Pad pre-incubation facility
- Break out areas for formal and informal networking
- Strong links with schools, FE and HE institutions in Plymouth
Think Local and Regional:
- £36m GVA contributed to local and regional economy (1998 – 2008)
- Features prominently in Plymouth City Council’s Local Economic Strategy
• Founder member and previous chair of South West Science Park and Incubator Managers’ Forum
- Management contracts in Devon and Cornwall with Torbay and Pool Innovation Centres
- Plymouth Commercial Sites and Property Group chaired by TSP
- Extensive links with both private and public sectors
- Close working links with Local Plymouth Strategic Partnership
Think National:
- TSP increasingly benchmarked against by national science parks
- TSP chairs the UK Science Park Association (UKSPA) ICT Practitioners’ Forum
- TSP formerly held chair and director positions with UKSPA
- Member of UK Business Incubation and winner of the 2007 UKSPA peer award for Excellence in Technology Transfer and Partnership Working
Think International:
- Links with and a partner in international knowledge transfer initiatives such as CHAIN (Channel Innovation Network)
- Long-standing relationships with overseas science park community
Facilities
- The Baylis Conference Centre
- The Drake Conference facility
Location
The science park is situated in to the north of Plymouth at Derriford around 7km from the city centre.
See also
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