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NEWS INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL
4 Sunderland host UKSPA 8 Latvian boost for science and North West
innovation
5 Glass business designed for 29 Boom time for North West
success 9 Qatar sows seeds of success biomedical cluster
6 Squirreling away at Tamar 30 Winning business in
Science Park Manchester
FEATURES
7 Tetricus pioneer groundbreaking 32 Liverpool focus on knowledge
technologies 11 Science parks: Evolving
33 Daresbury’s global attraction
10 Surrey’s drive for efficiency investment opportunities?
14 Aberdeen works to improve 13 Science park development:

environment Designs to stimulate innovation East of England
15 WheelRight keep up the 17 Knowledge Transfer Networks: 39 East of England – the perfect
pressure Cenex drive for green location for innovation?
technology
16 Coventry hub is designed for 41 Babraham remain true to the
life 18 New trends in the science park cause
sector: Beyond property and
28 CELS unite forces in 43 Chesterford off to a flyer
process
healthcare provision 45 Cranfield building on success
23 Access to finance: Painful
35 UKSPA Conference and pitching and the power of 47 ERBI: Biotechnology in
Awards 2007 communication Cambridge
25 Intellectual Property: Trade
marks – key to business
success
49 Laser technology: Innovation in
the photon age
53 Joint forces exploit
nanotechnology
14 Aberdeen improvement works 53 Exploiting nanotechnology 39 The perfect location for innovation?
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4 MAY 2007 Chairman’s Comment
Setting standards in Sunderland

delivery and content plays host
THE FIRST UKSPA CONFERENCE IN
EDINBURGH AT THE BEGINNING OF
FEBRUARY HAS UNDOUBTEDLY SET A SUNDERLAND SCIENCE PARK HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO
NEW STANDARD BOTH IN DELIVERY HOST THE UKSPA MEMBERS’ MEETING ON MAY 17-18
AND CONTENT FOR OUR 2007
ASSOCIATION, SAYS UKSPA
CHAIRMAN NIGEL SHAW THE PROGRAMME will include the meeting itself, to be held
at the University of Sunderland’s £50m St Peter’s Gate
FROM THE networking buffet on Campus, a gala dinner on the Thursday evening at nearby
Wednesday evening to the last 600 year-old Lumley Castle, and a cultural visit to the city’s
presentation on Friday afternoon I was thrilled by the ‘buzz’ that National Glass Centre on the Friday afternoon.
continued through the two-day event. If you missed it, please do
take a look at the report inside this issue (starting on page 36). Around 100 delegates from across the UK are expected to
Additional content, including the conference papers, is also attend, the majority of whom will be senior managers of
available on the UKSPA website. Thank you to everyone who took other science parks.
part in making this event such a overwhelming success.
David Howell, Director of Operations at the BIC, said: “The
In March, around 20 UKSPA members, and other interested Science Park has played a key role in the development of
organisations managing technology-based incubators and Sunderland over the past eight years. Playing host to the
innovation centres, met at St John’s Innovation Centre to discuss meeting will allow the delegates to experience our facilities
the early stages of science and technology business growth. The and see first hand the impact they’ve had on the city .”
meeting centred on what role UKSPA could play in developing
services for those looking to develop good practice in early stage Sunderland Science Park was developed in 1999 as the
acceleration and the support of this kind of business. At our recent result of the success of the North East Business and
Board meeting we discussed the feedback from this meeting and Innovation Centre (BIC). Science Park status was achieved
agreed that the future UKSPA approach should be to ensure that following a joint bid by the City of Sunderland, the North
our members’ meetings include items of interest to those involved East BIC and the University of Sunderland.
in business acceleration. A new focus group is set to discuss this
at the next members’ meeting in Sunderland (see article this page). Existing city-wide facilities including the BIC have been
continually developed and new centres such as St Peter’s
Meanwhile, we are about to compile our annual statistics and this Gate have helped to further encourage the growth of high
time I think that we all need to make a concerted effort to get the technology companies in the city, offering a wide range of
‘facts’ collated in good time. The statistics paint a very valuable support services for businesses, as well quality
picture of what is happening within the science park movement accommodation.
and returns in recent years could be described as somewhat
patchy. However, the online collation of data has improved the Since opening in 1994, the North East BIC has helped to
ease of returning information and the UKSPA Executive has been create more than 6,000 jobs in the region, and is currently
charged with ensuring the return ratio is much improved this year. home to more than 160 businesses.
And lastly, a word of thanks to our sponsors. Both CUH2A and

Natwest have continued to sponsor the Association and we have
all benefited from their support. The Board has just agreed the
budget for next year and with a gap between our subscription
income and basic expenditure of some £60,000, it does show
how vital our corporate sponsors are in keeping our subscriptions
affordable and our events and membership support professional.
I believe that future looks bright for UKSPA and all of its diverse
membership, and the Conference showed that our Association is
thriving as never before. I look forward to meeting you all again in
Sunderland.
The North East BIC, viewed from the River Wear
Members News MAY 2007 5
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NEWS
Glass business
designed for success
JESSAMY KELLY AND JOANNE
MITCHELL ARE EXPANDING THEIR
BUSINESS, JUO, WITH HELP FROM THE
NORTH EAST BUSINESS AND
INNOVATION CENTRE (BIC)
Designers Jessamy and Joanne (both 28),

who operate from a studio in the National
Glass Centre, design contemporary fused
glassware products such as panels,
giftware, lighting and tableware.
Launched last year, the business was

recently named overall winner of the
University of Sunderland’s Blueprint
Business Planning Awards. Using this
success as a launch pad, the firm has
expanded rapidly and boasts a prestigious
client portfolio which includes Durham
University and Mslexia Publications.
Joanne said: “Since establishing, the Amelia Pearce (left) of the North East BIC reflects success with Jessamy Kelly (centre)
business has gone from strength to and Joanne Mitchell of Juo
strength and our sales have exceeded
predicated levels by more than 30%.“The Over the past few weeks, the company and Jessamy have achieved in such a
forthcoming exhibition is a great has received specialist marketing support short space of time. They are passionate
opportunity for us to showcase our range from the BIC’s business support team. and enthusiastic about what they do and
of designs to key decision makers from Amelia Pearce of BIC said: “I’m not at all deserve the success which they are
leading high street stores.” surprised by the success which Joanne currently enjoying.”
Entrepreneurs catch the eye

The North East Business and Innovation popular with business customers as it
Centre (BIC) has also helped local offers the benefits of an on site vision
optometrists Angela Henderson and screening package, which is supported
Katrina Venerus, who have caught the by a full eye examination at the practice
eye of companies with a new service on Gosforth High Street, for clients who
designed to help employees see more fail the test.
clearly.
Angela said: “The inspiration for the
Angela and Katrina set up the Gosforth mobile service came from trying to
Eye Company earlier this year and have accommodate business customers Angela Henderson and Katrina
since expanded their services to include finding it difficult to keep appointments Venerus (centre) with BIC business
mobile provision for business customers, due to work commitments. adviser Derek Dingwall
after they saw a gap in the market for mobile service as the response was so
door to door optometry services. “It also came from listening to clients who positive.”
were unhappy with the level of service
Business on and off site has witnessed a they had experienced from other high For further information, contact the BIC’s
spectacular increase and the new street opticians. After doing some market business support team on 0191 516
service has proven to be extremely research, we decided to roll out the 6145.
6 MAY 2007 Members News
Squirreling away at
Tamar Science Park
HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND CARE HOME
RESIDENTS ARE SLEEPING BETTER AT
NIGHT, THANKS TO A TAMAR SCIENCE
PARK-BASED COMPANY WHICH IS
TAKING THE MATTRESS INDUSTRY BY
STORM
SQUIRREL MEDICAL started up just two

years ago and turned over £1 million last
year. It is expanding at such a rate that it
has moved from its backroom offices in
Plympton to become part of the growing
medical cluster at Tamar Science Park
(TSP).
The Squirrel team
With its pressure-relieving mattresses,
Squirrel Medical is fast becoming one of has hosted partners from France and professionalism of the TSP team, coupled
the world’s foremost pressure care Taiwan and has secured one of the largest with infectious levels of motivation and
companies, manufacturing and providing orders for pressure relieving products ever general goodwill. Within hours, various
its products to care providers across the placed by a national care home provider. TSP personnel were dropping in, wishing
globe. our success, sharing their expertise and,
It was greatly helped in this by the wealth in several instances, substantially assisting
It is providing its major competitors with a of experience already amassed at the park the advancement of our business.”
run for their money. By manufacturing its with fellow professionals able to give
mattresses abroad, Squirrel Medical is advice on manufacturers in China – TSP Chief Executive Nigel Halford said:
able to provide consumers with a high Squirrel Medical currently exports to “Squirrel Medical is precisely the type of
quality product at a much lower price. Switzerland, Holland and Ireland and is business Tamar Science Park was created
Research and development is carried out looking to expand into the Middle East. for. It sits comfortably within the medical
at the new offices at TSP. cluster and shows what benefits can be
Operations Director Gary Baker said: “We drawn from establishing links with other
Since moving into TSP, Squirrel Medical have been impressed with the companies situated at the Park.”
Support strategy paying off

Tamar Science Park is reporting more Business Person of the Year at the
success in helping local firms grow – Enterprising Plymouth Business Awards,
increasing their workforces and turning have more than doubled their office space,
over more business. Three resident moving from 1,213 sq ft to 2,808 sq ft.
businesses, advanced internet design
company ICO3, IT experts Static Burst, Commercial Manager at Tamar Science
and design and marketing firm Gusto Park, Nina Sarlaka, said: “This is all proof
Creative, have all upsized to bigger units that the Park is truly a supportive
at the Park recently. environment for young and growing
knowledge-based businesses. I am
Gusto has created a completely new arm delighted that so many of our client
to the business, E-learning facility ‘Sponge’. companies are expanding and creating
Meanwhile, Static Burst, whose two new opportunities for the benefit of the Nina Sarlaka, Commercial Manager
Directors were recently jointly named Young city and the region.” at Tamar Science Park
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NEWS
Tetricus pioneer groundbreaking

detection technologies
THE TETRICUS BIOSCIENCE BUSINESS success of Acolyte Biomedica that the
INCUBATOR IN WILTSHIRE HAS BECOME company has recently been acquired by
A LEADING CENTRE FOR THE the large multinational, 3M.
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF
GROUNDBREAKING RAPID Meanwhile, Enigma Diagnostics has
MICROBIOLOGICAL DETECTION developed a portable device for the rapid,
TECHNOLOGIES THANKS TO ITS in-field genetic analysis or detection of
UNRIVALLED KNOWLEDGE NETWORK micro-organisms or genetic material,
taking analysis out of the traditional
BASED AT Porton Down, Tetricus offers laboratory environment.
tenant companies access to the world-
class expertise of the adjacent Defence All three companies have benefited from
Science and Technology Laboratories close collaboration with the originators of
(Dstl) and Health Protection Agency (HPA). the detection technology and the
specialist support provided by Tetricus.
It is closely involved with Ploughshare microbiological testing technologies that
Innovations, a wholly owned subsidiary of offer important time-saving benefits to Dr Clive Duggleby, General Manager of
Dstl, which was formed to commercialise users. Tetricus, said: “On-site access to the world
defence technologies in non-defence class scientists behind these new
markets. Alaska Food Diagnostics is helping to technologies has been crucial to the
revolutionise food safety in the UK and success of these rapidly growing
Ploughshare Innovations has spun out a international markets with its rapid companies.
number of companies to develop detection technology that tests food for
commercial applications for the rapid contaminating pathogens, such as “Not only can tenant companies benefit
detection technologies used to counter Salmonella and E.coli, in a matter of hours from new technologies developed by the
the threat of biological warfare in the Gulf – current tests can take between three to Dstl and HPA, but there are also
wars. five days. commercial opportunities for companies
within these two organisations.”
Three of these are based at Tetricus – Acolyte Biomedica uses the specialised
Alaska Food Diagnostics, Acolyte laboratories at Tetricus to develop rapid For further information, please see
Biomedica and Enigma Diagnostics – screening tests for antibiotic-resistant www.tetricus.co.uk or telephone Clive
where they have developed specialist hospital infections. Such has been the Duggleby on 01980 556514.
CRP helps pay the way

Young members of the WAY Project (Waterbeach Action for
Youth) can look forward to another action packed year in 2007
thanks in no small part to a cheque for £3,000 donated to the
charity by Slough Estates, owners of Cambridge Research Park.
The WAY Project, which supports a youth club and a number of

other special projects and activities for village youngsters, was
set up by David Beasley, Senior Youth Organiser and Suzy Kay,
Administration Executive and Fundraiser, in 2002 and has been
a home from home for more than 200 members over the past
Way Project organisers Suzy Kay and Dave Beasley receive
six years. a donation of £3,000 from Karen Fogarty of Slough Estates
“We’re delighted to lend our support to the WAY Project” says ourselves to be very much a part of the local community and
Alan Holland of Slough Estates. “We plan to support them are pleased to be associated a charity that is doing so much
again next year to the tune of another £2,000. We consider for local youngsters.”
8 MAY 2007 International News
Latvian boost
for science and innovation
IN CLOSE CO-OPERATION WITH ITS LEADING UNIVERSITIES

AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, THE CITY OF RIGA IN LATVIA HAS
LAUNCHED THE RIGA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK – A
NEW PROJECT AIMED SPECIFICALLY AT SUPPORTING
INNOVATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE-BASED
INDUSTRIES IN THE CAPITAL
RIGA IS the largest centre of science and research in Latvia. The

leading research institution – the Academy of Science of Latvia –
is based in the city alongside 35 public, and two private, research
institutes. Riga is home to three universities and 24 higher
education establishments; academic and research resources in
material sciences, organic chemistry, life sciences, including nano-
and biotechnology, are concentrated in Riga.
The philosophy behind the Riga Science and Technology Park is

The city of Riga, capital of Latvia to bring together scientists who are passionate about research to
work alongside entrepreneurs in the high-tech industries with the
infrastructure support from the Municipality and academic and
business organisations.
Innovation, research and development are among the top priorities

listed in the National Development Plan of Latvia and
strengthening the link between academic and commercial activity
and providing support services turns ideas into reality, fosters
closer co-operation between scientists and businesses, and
stimulates more efficient development of high-tech industries.
Given its historical factors and the concentration of science and

business already in the city, a strong research and development
skills base and modern premises are seen as the key factors for
attracting local and international companies to work and expand in
Riga.
At present, all the Riga-based universities, as well as the Latvian

Technological Park and leading IT companies are involved in the
project. The Latvian Association of Technology Parks, Centres and
Business Incubators has also demonstrated a firm interest in the
development of the project.
The business plan of Riga Science and Technology Park should

be finalised later this year. An area of 29.5 hectares has been set
aside for the new development with an additional 26.5 hectares
earmarked for future expansion. The project will be financed both
by national and municipal budgets as well as attracting EU
funding.
A public presentation of the Riga Science and Technology Park will

be held within ‘Innovation Week’ in Riga (September 8-15 2007),
and at the international conference ‘Baltic Dynamics 2007’. Please
visit www.innovation.lv for more details.
International News MAY 2007 9
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Qatar sows seeds

of success
AS THE UNIVERSITIES AT QATAR’S EDUCATION CITY START
RAMPING UP THEIR RESEARCH PROGRAMMES, QATAR
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK IS MAKING SURE THE
FRUITS OF THAT RESEARCH WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. TO THIS END, QSTP’S “PROOF OF
CONCEPT FUND” IS NOW ON LINE, PROVIDING GRANTS FOR QSTP’s new business incubator opens in December 2007
UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS TO EXPLORE THE MARKET
POTENTIAL OF THEIR DISCOVERIES
One of the most promising projects under discussion is a
AS ITS name suggests, the fund is designed to “prove out” the collaboration between Qatar University and local industry on a
technical viability and market potential of lab-based innovations. new soil remediation technique. What will happen with all these
“proven” technologies and business plans? That’s where the next
stage of QSTP’s commercialisation funds will come in.
It provides grants to researchers in universities and small-to-
medium companies to build prototypes, plan a route to market, “We’re currently working on setting up a ‘seed’ fund and a
and prepare a business plan. Applicants can be from anywhere venture capital fund in Qatar”, said Paul. “These are designed to
in the world, so long as the project (and any subsequent move the technologies finally into the marketplace by providing
commercialisation) is located in Qatar. The fund has been capital to grow actual businesses. The long term vision is for
resourced with $12 million over its first five years, and if the pilot these new companies to form the basis of a knowledge economy
proves successful it could be scaled up. in Qatar.”
At the helm is Paul Field, QSTP’s Technology Transfer Manager. To see how important early-stage grants can be, look to Google.
He said: “When you look at the major research programmes that The internet ad seller started off in 1996 as a research project at
are being planned by the universities at Education City, and the Stanford University between PhD students Larry Page and Sergey
fact that QSTP has a world-class business incubator across the Brin. Its first $100,000 of funding came after it had a working
road, they obviously fit very neatly together.” concept but before it existed as a company.
Computer science students at Carnegie Mellon, Qatar, whose research will be commercialised via the POCF at QSTP’s business incubator
Surrey Research Park’s drive for efficiency

The Surrey Research Park has launched a BOC, along with the Surrey Research Guildford, The Surrey Research Park
new Resource Efficiency Club (REC) to Park’s management team. A number of provides a high-quality working
help reduce costs. businesses have joined forces with Surrey environment for more than 110 companies
County Council to form REC, whose aim is that represent a broad spectrum of
The group was founded by Surrey to achieve efficiency savings on items research, development and design
Research Park residents Detica Plc and such as electricity, waste and water, and to activities, as well as significant sector
share best practice across the group. clusters such as information
communications technology, mobile
The REC has already managed to secure phone technology, and software
funding from Envirowise, a specialist development.
consultancy that delivers a Government-
sponsored programme of free, confidential The Surrey Research Park has proved to
advice to UK businesses in order to help be an excellent base for a large number of
them increase profitability and reduce companies that have grown up on-site.
environmental impact. In addition to Two notable examples include Lionhead
enlisting Envirowise to help them in Studios, which attracted foreign direct
achieving these objectives, the REC has investment in the form of Microsoft’s
also brought in the consultancy firm Atkins acquisition of the company in April 2006,
to project manage the process and to and the acquisition of Surrey Research
provide training to all concerned. Park resident TTPcom by Motorola,
making the Motorola TTPCom Product
Owned and developed by the University of Group the leading supplier of wireless
The aim of REC is to achieve efficiency
Surrey (UniS) as a 70-acre, low-density technology intellectual property (IP) to the
savings on many items, including water
development close to its campus in semiconductor and handset industries.
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SCIENCE PARK DEVELOPMENT
UK science parks –
evolving investment opportunities?
MARTIN COOPER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DTZ, SAYS THE

EMERGENCE OF PRIVATE SECTOR-LED SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY PARKS IN THE UK REFLECTS A GROWING
RECOGNITION OF THE POTENTIAL OF SUCH SCHEMES.
FURTHERMORE, HE ARGUES, INVESTMENT IN SCIENCE PARK
INFRASTRUCTURE CAN GENERATE RETURNS THAT
OUTWEIGH THE RISKS INVOLVED
The masterplan for Colworth Park is divided into three core
THE NUMBER of science park premises in the UK, and the development zones, each with its own identity, which will
amount of floorspace they manage, has grown substantively over cumulatively add 46,500 m2 of research and development
the past 20 years, albeit from a very small base. In 1985, there buildings to Colworth Park
were 21 members of the UKSPA, who were responsible for
approximately 190,000 sq m of premises. The latest available
industries and sectors and can grow rapidly. The corollary of
data shows that there are now 70 UKSPA members who are
this is that some can fail when markets and technologies move
responsible for managing over 1.42 million sq m of science park
unexpectedly. This translates into occupiers demanding shorter
premises (Source: UKSPA 2005).
leases, an unattractive proposition for many investors.
The growth in science parks in the UK reflects an evolving Given the above four points it would be easy, but incorrect, to
mindset regarding how Britain can maintain its competitive assume that UK science parks offer little potential for the investment
advantage in a shifting and increasingly global market. community going forward. This is confirmed by the increasing
Government and businesses alike recognise that British willingness of the private sector to invest in such schemes.
companies can no longer derive competitive advantage based
on price alone. Instead, they must do so through being Private sector-led science and technology parks are starting to
innovative with regard to business processes, the development emerge in the UK, reflecting the corporate sector’s recognition of
of products and services and accessing markets. Science parks the potential of such schemes. Just as UK universities invest in
are environments created and managed to do this. science parks to commercialise their IP and maximise land
values, major companies are now getting involved for the same
Despite this high-value role, science parks often look to the reasons. Private sector-led science and technology schemes in
public sector to de-risk schemes (frequently through capital the UK include Colworth Park (www.colworthpark.com), a joint
grants) to the point where the private sector is incentivised to take venture between Unilever and Arlington. Colworth Park is one of
them forward. This is because of the following four reasons: Unilever’s global R&D centres of excellence and the joint venture
is looking to transform it into a major science location within the
● Science parks often restrict the types of occupiers they Oxford-to-Cambridge Technology Arc.
accommodate to specific business sectors or R&D functions.
This means that science park take-up and occupancy levels Other major companies in the UK are also looking at the potential
can be lower than those on standard business parks, leading of developing science and technology parks to maximise land
to lower incomes and development values in some cases. values and to achieve corporate objectives. The economic
benefits that science and technology parks deliver in the UK are
● Science parks often include expensive components such as well documented. They boost business start-up rates and help
incubation facilities which, although good at growing innovative these companies to grow, they create jobs in high value-added
companies, often need initial capital and ongoing revenue sectors and they support business competitiveness by driving
funding with little return flowing back to investors. innovation. What is less well recognised is that the businesses
they nurture (innovative companies that invest heavily in R&D) are
● Science parks are often developed by a range of stakeholders the future of the British economy. Investment in the science park
such as universities, regional development agencies, infrastructure that supports such businesses is likely to generate
developers and investors. As such, the objectives of such returns that outweigh the risks set out at the beginning of this
schemes are not limited to return-on-investment but also article.
include wider socio-economic goals such as job and business
creation. Martin Cooper leads DTZ’s work in the field of science,
technology and innovation. He is happy to discuss any apects of
● Science park occupiers are often at the cutting-edge of this article and can be contacted at martin.cooper@dtz.com.
12 MAY 2007 Feature
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SCIENCE PARK DEVELOPMENT
Designs to stimulate
innovation
THERE IS A HIERARCHY TO DESIGNING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL ENABLE
CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND SUCCESS, SAYS RACHEL PARK OF CUH2A
THE HIERARCHY begins with the accommodations. The same percentages

individual, then the team, the floor, the apply to furniture; 80% of the furniture can
building and the campus. But what are the be the same, while 20% of the
components of each of these hierarchies components chosen to satisfy an
and how can a science park achieve individual person’s needs.
these goals?
What is the quality of the space?
Research has found that natural light
If you are a developer, on the surface your
contributes to a positive work environment.
goals may seem different from those of
People are happier and healthier with
your tenants – cost-effectively maximise
natural light. Individual control of the
building area efficiency, the leasable ratio,
ambient environment (HVAC and lighting) to have the flexibility to work or to meet,
and flexibility. In fact, they are the other
at an individual workspace has had mixed increasing the use of the rooms. Other
side of the same thing: a tenant wants
results. Regardless of whether there are accessories such as whiteboards and pin-
efficiency because it means that they are
individual HVAC and lighting controls, up space are low tech, but still aid in the
getting value for their money; they want
balanced distribution and appropriate productivity of the team.
flexibility to accommodate their business
levels, maintained throughout the facility,
as it grows. Their third priority is that the
are imperative. The support of a cluster of teams or
space be inspiring, to help them attract
tenants includes a hierarchy of spaces
and retain key talent.
What type of spaces support a group? that encourage interaction and
Consider the group: usually, a team will collaboration. These spaces include:
So, how can we achieve a work get together both formally and informally. huddle rooms, conference rooms (large
environment that supports innovation, Members of a team may be collocated or and medium), pantries, coffee and tea
creativity and success? may form as a team only in a meeting bars, mail depots, open informal gathering
space. Providing a variety of gathering areas and video conferencing rooms.
The first step is to take a look at an spaces for informal (open area with lounge Circulation space should also be used to
individual workspace. This workspace furniture) and formal gatherings (closed encourage collaboration, rather than just
should support a person’s activities at their room with conferencing table and chairs as a way of getting from one place to
desk. Modularity in workspace standards for 3-4 people, “huddle” rooms) allows for another.
provide flexibility for a person to customise flexibility and responsiveness to varied
by orienting PCs, phones, etc., however requirements. If the majority of people are The building and campus should support
they like. The fewer workspace standards, housed in open workstations, providing all of the occupants and provide
the more responsive the space can be to teams with enclosed space can help to appropriate amenities and services to
individual work styles and change. Space balance the openness of the rest of the support the multi-tenant or corporate
assignments, as well as the amount of office. culture. These may include convenience
open to closed space, will contribute to stores, dry cleaners, post offices, etc., to
the company’s culture and the way that Meeting or gathering spaces may be aid in a better “work to life” balance. Other
knowledge is disseminated. dedicated to a specific organisation or common amenities are food service,
shared and distributed on a particular floor crèche-childcare and fitness centres.
How much space is needed for an or throughout the building. Technology has These amenities become places where
individual cellular office or write-up area? become a key factor in the success of people throughout the campus can meet
Usually, tools are stationed on a work these rooms. Often, video conferencing is for impromptu discussions, adding to the
surface; tools such as a PC, monitor, relegated to large formal meeting spaces, vitality of the campus. When developing a
telephone, reference materials and piles of but teams are becoming more “virtual” campus, it is important to remember a
paper! We have found that 80% of people everyday, with some members located “front door” as well as a “heart.” Planning
need the same workspace components next to one another and others in offices the entire site, and not simply one building
with 20% needing either more storage, around the globe. Providing wireless at a time, provides an opportunity to
more work surface or guest technology in these rooms allows people connect facilities, functions and people.
Aberdeen works to improve environment

WORK HAS BEGUN TO IMPROVE LANDSCAPING AROUND THE investment and other forms of knowledge into Scotland, we’ll be
ABERDEEN SCIENCE AND ENERGY PARK AT THE BRIDGE OF helping Scottish companies do more business overseas and also
DON TO MAKE IT A MORE ATTRACTIVE LOCATION TO promoting Scotland as a good place to live, work and do
COMPANIES business – all of which help our economy grow.”
The work by Scottish Enterprise Grampian is part of a wider The landscaping work involves trees and hedges being planted
strategy to create a world-class business location for innovation along either side of the approach from Ellon Road and improved
and research to support Aberdeen’s global energy sector. lighting to create an avenue extending around the Claymore Drive
loop road.
Planned SE and private sector investment of around £20 million
over the next five years in the science and energy park and its Once this phase of the work is finished, there are plans for further
sister science and technology park at Balgownie, Bridge of Don, landscaping work at Exploration House and the roundabout at the
will generate an additional £130 million annually to the economy park entrance including a modern art feature, innovative lighting
of Aberdeen City and Shire and double the number of jobs on the and street furniture.
science parks to more than 3,000.
Earlier this year, SE Grampian announced it would be investing

£4.75 million to create an Energy Development Centre at
Aberdeen Science and Energy Park, containing 27 individual,
high-quality business units, in response to demand within the
energy sector – work on this will start in the summer.
Allan Rae, Senior Manager responsible for Aberdeen Science
Parks at SE Grampian, said: “By investing in the infrastructure
needed, we’ll have a greater chance of attracting inward
Allan Rae, Senior Manager, SE Grampian, at the start of

enhancement works at Aberdeen Science and Energy Park
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NEWS
WheelRight keep up
the pressure
WHEELRIGHT LTD, BASED AT THE BEGBROKE CENTRE FOR fantastic job of
INNOVATION & ENTERPRISE, HAS PICKED UP A £40,000 PRIZE helping small
IN THE SHELL SPRINGBOARD 2007 AWARDS FOR ITS businesses
INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT HELPS TO CUT FUEL showcase their
CONSUMPTION AND CARBON EMISSIONS BY ENSURING green technology.
VEHICLES HAVE THE CORRECT TYRE PRESSURE We hope that the
technologies WheelRight’s development device on
the road at the entrance to Begbroke
NINE OUT of ten of the vehicles on Britain’s roads have tyres WheelRight is
Science Park
which are not properly inflated, with an average under inflation of developing will
10%. Poorly inflated tyres wear out up to 8% faster, and cause an make a positive
increase in fuel consumption of 2% when compared to tyres difference to the environment, both in the UK and globally.”
inflated to the optimum pressure.
The Shell Springboard programme encourages small and
WheelRight is a sensory pad which checks the pressure of a medium sized businesses to see that climate change is a huge
vehicle’s tyres as it drives over, letting the driver know if they are opportunity.
incorrectly inflated. Currently the most suitable application for the
technology is to measure the tyre pressure of commercial lorry For further information on WheelRight Ltd, please contact Chris
fleets. As the device is electronic, it can be linked to the internet Berg 01865 854848 or email chris.berg@wheelright.co.uk
to collect the data gathered. This way a manager can ensure he
knows the condition of each truck every time it leaves, and check
whether the driver has acted on any anomalies when the truck
returns.
Properly inflated tyres are not only safer, they also last longer and
cut fuel consumption. If all the vehicles in the UK were operating
with the correct tyre pressure there would be a saving of £500
million per annum in fuel costs, and approximately 500,000
tonnes of CO2 per annum.
John Catling, Chief Executive, WheelRight, said: “We’re ecstatic

to have received this award. Shell Springboard has done a
On a mission
More than 60 people attended a
service at St John’s Innovation Centre
recently, led by Canon Chris Savage
(pictured right) and part of the
Chaplaincy to People at Work (CPW)
initiative, an ecumenical movement supporting people in the
workplace.
CPW seeks to be innovative by working alongside partner

companies and organisations on issues that affect local,
regional, national, and global communities.
It is also exploring how theology can connect with research

centres that develop into fast-growth, high-value enterprises.
For more information, tel: Chris Savage on 01223 276657.
News in brief Coventry hub is

UKSPA Business Plan
The UKSPA Board have recently
approved the Business Plan and
Budget for 2007-2008, details of
designed for life
which can be found in the members’
section of the UKSPA website at DESIGN-LED COMPANIES AND
www.ukpa.org.uk. DESIGNERS ACROSS THE WEST
MIDLANDS CAN NOW TAKE
Relief regulations ADVANTAGE OF A NEW £1.6M
There has been much concern voiced PURPOSE-BUILT CENTRE
within the UKSPA membership FUNDED BY COVENTRY
regarding the new regulations on UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES AND
significant changes in tax relief for ADVANTAGE WEST MIDLANDS,
vacant space. Members are AIMED SPECIFICALLY AT
concerned that space specifically HELPING THEM TO GROW AND
designed to accommodate innovative, PROSPER
high-growth technology-based firms
could increasingly be let to THE DESIGN Hub, based at selected University design students.”
companies not meeting their specific Coventry University Enterprises’
criteria, and believe a move in this Technology Park is a high-end, state-of- Among the Design Hub’s features are a
direction will dilute the effectiveness the-art facility, providing a range of design- ‘Solutions Suite’ – containing high
and nature of science parks. UKSPA is related support, services and facilities for capacity iMacs and a facilitation for high-
currently communicating with the companies looking to gain that leading end software and engineering company
Treasury and various Ministers in an edge. training; a ‘Presentation Suite’ – featuring
attempt to see if there could be three image projection walls; a Workshop
exemptions or waivers for UKSPA Kathryn Stewart, Programmes Manager at with exterior access for practical working,
members. the Design Hub, said: “There is a big need modelling and making; onsite design and
in the market place for creative spaces – a business support; a confidential meeting
Salary Survey fact highlighted by the government’s room; a networking area; Wi-Fi and
The most recent salary survey was recent Cox Review, which outlined the scanning facilities.
undertaken in June 2005 and the need for design centres for the country’s
exercise is due to be repeated this future prosperity. The Design Hub is Companies will also be able to take
June as a result of requests from among the first to answer this call.” advantage of facilitated workshops and
members for more up-to-date networking opportunities centred on
information. “The aim is for companies to take innovative and creative thinking.
advantage of a unique and exciting
UKSPA Directory environment that, in addition to the The Design Hub opened for business in
impressive facilities, will provide a place April. Any company that is looking for
The new UKSPA Directory will be
for them to work with the expertise that is design assistance or to use state-of-the-art
published at the end of May. A free
on hand in the areas of design and design facilities should contact the Hub
hard copy will be circulated to all
business support, and to benefit from the team on 02476 236423 or contact Kathryn
members in early June, and for the
originality of ideas available from a pool of direct at K.Stewart@coventry.ac.uk
first time, an electronic version will also
be available.
Business Affiliate Board Member Stake your claim for tax relief
UKSPA is pleased to announce that Research and Development as well as innovation are key to keeping the UK at the
Lesley Evans, Managing Director of cutting edge of international competition. Currently more than 5,000 small and
Haseltine Lake has been co-opted medium sized companies are claiming over £250 million a year in R&D tax relief. The
until the elections at the AGM in budget in April increased the amount of R&D tax credits available to 175% for
September. Lesley is already busily companies of up to 240 employees and up to 130% for larger companies.
organising a Focus Group specifically
for Business Affiliates, the first of which For guidance and information on tax credits, please see the DTI’s tax credits insert in
will be convened at the members’ this publication or alternatively visit the DTI website: www.dti.gov.uk/innovation/randd/
meeting in Sunderland in May. randd-tax-credits/page11350.html
Department of Trade and Industry MAY 2007 17
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KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORKS
Cenex drive for green technology
CENEX IS THE UK’S CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR LOW

CARBON AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES. IT’S ONE OF 22
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORKS (KTNS) IN THE UK,
EACH OF WHICH PROVIDE A NATIONAL NETWORK IN A
SPECIFIC FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY OR BUSINESS
APPLICATION
KTNS BRING together a variety of Cenex has

stakeholders, such as businesses committed a six
(suppliers and customers), universities, figure sum in
research and technology organisations, support of the
the finance community and other Modec dealer
intermediaries who provide a range of network in Modec’s revolutionary zero-emission commercial vehicles which
activities and initiatives to enable the London, which are powered by high energy batteries
exchange of knowledge and stimulation of will accelerate
innovation amongst their communities. the roll-out of actively encourage fleet operators to
customer demonstrations within Greater include electric vehicles in their fleet
A key theme to Cenex’s work for the KTN London, providing a dedicated fleet of renewal plans, as a step on the road to
has been activities to build specialist pure electric-driven vehicles. sustainable mobility.”
sector-specific communities focused
around new technology demonstration. The announcement of the agreement Jevon Thorpe, CEO of Modec, said: “We
came in the week that Modec officially feel that the support we are receiving from
One community Cenex is particularly keen opened its new factory in Coventry, which Cenex will play a significant role in
to help develop is the community of occupies a 25,000 sq ft facility with a two accelerating the adoption of zero-emission
businesses and local government shift capacity to produce close to an commercial vehicles in the UK.
interested in adding electric vehicles to impressive 5,000 vehicles a year.
their fleet operations. Knowledge Transfer Networks are part of
Commenting on the agreement with the DTI’s Technology Programme, whose
As part of its brokerage activities, Cenex Modec, Robert Evans, CEO of Cenex said: purpose is to provide funding to facilitate
has a project underway with Daimler “This is exactly the kind of project that further investment in science, engineering
Chrysler UK for an electric Smart car, and Cenex was formed to support.” and technology with the active participation
now a newly announced collaboration with of business and industry.
Modec, which designs, develops and “We will be working through the Low
produces revolutionary zero-emission Carbon and Fuel Cell Technology For further information on KTNs and the
commercial vehicles powered by high Knowledge Transfer Network to Technology Programme, please see
energy batteries. disseminate the results of the field trials to www.dti.gov.uk/innovation/technologystrategy
£100 million up for grabs in R&D competition

The Technology Programme's aerospace, vehicles and energy. bring together materials,
Collaborative R&D competition has ● £15 million for energy technologies – nanotechnology, tissue engineering
recently announced £100 million for UK both renewable low-carbon options with surgical and clinical sciences.
business to research and develop new and ensuring the continued production ● £8 million for ICT – developing
technologies, including: of hydrocarbon reserves technologies to support better
● £40 million for advanced ● £15 million for lightweight materials networked business
manufacturing projects – including ● £5 million for plastic electronics – to
design engineering technology to build on the UK's current competitive Please see www.dti.gov.uk/innovation/
boost competitiveness and edge in this field. technologystrategy/competitions-for-
sustainability in sectors such as ● £7 million to areas of medicine which funding for details of how to apply
News in brief
UKSPA 2007 Statistics
Beyond property and process
Yes, it’s that time of the year again
when UKSPA will be asking members
to complete their online questionnaire.
UKSPA appreciate the time and effort
taken to collect this information. The ROZ BIRD, UKSPA BUSINESS
information on science park DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, BELIEVES
development over the last 22 years is THE ASSOCIATION IS RESPONDING
extremely valuable to the Association POSITIVELY TO SIGNIFICANT NEW
and its many partners. As usual, a DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UK SCIENCE
small gift of appreciation will be PARK SECTOR
mailed to members – on receipt of the
data! OVER THE past 10 years the focus of the
science park sector has shifted from a
IASP XXIV World Conference 2007 specialist property offering (science park
Several UKSPA members and partners buildings) to a specialist process offering
(incubation). members’ needs. It was with this in mind
will be attending the IASP conference
that a discussion forum met in March to
in Barcelona from July 2-4 2007. The
identify the issues and challenges which
conference is entitled “Creative Jobs Today it is possible to identify a new trend UKSPA should consider embracing to
and Creative Companies. Key Factors which involves the merger of specialist support its members.
for Growth and Competitiveness”. property and specialist process, driven by
the recognition of a need for both in order The meeting came to the conclusion that
UKTI California to support companies effectively and although the needs of incubator and
Members of UKTI California visited the generate wealth. innovation centre members may be
UK in March and UKSPA was pleased different to the needs of science and
to be able to provide an overview of Incubators have concentrated on the research parks, there is sufficient common
the science park movement and the incubation process but over time have ground for all to benefit from a common
work of the UKSPA Executive. The recognised the need for a relationship with membership of UKSPA because all
presentation was positively received organisations offering grow-on space and members are working day-to-day with
and the group felt that UKSPA would have a concern about how to maintain a high-tech companies.
be an ideal partner to work with in the relationship with the companies they’ve
future. The Association was able to nurtured. A further critical issue which will be
provide a presentation compiled from characteristic of the changes to come is a
members’ information supplied from 10 At the same time large science parks are change in the approach to the support
member parks. retro-fitting incubators because they process, from a sometimes patronising
recognise the need to support new smaller offer to ‘help’ a company to the offer of
Frequently Asked Questions companies and they want to add to the peer-to-peer support.
UKSPA members will be familiar with flexibility of their offering.
the internal FAQ system in place Implicit in this shift is the recognition of the
where members are able to ask Also, logically there is a cross over of business acumen of tenant/client
questions and ask for advice about need; people in large companies need companies operating out of an incubator
anything ranging from policies to support sometimes and small start-up or science park, and the need for our
parking. Over the last few years companies need a specialist space members to rise to the challenge and
UKSPA has built a valuable knowledge solution. So, although some organisations match this acumen with their own level of
bank of questions and answers that already recognise the value of a combined professionalism.
we are currently indexing. These will offering, the science park movement as a
soon be available in the members’ whole must now move beyond a debate The opportunities to extend and develop
section of the website and will around property versus process and the network are enormous. The UKSPA
hopefully serve as a useful reference develop partnerships which focus on the Executive, with the support of the UKSPA
tool in the future. common ground of ‘business Board, intend to progress these plans with
acceleration’. a considered approach, hand-in-hand with
UKSPA AGM the membership. It should help bring
This event will be hosted by Keele Such changes demand a response. together all the players involved with an
University on September 18-19 2007. UKSPA’s first priority is to its membership aim of making a difference to wealth
and it will therefore endeavour to meet creation in the UK and beyond.
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NEWS
Deal or no deal
for e-btb?
PAUL WRIGHT, UKSPA CHIEF EXECUTIVE, GIVES READERS AN

UPDATE ON PROGRESS REGARDING THE AFFINITY
PROGRAMME, UKSPA’S GROUP PURCHASING INITIATIVE
THE COMBINED turnover of UKSPA members parks, their tenants
and their employees is estimated to be £5.5 billion. On the basis
of this activity and, following more than 12 months of research
and development, UKSPA decided to launch a web-based Affinity
Programme for its members – www.e-btb.com – and embarked
on a pilot scheme which started in late 2006.
UKSPA membership entitles all members to participate free of

ensure that you benefit immediately from significant savings on
charge in the group buying scheme. This initiative is designed to
current purchasing.
reduce the costs of operating the science park, and during the
initial testing stages we decided to include all tenants on member
We are confident of the quality of products and services of e-btb
parks too. Using the portal at e-btb.com is also entirely free.
suppliers; all of whom have been through a due diligence
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process. The prices and service levels on offer are not available 19
During the pilot scheme we chose to work with suppliers who
were already familiar with group purchasing schemes. During the
initial stages of the scheme it became clear that we needed to do
some work to develop directories of local service suppliers on the
portal, as we recognised that local businesses often tend to
support their local supply network, regardless of prices or service
levels that can be achieved by using national suppliers.
The e-btb website was originally intended as an information

source about our suppliers, and specifically did not plan to
contain extensive pricelists. Having listened to our members we
now believe that the next stage of development for this scheme
should be to include more information on product/service prices
wherever possible. All of our suppliers aim to reduce the existing
cost base of our science parks and tenants, with the objective of
increasing efficiency and profitability. Regardless of the size of
tenant or the business sector they are in, e-btb buying power will
Outsourcing your financial, HR and accounting services is the

modern and efficient way to manage and control your business
allowing you to focus on your core activities. We provide you with
all your business processing requirements together with full and
accurate financial management accounts.
You will enjoy full and unlimited access to a UK team who are
also supported by our technology department and offshore
facility. Contact us today to find out how we can give you control
over your finance systems while reducing your overhead costs.
Paul Becksmith –
paul.becksmith@briars.net
+44-1483-413745
drive down the costs of existing suppliers

to science parks and their tenants.
We have confidence that the aims of e-btb
are sufficiently sound for us to continue to
develop the pilot programme and address
some of the key issues raised by
suppliers, park managers, and tenants on
science parks during the initial
development phase.
In essence this will mean undertaking a

fundamental review of suppliers,
management, the e-btb website, and the
approach we take to marketing the
benefits of the scheme to our members
and their tenants.
to other companies, and use of the encountered barriers such as companies
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scheme is entirely optional, with no being tied into existing group buying
contractual obligations. initiatives, loyalty to existing suppliers, a
leaning towards local purchasing (even
What response have we had so far to the where it is far more expensive), and often
e-btb initiative? I think it is fair to say that a general lack of time to even consider
the pilot is going more slowly than we changing suppliers!
originally anticipated due to a number of
factors, the principal issue being a lack of One disappointing, but logical, aspect of
investment in both time and money to e-btb has been that the prices available
widely promote the initiative. We have also from e-btb suppliers have been used to
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NEWS
Insurance: business cost or business benefit?

Insurance is often viewed as a necessary sustain, potentially threatening the practises present a better risk to insurers
evil. It ties up valuable time, is perceived to business with ultimate failure. ensuring premium cost reduction and
bring no tangible benefit to the business improved policy cover.
and frankly is never at the top of the very Insurance, a management tool?
long to do list! The fact is insurance is Yes! If approached correctly insurance and What does this mean to me?
necessary, it does take time but if the associated disciplines such as risk You can make your insurance programme
approached positively and pro-actively, it management and health and safety, be of greater benefit than it already is.
becomes a benefit and can act as a become an effective and useful Insurers and brokers have a wealth of
powerful management tool. management tool. By transferring the resources that if tapped into provide
insurable risks you can manage the tangible benefits for policyholders, not only
What is insurance? commercial risks inherent to your business in terms of expense but also resource,
Well it’s not a con! The Oxford English ensuring that your company continues to information guidance and relationship. By
Dictionary defines insurance as a thing trade effectively. ensuring that your insurance programme
providing protection against a possible is truly representative of the risks you face,
eventuality. It’s that simple, or is it? Health and Safety; does it apply to me? you can focus more time on the other
Yes, if you have 5 or more employees you important issues facing you on a day to
Protect the balance sheet! are required under UK legislation to have a day basis. We have only scratched the
A well constructed insurance programme full written health and safety policy. Good surface here, but be assured that
will do exactly that, provided the risks and health and safety practises improve insurance and risk management are key
exposures a business faces have been processes and procedures; this leads to factors in developing and growing a
identified and steps taken to control, fewer incidents and accidents, resulting in successful business.
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22 MAY 2007 Feature
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ACCESS TO FINANCE
Painful pitching and the power of

communication
APPROACHED BY HUNDREDS OF but the same errors appear in serious
BUSINESSES EACH YEAR HOPING TO
GET THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL HANDS
ON SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF CASH,
investment presentations around the
country. Why is this? Case study
THE VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY On a very simple level, some of the
KNOWS THAT COMMUNICATION characteristics and strengths of
COUNTS entrepreneurial businesses and individuals
ironically act at the same time as
IN SEEKING the big successes of the weaknesses.
future, VCs have to wade through the
wannabes of the now. They will be looking The people in charge have to be master
of course at the core technology or idea, jugglers of multiple business issues,
its scalability, defensibility, route to market, passionately committed to their
funding needed, management team and companies, and intimately connected to
so on. Big question marks against any of the core of their technology (which they
these aspects can cause blackballing at may well have created themselves).
the earliest stages. These are all vital attributes. Novacta Biosystems
Novacta Biosystems is a fast growing
But words count too, and these are But these skills can hinder communication biotechnology company developing
ignored at the peril of many great ideas with the outside world. The majority of groundbreaking technology to tackle
and technologies. investor presentations are confused – the the ‘superbugs’ hitting the hospitals
‘business balls’ appear all over the place (and the press) with an increasing
You may have the best platform, product with little order or logic. frequency – namely C. difficile and
or service with the potential for huge MRSA.
commercial gains but if you can’t The presenter is frequently unable to
communicate it effectively, the hard and venture anywhere near anything like These infectious diseases are
cold truth is that you devalue what you objectivity in terms of thinking about what effectively ‘beating’ the current available
have. the investor wants to hear. And the level of antibiotics and, worryingly, there is
time spent talking about the technology much concern within the medical
And if you fail to communicate yourself (not to mention the level of detail and in- industry as to whether enough new
when pitching for funding, there will be a house jargon), as opposed to the drugs exist in the development pipeline
savvy entrepreneur not far behind who commercial plans, is painful. to cope with such ever-evolving drug-
does have the right mix of technology and resistant bacteria.
talk to grab the investor’s pounds. It takes time, skill and attention to create
verbal messages that work. But the cost of Novacta – founded by Fiona Marston, a
So why is it that astute, committed and getting it wrong when you’re pitching for serial entrepreneur in the biotech sector
intelligent people struggle to communicate investment against a cacophony of – is developing novel protected
effectively when it comes to pitching and competing companies – all hoping to get technology which it believes will tackle
presenting to investors? If you watch their mitts on the very same pounds as you these diseases, and has already
Dragons’ Den you’ll see the problem – is enormous and can be business secured a number of rounds of equity
amplified for entertainment on the screen, crippling. Entrepreneurs should tell it as it is. investment to support the development
of its solutions.
Now in the process of pitching for

Mudhut Communication is expert in the verbal communication of complex messages.
further VC funding, the company has
Based in Cambridge, its expertise is in intelligent dialogue and the strategic placement of
sought expert advice from Mudhut on
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Mudhut has advised nearly 200 organisations
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Trade marks: key to business success
TRADE MARKS AND OTHER TYPES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, SUCH AS PATENTS

AND DESIGNS, ARE AREAS OF BUSINESS LAW THAT ARE CRUCIAL TO BUSINESS
SUCCESS, BUT SADLY, OFTEN NEGLECTED, WRITES KEN STOREY OF THE
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apology for recommending Tel: 01604 638242
this, however, since they are E-mail: aat@aathornton.com
recognised experts in the Website: www.aathornton.com Patents - Trademarks - Designs - Domain names
field.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
your marketing strategy mapped out, only

to find out that someone in your field is
already there, using or having registered
an identical or a very similar trade mark.
You would have to scrap everything and
start all over again and at a time when
finance is probably very tight. A few
sensible precautions at the outset could
save you thousands of pounds.
Registering trade marks enables you to

take action against anyone counterfeiting from firm to firm and costs will vary
or copying your trade mark for identical or depending on the complexity of each
similar goods or services. Unregistered case, so it is worth calling a couple of
trade marks, where the rights are acquired firms to ascertain their costs and to obtain
by use alone, have some protection in the advice or any possible pitfalls that your
UK but the enforcement of such chosen trade mark may face.
(unregistered) marks can be protracted
and expensive. The legal force of a But remember, trade mark registrations
registered trade mark simplifies matters last for 10 years and are renewable on
enormously. request, by payment of the appropriate
renewal fee.
And so, to the burning question of cost.
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25 Failure to check that you can use your

chosen mark can be extremely costly. In the UK you should normally expect to The costs are really not very much when
Just imagine what it would be like to have pay between £500 and £1,000 to obtain a you consider what a valuable monopoly
your new branded product ready to hit the trade mark registration in one class of right you are protecting and what it may
marketplace, your advertising in place and goods or services. Fees, of course, vary subsequently cost, if you ignore the issue.
CELS unite forces in

healthcare provision
NEW UKSPA MEMBER CELS, THE
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR LIFE
SCIENCES, IS PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE
IN UNITING ACADEMIA, SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH, THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND
INDUSTRY TO CREATE A STRONG
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT AND
DEVELOP THE HEALTHCARE AND LIFE
SCIENCES INDUSTRY IN THE NORTH
EAST OF ENGLAND
CELS RECENTLY opened new, high-

specification incubator facilities for
healthcare businesses in Newcastle
University’s Medical School and is
currently developing additional space at
the International Centre for Life in
Newcastle.
There are plans for new healthcare-based

business park developments, ranging the Healthcare Network, a support service assisting individual companies with
from Northumberland in the North of the for the region’s many healthcare commercialisation and business planning.
region to county Durham in the south. companies, and Bionet, a network of over CELS also created and co-manages
CELS is also involved in plans for a 1,200 healthcare and life science InSTeP, a regional design initiative for the
regional protein analytical facility, an researchers in North East England. development of innovative healthcare
assistive technology laboratory and new, technologies and services.
high-grade imaging facilities. Technology Management is another key
area that CELS is involved in, which Please see www.celsatlife.com for more
Networks are provided by CELS to unite includes acting as the commercial agent information on CELS and healthcare in
industry, academia and research including for the North East Stem Cell Institute to North East England.
CAM-SCI: Developing the knowledge economy

One of the latest organisations to join the capturing emerging technology markets phase of development for Liverpool
UKSPA fold is CAM-SCI, a specialist and providing market-responsive solutions Science Park – CAM-SCI also undertook
consultancy based in Cambridge. for a wide range of projects including all design, development and business
science cities, science parks, innovation planning.
Cambridge is at the heart of the UK’s centres and bioincubators.
‘knowledge economy’ revolution, and for CAM-SCI is currently assisting a leading
10 years the CAM-SCI team has managed CAM-SCI is now leading and advising the bioincubation project in the UK to optimise
the strategic development and operations development of exciting projects in the UK its operations and market position to
of the Cambridge Science Park and and Europe including the delivering and prepare for investment by the private
undertook consulting to other projects operation of the new Liverpool Science sector. Meanwhile, CAM-SCI is advising a
nationally and internationally. Park. Now in its second phase of start-up bioincubation and bio-park project
development, CAM-SCI attracted more in Eastern Europe on funding,
CAM-SCI uniquely combines extensive than 22 knowledge-based companies to specification, design and operations.
‘hands-on’ experience with best-practice Liverpool Science Park in its first year
research to provide a personal and niche alone. For more information, contact:
service to knowledge economy projects. Email: info@CAM-SCI.com
From concept and vision through to CAM-SCI was instrumental in achieving an Web: www.CAM-SCI.com
delivery and operations, it advises on additional £10m of funding for the second Tel: 01223 740 271
Regional Spotlight MAY 2007 29
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30 32 33
Winning Liverpool Daresbury’s
business in focus on global
Manchester knowledge atraction
Boom time for North West

biomedical cluster
THE NORTH WEST REGION’S Electron’s Biosensors business in April this companies including: Motac, Neutec
BIOMEDICAL CLUSTER, WHICH year after a close period of collaboration Pharma (now acquired by Novartis),
ENCOMPASSES THE BIOTECHNOLOGY, while Tepnel completed acquisition of the Medeval (ICON), all originating fro the
PHARMACEUTICAL AND HEALTHCARE GenXTrak DNA extraction business from University of Manchester and now
INDUSTRIES, IS A THRIVING COMMUNITY Whatman. While the typical drug takes Oxyrane, an inward investing company
RANGING FROM THE UNIVERSITY SPIN- more than a decade from initial discovery from in South Africa to co-locate with the
OUT TO WORLD CLASS BIOTECHS TO to reach the market, the nutraceutcial Centre of Excellence in Biocatalysis
MULTINATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL market is different and former Bionow start (CoEBIO3) at the University.
COMPANIES up of the year, Provexis, saw its Bioactive
FruitflowTM product on the supermarket The National Biomanufacturing Centre
THE NUMBER of companies now totals c. shelves as an ingredient in SircoTM in (NBC), developed by the NWDA to
230, employing more than 20,000 with an 2006. provide biopharmaceutical product
estimated GVA of more than £1billion. Key development and early stage cGMP
to progress for individual companies is The year has seen a number of manufacture services to SMEs opened
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fundraising, getting products into clinical prestigious site and facility openings: last November. Owned by the NWDA and 30
trials and quality services recognised in AstraZeneca unveiled their new

the market place while in the public sector Cancer Research Building at
(or in partnership) we concentrate on Alderley Park which, at c £60M,
providing the right infrastructure (including represents the company’s
the right sort of accommodation), single largest investment in the
resources and support to enable those UK while Vernon Carus,
companies to grow. The following text supplying consumables for the
describes just some of the sector’s modern sterile service and
highlights over the last year. decontamination sector,
opened its new £10M facility
Commercial Development near Chorley. The NWDA and
ERDF-funded Core Technology
Last year North West-based companies
Facility (CTF), was officially
raised many millions in IPOs and
opened in June - it is adjacent
investment rounds including Intercytex
to the Manchester
(AIM) and Renovo (LSE) both with
biotechnology incubator and
regenerative medicine products in Phase
provides specialist grow on
II/III clinical trials. Smaller companies like
accommodation to bio/high
Merseyside-based Zanza Healthcare and
tech companies.
Manchester University spin outs F2G, anti
fungal drug discovery, Oncoprobe, and
Both facilities are operated by
Gentronix have completed a significant
the University’s incubator
equity financing.
company, UMIC Ltd, which
works closely with the
The region has also seen its share of M&A Manchester Science Park, in
activity, notably the Novartis-Chiron merger which the University is also a
which included the major vaccine major shareholder. Manchester
manufacturing site in Speke. Crewe-based Science Park counts amongst
Farfield acquired US-based Thermo its residents many biotech
30 MAY 2007 Regional Spotlight
the major engine for new company growth

in this sector and a number of new
initiatives are set to deliver technologies,
therapies, products and people who will
shape the sector within the next decade.
The Manchester Cancer Research Centre

bringing together the Christie Hospital, the
Paterson Institute and Manchester As part of its NW Science Fund, the
University, is now established and set to NWDA announced funding of c. £1.5
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29 part funded by the European make Manchester a world leader in the million into each of three life science
Development Fund (ERDF) and DTI, is exploration and treatment of tdiseases based projects: the University-based UK
operated by commercial company, Eden while the Liverpool School of Tropical Centre for Regenerative Medicine and
Biodesign. Eden is already assisting a Medicine (LSTM), one of the region’s most Trust NW Embryonic Stem Cell Centre,
number of UK biotechnology companies, iconic and historic research institutions, both at Manchester and the National
some of whom have been assisted by started its ‘big dig’ in March for the new Centre for Zoonosis Research at the
grants from the DTI’s NBC Access Fund Centre for Tropical & Infectious Diseases, University of Liverpool. In a strong cross-
administered by the NWDA. The NBC, funded by NWDA and ERDF. $50M of regional bid Manchester and Liverpool
alongside Eli Lilly, Novartis and research funding from the Gates Universities were successful as one of
Medimmune, the National Blood Product Foundation will support new programmes only four BBSRC/major pharma funded
Laboratory and suppliers, makes up the in the School. centres (sharing £11 million between
Speke Biomanufacturing Hub, one of them) for integrative mammalian biology –
Europe’s ‘hotspots’ for biologic Its neighbour, the University of Liverpool, the centres will focus on developing
manufacture. embarked as lead on a £17 million research skills crucial to the drug
European Clinical Engineering Initiative discovery sector.
The Research Base: Higher Education developing human tissue grown from
Institutes & NHS stem cells for transplant to combat More information on the North West’s
The North West’s research base has diseases like heart failure, diabetes, biomedical cluster, its companies,
grown significantly in the last few years, chronic ulcers and neurodegenerative organisations and research institutions,
particularly in the biomedical sector. It is diseases. can be found at www.bionow.co.uk
Manchester companies can win more business

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT growth companies, opened the Pathfinder The Winning Business Academy initiative
CONSULTANCY WINNING PITCH LTD launch event. She said: “The Winning is shared with the University of Manchester
LAUNCHED ITS PATHFINDER GUIDE TO Pitch Ltd project provides companies with Incubator Company (UMIC).
BUILDING HIGH-GROWTH BUSINESSES access to a wealth of business experience
IN APRIL from industry experts. UMIC has more than a decade’s
experience in supporting high-tech and
THE GUIDE is a key feature of the “Strategic planning when developing your biotechnology companies to spin-out from
company’s Winning Business Academy, a business model can make all the university research, and operates three
unique business service aimed at helping difference in taking your company to the business incubator facilities around
Manchester companies reach next level. msp recognises the need to Manchester.
breakthroughs in their growth and nurture start-up companies and is
profitability. delighted to be launching the Pathfinder Tony Walker, UMIC’s high-tech incubator
guide, which will add another dimension in manager, explained: “The Academy is
Jane Davies, CEO of Manchester Science helping businesses to grow and prosper”. aimed at businesses with a ‘growth wish’.
Park, which hosts over 100 high-tech Many businesses fail to realise their true
The founders of Winning Pitch Ltd are no growth potential because they lack
strangers to commercial pressure. With ‘selling’ skills. The Academy will help
more than 20 years’ consultancy growing businesses achieve success”.
experience in both FTSE100 companies
and in smaller businesses, their Winning John Leach, MD of Winning Pitch added:
Jane Business Academy enables local “Our Winning Business Academy received
Davies companies to develop world class, high a phenomenally positive response. It’s an
performance, sales and marketing area of business support that is massively
strategies. North West companies will lacking. There are businesses with great
enjoy higher revenues, greater profitability ideas, but if you cannot sell you cannot
and company growth. succeed.”
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Manchester Science Park move to IBCS to manage systems

MANCHESTER SCIENCE PARK HAS need to operate multiple pieces of James Chaffer, IBCS
RECENTLY COMPLETED A MAJOR software and will significantly reduce the Product Manager,
UPGRADE OF ITS FINANCE AND number of manual interventions required.” said: “We have found
STATISTICAL DATABASE SYSTEMS, that many managers
MOVING TO R&A SOFTWARE’S Some modification was required to cater are crying out for a
MANAGEMENT SUITE, IBCS for the slight differences in working system that manages
practice of science parks, and this, as well all aspects of the
ALREADY WELL established in the as the production of a bespoke data Science Park offering, from lease and
serviced office sector, IBCS first moved conversion utility to import many years of licence charges to conferencing, ad hoc
into the incubation market in 2005, with existing financial data, was provided as services, enquiries and statistical
installations at three start-up centres part of the installation service. This reporting. IBCS can provide all of this and
managed by RiDO. Along with a semi- ensured a very smooth transition. Paul more in a very easy-to-use format that will
bespoke installation at Biocity Nottingham, Leighton added: “I have been extremely appeal to all levels of staff.”
this sparked interest from the Science Park impressed with both the IBCS system and
community. the professional way in which R&A have R&A have been quick to recognise the
understood our needs and have managed potential to create a de facto standard for
Paul Leighton, msp’s Commercial the project.” science park management software.
Manager, was initially struck by the Speaking of future plans, James Chaffer
integrated functionality of IBCS, Since the successful msp installation, and added: “We aim to follow up our initial
encompassing not only the management following a launch at the UKSPA success in this area with a sustained effort
of all tenant data, but also full back-office Conference exhibition in Edinburgh, IBCS to provide an all-encompassing solution to
accounting functions. He said: “The has now been ordered by a further UKSPA these varied needs, and look forward to
system will enable msp to have a member park, and has received significant working with further UKSPA members to
seamless flow of information without the interest from a number of additional sites. achieve this goal.
Liverpool focus on knowledge

SINCE THE NEW LIVERPOOL SCIENCE architectural specification and will provide
PARK (LSP) OPENED ITS DOORS IN a second landmark innovation facility for
2006, MORE THAN 22 COMPANIES HAVE Liverpool’s rapidly developing R&D
MOVED INTO ITS STATE-OF-THE-ART market. Work will commence in June with
INNOVATION CENTRE IN THE CITY completion and launch of the facility in
CENTRE December 2008.
TO ACCOMMODATE high demand, LSP is Responding to the needs of innovation

now pleased to have received planning and science-based companies in the
permission for its next phase of region continues to be a priority for LSP.
development. For this reason, the new facility will include Liverpool Science Park
10,000 sq ft of dedicated laboratory
Its new 40,000 sq ft facility will be co- space, and it will offer a home for both ensures that the investment and economic
located with its Innovation Centre next to established and developing companies benefits generated by successful early-
Liverpool’s famous Metropolitan Cathedral. providing unrivalled access to the stage companies stays in the city region.
The facility will form part of an exciting academic and research expertise of
‘innovation cluster’ developing in the heart Liverpool’s two leading universities. The delivery of its second phase
of Liverpool’s knowledge quarter and will demonstrates that LSP is working
consolidate LSP’s role in creating a LSP is a partnership organisation widely successfully to help secure the future of a
sustainable knowledge economy for the supported throughout the City as a key knowledge-based economy and it is
city region. regeneration project and an important tool estimated that, with the delivery of further
in the creation of jobs and retention of phases, the park could support as many
Supported by CABE and English Heritage, graduates. The provision of suitable grow- as 7,000 local jobs within the next ten
the new facility meets the highest on space for existing LSP companies years.
Home on The Heath

As home to more than 180 organisations,
The Heath Business and Technical Park in
Cheshire has demonstrated that high-
quality laboratory space and an innovative
approach to flexible accommodation can
prove an irresistible magnet to companies
within science and technology.
The Runcorn-based park has developed a pioneering formula

that offers unparalleled flexibility to its residents, coupled with
top-quality facilities that include serviced office space,
laboratory support services, scientific glassblowing and
precision engineering facilities, to name but a few. The
approach provides unprecedented support for organisations
to grow – and has led to the business model being publicly
applauded by a succession of high-profile visitors including
Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and former Science and Innovation
Minister Lord Sainsbury.
Residents cover a broad spectrum of 23 business sectors,

with organisations conducting research and development into
disciplines as diverse as bioscience, fluorine technology,
forensic analysis, bio materials, automated imaging, carbon
dioxide bioremediation and genetic screening.
For further information on The Heath telephone 01928 515988

or visit www.theheath.com
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Daresbury’s global
attraction
DARESBURY SCIENCE AND INNOVATION material being analysed. Even tiny
CAMPUS HAS BEGUN ITS INWARD amounts of a molecule will appear on the
INVESTMENT PROGRAMME IN STYLE, BY fingerprint, giving the analyst a powerful
STARTING AT THE FARTHEST POINT ON tool for the detection of poisons,
THE GLOBE contaminants and many other substances.
The technology has a wealth of
NEW ZEALAND company SYFT applications, but SYFT is focusing on
Technologies Ltd has travelled 12,000 target application areas of particular
miles to set up a subsidiary at the interest to importers and exporters and
Daresbury Innovation Centre in order to Customs and Excise departments.
gain a vital strategic footing in the
European marketplace. Few people Mark Hughes, Executive Director of
outside scientific circles are aware that Enterprise, Innovation and Skills at the
the North West of England is the home of Northwest Regional Development Agency
‘mass spectrometry’. This was key in (NWDA), which funded Daresbury Pictured left to right: Nigel Jones,
SYFT’s decision to locate at Daresbury. Innovation Centre, said: “I’m delighted to Business Manager, NWDA, Rebecca
Mass spectrometry is the analytical welcome SYFT to England’s Northwest Bain, Sales and Marketing Manager,
process for identifying unknown and to the groundbreaking Daresbury SYFT, Stephen Guilfoyle, EU Sales
Manager, SYFT
compounds by the mass of their Science and Innovation Campus.
molecules.
Through the onsite support delivered at coup, not only for the Northwest, but for
Put simply, the mass spectrometer is able the Daresbury Innovation Centre, the the UK and the rest of Europe”.
to give the analyst a “fingerprint” of what NWDA will help to support the
constituent molecules there are in the development of this company, making it For further information, visit:
an inward investment success story – a www.daresburyinnovation.co.uk
Pilot project underway to encourage market development

DARESBURY SCIENCE AND them in realising their international opportunity to input into, and influence,
INNOVATION CAMPUS AND THE UK business potential in line with our new future strategies and programmes within
T&I’S NORTH WEST REGIONAL OFFICE five year strategy, Prosperity in a UKT&I.”
ARE CO-ORDINATING A PROJECT TO Changing World, launched in July 2006.”
RESEARCH THE FACTORS
CONSTRAINING INTERNATIONAL John Leake, General Manager of
MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN R&D- Daresbury Science and Innovation
INTENSIVE SMES Campus said: “Development of
international business opportunities for
THE PILOT project is being operated with technology-focused SMEs is a crucial
a total of 15 SMEs in the North West part of their capability to achieve long-
region from diverse sectors such as term growth and sustainability. This
healthcare, instrumentation, electronics project enables businesses at the grass
and digital. The research is being carried roots level to have a real input into
out by Professor Ray Oakey of directing future strategy and programmes
Manchester Business School. to achieve this.”
Mike Eccleshall, Deputy Director of UK Brian Blundell, director of Gencia and a

T&I’s North West regional office sub regional winner of UKT&I’s Passport
said:“This pilot project is aimed at Award in 2006, said: “It is a great
helping us better understand the needs privilege to be involved in this project. It
of R&D-intensive companies to support gives us and other SMEs like us an
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UKSPA CONFERENCE 2007
Building – Technology – Business

A landmark event
THE INAUGRAL UKSPA CONFERENCE, Scotland and Minister for Enterprise, and
HELD AT HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY IN Dr David Clarke, Head of Research
EDINBURGH AT THE BEGINNING OF Strategy and Strategic Research at Rolls
FEBRUARY, PROVED TO BE A Royce.
LANDMARK EVENT FOR BOTH UKSPA
AND THE FUTURE OF THE SCIENCE Nicol Stephen MSP opened proceedings
PARK MOVEMENT with a speech which emphasised the
significance of partnership working: “I
OVER THE two days of the conference, 18 believe that Scotland and the UK and
different presentations provided a whistle- Europe can make a huge difference – but
stop tour through the challenges and only if we work together, and partnership, I
successes of science park development think, will be the key to the future.” A fitting
and management. start to a two-day event for a sector where
people are the critical success factor.
The papers, covering topics relating to the
Dr David Clarke stated that the economic not anticipated was the extent to which the
UKSPA strapline of ‘building – technology
benefits of linking universities and industry key drivers for the future would be
– business’ and chosen by a panel of
is a given. However he identified at least articulated so clearly.
judges, provided valuable insights in 20
four challenges: how to quantify such
minute slots.
collaborations other than through spot It is not surprising that the movement has
cases; how to bridge the gap between ‘moved on’, summarised in the article
The conference differed from UKSPA’s university and industry; how to match ‘Beyond property and process’ on page
usual meetings because it provided an small companies as a source of new 18, as hundreds of smart, hard-working,
opportunity to reflect back on all aspects ideas with companies such as Rolls innovative people are doing their best to
of practice and suggest, with the use of Royce; and similarly, how does a large work effectively to support companies in
hindsight, what could be achieved in the company like Rolls-Royce find an the high-tech sector. In the past the
future. appropriate SME? phrase “Captains of Industry” has been
used to describe the CEOs of large
Key note presentations were provided by UKSPA hoped that the two days would corporations. Our members, responsible
Nicol Stephen, Deputy First Minister for help to aggregate experience; what was
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Pictured left (from left) are Nigel Shaw,

UKSPA Chairman; Nicol Stephen,
Deputy First Minister for Scotland; and
Jane Davies, UKSPA Vice Chairman.
Pictured above is Dr David Clarke, Head
of Research Strategy at Rolls-Royce
One of the main highlights of the UKSPA Conference in February was
the Gala Dinner and UKSPA Awards, held at Our Dynamic Earth in
Edinburgh. Presented by Johnny Ball, the night proved to be a
resounding success, enjoyed by more than 200 invited guests
THE UKSPA AWARD CEREMONY, HELD AT THE UKSPA CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY jobs created. The park also has links with
RECOGNISED AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE EFFORTS OF THOSE COMPANIES AND schools and other education
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD PARTICULAR SUCCESS IN THE SCIENCE PARK establishments, including £250,000
MOVEMENT OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS sponsorship of a new school, work
experience, mentoring and Young
Enterprise.
FOLLOWING A thought-provoking after MSP provides incubation space and
dinner speech by Johnny Ball, more than services to start-up companies. A
200 gathered guests listened as six specialist advice service is available for Outstanding Professional Services Award –
awards were presented in six different technology-based companies including sponsored by UKSPA
categories. The winners were as follows: tenant networking, business support, links There are many companies engaged in
with Greater Manchester Universities, supporting the development of science
international links and PR. parks and their tenants. These
Outstanding Member Park Award – organisations recognise the importance of
sponsored by UKSPA In terms of services to Manchester, the working in partnership with UKSPA. This
This award recognising services to tenants park has contributed greatly to the award was presented to Ten Alps
and the local community was awarded to regeneration of the south of the city with Publishing for their contribution to the
Manchester Science Park (MSP). more than 90 companies and c. 1,000 science park movement over the last five
Johnny Ball presented the Outstanding The Most Successful Company award went to Peter Sadler, representing Ten Alps
Member Park award to Jane Davies of Indigo Vision, who are based at Edinburgh Publishing, winners of the Outstanding
Manchester Science Park Technopole Professional Services Award
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UKSPA CONFERENCE 2007
A salute to individual to the science park movement.

Malcolm has consistently provided
success
technical, advisory and financial support to
the science park movement in the UK.
His dedication to UKSPA and his

popularity within the movement has
recently been highlighted by his
nomination to the UKSPA Board for a
second time. Malcolm is also well
recognised within the international science
park movement as a Board member of
IASP and UNESCO/World Technopolis
Association panel member.
years. Without their enthusiasm and a exploitable potential they present. In August 2006 Malcolm contributed his
certain element of innovation and risk- own time to edit the third edition of the
taking ‘Innovation into Success’ would not The Most Successful Company – sponsored UKSPA good practice guide ‘The
be the seriously successful publication it is by Haseltine Lake planning, development and operation of
today, with a readership of more than This award for the most successful Science Park’.
6,000, circulated to interested parties
company on an UKSPA member park
worldwide. Excellence in Property Design Award –
recognised the exploitation of innovative
sponsored by CUH2A
thinking, development of new technology,
Excellence in Technology Transfer – Malvern Hills Science Park was presented
application of funding, exploitation of new
sponsored by MSP with this award for its new 3,000m2
markets and creation of employment
This award celebrating the success of opportunities. building which was designed following a
commercialisation and partnership consultant’s study which evaluated the
initiatives was awarded to Tamar Science The winners of the award were Indigo cost benefit of several different options to
Park (TSP). Vision. Based at Edinburgh Technopole, meet the required design philosophy of a
the company was founded in 1994 and modern, energy-efficient building.
TSP has strong mechanisms in place to
has quickly established itself as the
ensure that technology transfer is a The result is a ‘landmark’ building for the
leading supplier of IP Video and Alarm
seamless activity. The University of UK in terms of its low running costs and
management solutions. At present the
Plymouth – one of three original low carbon emissions over its lifetime.
company employs 55 people and boasts
stakeholder members of TSP – are key Features include a high thermal mass
players in the technology transfer process more than 1,000 installations worldwide
structure developed using ThermodechTM
which is reflected in the number of spin- and clients including six major rail
hollow core concrete planking system to
out companies at the Park. networks, two of the top five banks and 26
heat and cool the mass of the building, a
major airports. geothermal solution to provide core
TSP engages at every level to ensure that heating and cooling energy, a
all technology transfer initiatives are Overall Contribution to the Science Park sophisticated building management
exploited for the benefit of tenant Movement – sponsored by Flint Bishop system to maintain a comfortable working
companies. Critical to this process is Dr Malcolm Parry OBE, MD of Surrey temperature and a 20,000 litre rainwater
understanding the technologies of the Research Park was presented with the tank which collects the roof drainage and
tenant companies and identifying the award for the overall contribution of an provides grey water for toilets.
Dr Malcolm Parry OBE was presented with Presented to Nigel Shaw (centre), The Excellence in Property Presented to Nigel Halford, the
the award for the overall contribution of an Design Award went to Malvern Hills Science Park for its new Excellence in Technology Transfer
individual to the science park movement 3,000m2 building was awarded to Tamar Science Park
38 MAY 2007 UKSPA Conference 2007
Just some of the many speakers at the inaugral UKSPA Conference...

Clockwise from left: Steve McDowell, Langstone Technology Park; Ian
Murphy, Edinburgh Technopark; Aybike Kiziltas, METU Technopolis;
David Leon, dlp; and Dan Mistry; UKAEA
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35 are the “Captains of High-Technology”. dinner it’s clear that there are as many A post conference report, available online
Their efforts are providing businesses with opinions as there are questions, but what at www.ukspa.org.uk/conference includes
the support they need to enable them to is clear is that the challenges that these the final programme, PowerPoint
become the anchors of the economy of questions present are everyone’s presentations, full papers, keynote
the future. responsibility, not least our delegates. presentations and delegate list.
Two networking events and the UKSPA

Award ceremony provided the perfect
James Watt
balance for our hardworking delegates,
giving them the opportunity to celebrate
and party with the city of Edinburgh as a
dramatic backdrop to proceedings.
The “Our Dynamic Earth” gallery at the

foot of Arthur’s Seat was chosen as the
dinner venue to provide a contrast
between the modern and traditional, with
modern architecture and traditional
ceremony.
To give delegates an insight into Scottish

culture, as befitted the “Burns” season a
haggis was presented and addressed
followed by a whisky toast. Delegates
were also given the opportunity to try the
traditional Scottish dish.
Johnny Ball, UK celebrity, provided a

thought-provoking after dinner speech
which touched on topics such as
government spending, global warming
and education.
What actions should we be taking today to

secure a productive future? Should we be
concerned about the environment? Should
we be concerned about the education of
the next generation? Where is money
being invested today and will this make a
positive difference?
From the discussion that followed after

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Babraham Chesterford Cambridge – a
remains true off to a flyer world class
to the cause biotech cluster
East of England -
the perfect location for innovation?
WITH 23 PER CENT OF ALL THE UK’S most successful at converting this activity
R&D SPEND TAKING PLACE IN THE EAST into commercial opportunity.”
OF ENGLAND, IT’S CLEAR THAT
LOCATION IS A PRIME FACTOR. SO WHY Third-generation science parks
ARE SO MANY INNOVATIVE AND IDEAS- One of the ways EEDA is putting this into
DRIVEN BUSINESSES SETTING UP THEIR practice in the East of England is through
OPERATIONS IN THE EAST OF the development of a third generation of
ENGLAND, AND WHY SHOULD EVEN science parks, which encourage true open
MORE BE DOING SO? innovation and collaboration between
small and medium-sized businesses,
“THE EAST of England is widely known as universities, the Government and large
the UK’s ideas region,” said Mark Aspinall, corporate players. This approach will bring
head of innovation at the East of England about new collaborative R&D partnerships,
Development Agency (EEDA). “We have a which will help develop and commercialise
longstanding reputation for excellence in cutting-edge technologies. As a result, the
science and innovation and are the only UK’s international competitiveness will be
UK region to feature in Europe’s top 10 enhanced, inward investment will be
regions, with the highest level of EU encouraged, and it will contribute towards
research and development partnering.” the development of the region’s
knowledge-based economy.
There is, however, no room for the region Another example is EEDA’s close work
to be complacent, as, despite this, the One example of this is EEDA’s close work with the Babraham Research Campus, a
East of England faces a number of with Unilever and Arlington to develop key force in the Greater Cambridgeshire
challenges. In terms of innovation, the Colworth Park in Bedfordshire into a lifesciences cluster, which is now one of
region’s world-competitiveness is falling. In diverse and vibrant science park with an the largest in Europe.
2004 and 2005 it fell from 50th to 62nd open innovation culture. EEDA has
and productivity in the region remains provided almost £2 million in funding for a So, what is the key to innovation? Well,
relatively low compared to the world’s knowledge hub there and played a from one-off ‘lucky’ ideas through to
best-performing regions. fundamental role in helping to secure a measured and well-thought-out solutions,
university presence for the park, which will it’s clear that there are many keys.
Driving the innovation agenda be home to Cambridge and Cranfield However, what is clear is that, although
So, how is this being addressed? “In the universities. The open environment will there are many variables, an ‘open’
East of England we aren’t just resting on allow academics from both universities to environment, dedicated financial
our laurels,” said Mark. “EEDA is driving work in partnership with major companies assistance, a strong support network with
forward the innovation agenda to ensure and start-ups in an industrial setting that like-minded companies, and clear help
that the region is seen as a global leader will support them all. and advice are all essential.
in innovation and a magnet for
technology-intensive companies, where Mark added: “Colworth Park will be a Mark added: “The East of England
new technology is applied rapidly and development to showcase on an international displays all of these qualities and more in
effectively to create wealth. More stage, and, as a breeding ground of abundance, backed up by strong support
specifically, we are concentrating our innovation and enterprise, it is an excellent and direction from EEDA, so it is the
efforts on making the region the most example of the type of developments that we perfect location for innovative and ideas-
R&D-intensive region in the UK and the are encouraging and supporting. driven businesses to run their operations.”
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True to
the cause
THE BABRAHAM RESEARCH CAMPUS IS world class research,
A SCIENCE PARK LINKING EXCELLENT technical facilities and skill
ACADEMIC RESEARCH WITH bases on the campus.
COMMERCIAL EXCELLENCE. IT AIMS TO The services are
BE THE LOCATION OF CHOICE FOR designed to help early
THOSE ESTABLISHING BIOSCIENCE stage companies by
ENTERPRISES IN THE UK providing a way to reduce
cash-burn during their formative years. For of England Development Agency (EEDA),
THE CAMPUS provides bespoke those establishing their first company, BBT which has contributed towards the capital
accommodation for bioventures at any has in-house business expertise and is costs.
stage in the business development cycle linked to a wide network of business
and supports the full spectrum of science services providers in the Cambridge The new BioDevelopment buildings
from R&D to commercial realisation. region so that it can offer guidance in the provide more extensive premises for
establishment of new ventures. companies requiring grow-on space, and
represent a new phase in the evolution of
BBT has established a successful
Around 30 companies currently reside on the Babraham Research Campus.
Bioincubator and developed a technology
accelerator – providing the infrastructure to the campus, developing technology
platforms, products and services for the The Meditrina accommodation (NIA
catalyse the technology transfer process
biomedical, biotechnological and 20,500 sq ft) has been designed to a high
and promote the commercial
healthcare sectors. These ventures, standard, sympathetically integrated into
development of intellectual property
employing more than 200 staff, occupy the campus. It will offer flexible, fully fitted
deriving from the Babraham Institute and
52,500 sq ft of facilities within the facilities tailored to the needs of early-
third parties. This has created an
Bioincubator and first BioDevelopment stage bioventures. Units of 1,000 sq ft
entrepreneurial environment to support
Building, Minerva. (66:34 laboratory:office split) on flexible
emerging scientific enterprises.
short-term leases will be available to
The exceptional facilities available and tenants wishing to take 1-4 units.
Central to our philosophy is the provision
of state-of-the-art research facilities, flexible, competitive terms have ensured
that the Bioincubator has been fully Central services will include autoclave and
scientific and technical support services
occupied since 2001. Tenants benefit from wash-up facilities, meeting room and a
and an underlying infrastructure that
access to the Institute’s science and coffee shop to promote networking. The
creates a knowledge transfer continuum,
technology support services, BBT’s tenants will also have the benefit of access
where science of the highest quality leads
Technology Development Lab, as well as to the Babraham Institute’s scientific and
to discoveries, products or services that
administrative, IT and corporate services, technical support services; BBT’s
will improve the quality of life and
providing a supportive environment in Technology Development Laboratory,
contribute to the Eastern region’s
which nascent scientific enterprises can housed within Meditrina; access to
economic competitiveness.
flourish. meeting rooms and conferencing facilities;
use of the campus refectory and coffee
The Bioincubator facilitates access to
The continued demand for facilities; as well as 24/7 security with
accommodation on the CCTV coverage.
Babraham Research Campus
has enabled BBT to commit
to a second BioDevelopment
building, named ‘Meditrina’
after the Roman goddess of
medicine, which commenced
construction in September
2006 and will be ready for
occupancy by late summer
2007. BBT is pleased to
acknowledge the financial
support provided by the East
Joint venture creates cluster at Colworth

Colworth Park is situated in the Oxford to science park is much more than a access to a unique range of specialist
Cambridge Technology Arc. Set within an collection of buildings, it is the people, services directly relevant to the science
estate of 1,200 acres of great natural their interaction with each other and the industry, including microbiological
beauty, the Park currently comprises environment in which they work that services, waste disposal, measurement
500,000 sq ft of laboratory, office and counts. science, sensory science, prototype
ancilliary space with the potential for engineering, knowledge and information
significant further development. Colworth Colworth delivers this by providing shared services as well as printing and graphics.
Park is also the location of one of facilities to encourage interaction and
Unilever’s foremost R&D centres. support services that allow businesses to Facilities include meeting rooms,
focus on their core activities. restaurant/cafe, day nursery, 9-hole golf
Now Unilever and Arlington are working course, a squash court, tennis courts and
under a joint venture to create a diverse Available on site is a comprehensive range associated playing fields.
and vibrant science cluster by attracting of services designed to create a first class
science-based businesses, entrepreneurs working environment. The new Knowledge Hub will provide
and academics. contemporary conferencing, meeting
Colworth’s team of experts can provide room and catering facilities and will be a
Colworth Park has a world-class reputation support in design and build, relocation focal point for the site. It will be
for business-relevant science and the services and, once moved in, the complemented by a new Innovation
development of innovative products. management of your facilities in a secure Centre currently under development which
environment. will provide laboratory and office
On site is a diverse and open community accommodation with business support for
where collaboration and interaction are Colworth Park is already host to a number SME businesses. Both amenities are
part of the campus culture. A successful of R&D organisations that also benefit from planned to open in 2008.
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EAST OF ENGLAND
Chesterford
off to a flyer
NEW BUILDINGS, NEW TENANTS laboratory space over two floors, together
SIGNING UP, AND NEW OFFICES FOR with parking for 120 cars and 28 cycle
EXISTING OCCUPIERS ARE SIGNALLING spaces, the Emmanuel Laboratory is
ONE OF THE BUSIEST YEARS EVER FOR uniquely designed as a highly flexible
THE CHESTERFORD RESEARCH PARK building which can meet the demands of
research companies for purpose-built
FIRST UP for 2007 was the news that facilities.
Sosei, the Japanese biopharmaceutical
giant, has established its new European John Granger of Carter Jonas, joint letting
headquarters at the Park – a move agents for the Emmanuel Laboratory with Sosei’s new European headquarters
prompted by its acquisition in 2005 of Atisreal, commented: “There isn’t another
Arakis, who had been tenants of the Park building like this within the whole of the
Chesterford Research Park developers,
since 2001. Building 400 is a 15,000 sq ft Cambridgeshire area or along the M11
Churchmanor Estates Plc and Morley
bespoke R&D office building, providing corridor. It’s not surprising, therefore, that
Fund Management. With views over the
two floors of offices, together with parking we are receiving such strong interest –
arboretum, Mansion House provides office
for 42 cars. even though the building is only just
suites for smaller companies and start-
completing now.”
ups, available on flexible leases, with all of
Speaking about the move to Building 400, the infrastructure benefits that the
Stuart Gibson of Sosei R&D said: “We Another early highlight of 2007 is the
Chesterford Research Park offers. These
couldn’t be happier with our new premises success of Mansion House, which has
include a gymnasium, health suite, a 7-
at Chesterford Research Park, and we are seen three businesses move in since its
hole par three golf course, shop,
delighted that the merged businesses of completion last autumn. Cambridge
restaurant, chauffeur-driven transport,
Sosei and Arakis could be accommodated Healthcare & Biotech, strategic advisors to
coffee and a social bar. Unit sizes range
here so effectively. This new European HQ biotech, pharmaceutical and healthcare
from 342 sq ft to 1,869 sq ft.
will help us to play our part in Sosei companies in Europe and the US, is the
achieving its vision of becoming a global latest occupier to join the line-up at the
Martin Sylvester, Director of Churchmanor
bio-pharmaceutical company.” Mansion House. It joins Cellcentric, who
Estates Plc, summed up activity at the
moved in last October, and Medivir AB,
Chesterford Research Park: “We have had
On the development front, works are now who relocated from elsewhere on the Park
a very exciting start to 2007, and expect
nearing completion on the Emmanuel at the beginning of March.
lots more news to follow over the rest of
Laboratory, and contractors are expected the year.
to hand over at the end of May. Providing Mansion House is a stunning, late 19th
more than 41,000 sq ft of shell and core century building, refurbished last year by “Seven years ago, when we started at
Chesterford Research Park, we set out to
create state-of-the-art laboratory and office
space, specifically designed for research
and biotech companies.
“It is therefore immensely exciting to see

this vision take shape; Chesterford
Research Park today is a busy, biotech
“hub”, which attracts not only occupiers at
the cutting edge of their business, but
industry events and activities, too.”
Since 2000, Churchmanor Estates Plc and

Morley Fund Management have put in
place the infrastructure, facilities,
management and travel arrangements to
bring forward 600,000 sq ft of laboratory
Works are nearing completion on Emmanuel Laboratory and office accommodation.
28 acres for future development. The

Cranfield building on success ethos behind the masterplan is to further
integrate the Technology Park with the
Cranfield University Technology Park in start-ups and a lease commitment can be University’s campus and deliver a range of
Bedfordshire, a partnership between St a daunting prospect for them. We offer a buildings for small and large organisations
Modwen Developments Ltd and Cranfield three year ‘flexi-lease’ whereby one in an enhanced environment. The aim is to
University, has become established as a months notice can be given by the tenant consolidate Cranfield’s position as a
premier location for innovative companies at any time. This has proved very popular leading location for technology and
in the East of England. with occupiers.” research businesses.
Since its origins as the location for “We can offer a growth path Robin Vaughan added: “With the
Nissan’s European Technical Centre in the for companies to expand University’s reputation as the leading
late 1980’s, the technology park has research and development institute in the
become home to a further 50 businesses within the Technology Park UK and St Modwen’s unrivalled track
and more than 500 employees. A 37,000 as well as facilities for more record for property delivery, Cranfield is
sq ft Innovation Centre has offered mature businesses” fast maturing as a centre of excellence for
support to high growth businesses since knowledge-based industries. We can offer
1999 and continues to deliver a thriving Building on the success of the first phase, a growth path for companies to expand
climate of creativity and success. St Modwen are expanding the technology within the Technology Park as well as
Business support is offered to occupiers park by a further 38,000 sq ft split between facilities for more mature businesses.”
by the University and a full range of five buildings.These will be available for
services are offered by St Modwen’s occupation from August 2007. Detailed Occupiers are continually being attracted to
management team at the Technology planning permission has also been Cranfield, not only to be associated with the
Park. obtained for an adjoining three storey prestigious Cranfield University but also
office building of 31,000 sq ft. because of the quality of buildings and
Robin Vaughan of St Modwen said: “We environment, together with the occupational
recognise that many of the businesses are Master planning is underway on a further flexibility offered by St Modwen.
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Top marks in university challenge

An increasing demand for flexible and cleanrooms and laboratories as well as the
innovative science and technology mechanical and electrical services
facilities has led to Clean Room throughout the building. The facility will
Construction (CRC) gaining top marks in help to spearhead the university’s
the university sector for its recent state-of- research and development programmes
the-art design and build projects at the in conjunction with four major industrial
University of Cambridge. strategic partners from the advanced
photonics and electronics sector.
CRC has completed a purpose-built
Cambridge Centre for Advanced This is the second prestigious project
Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) at the completed on the university’s West
university’s growing science and Cambridge development by CRC. The
technology campus at West Cambridge, company also completed the one-storey stems from our determination to develop
close to the established Nanoscience, Centre for Nanoscience in 2003. This flexible and innovative solutions tailored to
Whittle and Geotechnical centres. involved designing and building offices, the end users’ requirements. We achieve
laboratory space and a cleanroom facility this by working in close partnership with
A 14-month fast-track design and build to provide a central focus for nanoscience our clients, from the initial stages of design
process has resulted in an imposing research in Cambridge. development right the way through to
electrical engineering research and completion.”
technology facility, created in two sections, Richard Rowe, CRC’s project manager,
one with two floors and the other with said: “Clean Room Construction’s growing For more information about Clean Room
three. These are linked by an atrium with a reputation for designing and building world Construction Ltd, visit the website at
winter garden and a dramatic curved class science and technology www.crc-ltd.co.uk or call Richard Rowe on
façade. CRC designed and installed the developments in the university sector +44 (0)1634 295111.
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EAST OF ENGLAND
Biotechnology in Cambridge –
a world-class cluster
CAMBRIDGE HAS EARNED A
REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE LEADING
HIGH-TECH CITIES IN THE WORLD AND
TODAY IS REGARDED AS THE
EXEMPLAR BIOTECH CLUSTER IN
EUROPE
ASK ANY local to describe its hallmarks

and they will speak of intense commercial
activity, a spirit of ingenuity and adventure,
a culture that respects risk, successful
start-ups and multinationals, top ranked
research institutes, world-class
universities, a strategic location on the
doorstep of the worlds’ largest financial
market, company creators with successful
track records and professional advisers
who understand the unique needs of
biotech companies.
Whilst the Cambridge area is home to the Cambridge Science Park

most exciting cluster of technology and
innovation-driven companies in Europe, companies (e.g. Alizyme, CeNeS, Astex, M&A activity. Less than eight months after
this has not always been the case. Abcam) the deal with CAT, AZ spent a further £121
Indeed, for more than 600 years, ● Spin-outs from universities, research million when it added the oncology
Cambridge changed little and slowly, and institutes (e.g. Akubio, Smart specialist KuDOS Pharmaceuticals to its
it was only in the 1960s that the city Holograms, Novacta) portfolio. In 2006 GSK also had the
started its extraordinary metamorphosis ● Spin-outs from biotech companies (e.g. Cambridge biotech cluster on its
from a quiet university town to a wealth Sareum, Cynosure Chemistry) shopping list, announcing its acquisition of
creating knowledge-based business Domantis in December 2006 for £230
nexus. Cambridge biotech companies have an million.
enviable track record in drug discovery
Today, Cambridge is home to more than with a collective pipeline of more than 200 But over the last 18 months it isn’t just the
185 biotech companies, 20% of the compounds at various stages of discovery major British pharma companies that have
world’s Nobel Prize winners in medicine and clinical development. More than a been on shopping sprees in the
and chemistry, 17 of the UK’s publicly hundred companies are involved in the Cambridge area. Cambridge biotechs are
quoted biotech companies and a quarter development of novel platform proving to be attractive acquisition
of the public biotechs in Europe. technologies and services, and range candidates for companies from all over the
from computational chemistry to “stem world, as evidenced by Illumina’s (US)
Focus on drug discovery and development cells in wells” for drug discovery. acquisition of Solexa, Takeda’s (Japan)
In this cluster, 80% of the commercial Cambridge has also benefited by having acquisition of Paradigm Therapeutics, and
activity in biotechnology is focussed on the research centres of two of the world’s Galapagos’ (Belgium) acquisition of
drug discovery, enabling technologies and top pharma companies on its doorstep – Inpharmatica.
technical services. These include a mix of: GlaxoSmithKline and MSD.
This trend was reversed in the case of the
● Overseas companies that have New owners Cambridge based BioWisdom, which has
established subsidiaries in the East of Since the acquisition by Astra Zeneca (AZ) itself been on the M&A trail. BioWisdom’s
England (e.g. Amgen, Genzyme, PPD, of Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT) acquisition of the bioinformatics business
Gilead) in May 2006 for £702 million, Cambridge of the German company LION in April
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● Successful locally established has witnessed unprecedented levels of 2006, was bolstered by its subsequent 48
Changing Topography building of a state-of-art facility for the

The physical landscape of Cambridge is world-renowned Laboratory of Molecular
also undergoing significant changes. The Biology, dubbed “The Nobel Factory”
Wellcome Trust’s Genome Campus at because of the number of Nobel prize
Hinxton which houses the internationally winners that have emanated from its
acclaimed Sanger Centre and the laboratories – 10 since Crick and Watson.
European Bioinformatics Institute is
undergoing a £100 million extension that And the future?
will provide, for example, additional labs
So what does the future hold for
for scientists involved in the Cancer
Cambridge in biotech? Despite difficult
Genome Project. Nearby at the 450 acre
market conditions, companies in this region
site that houses the Babraham Institute,
are raising finance, striking ambitious deals,
the second phase of a development
Chesterford Research Park expanding research facilities and pushing
programme aimed at providing grow-on
products through the clinical pipeline. There
space for Babraham’s post-incubation
is no doubt that the outstanding reputation
merger in January 2007 with OmniViz, a companies is well advanced.
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47
of the research institutes and universities will
spin-out of Pacific Northwest National
continue to attract both funding and the
Laboratory in the US. Meanwhile at Chesterford Research Park,
brightest scientists from all over the world,
Sosei, the Japanese pharma company
allowing vital fundamental research to
In some cases Cambridge companies that acquired Arakis in 2005, has just
progress.
have opted for what is often deemed to moved into its bespoke new HQ.
be the more arduous exit of an IPO, albeit Ambitious plans for the development of
on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) the site at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, which In terms of commercial activity, as one local
rather than the main LSE. These include is set to become Europe’s largest entrepreneur put it, Cambridge is Europe’s
Abcam in November 2005, NextGen biomedical campus, are well under way low risk location for high risk businesses...
Sciences in December 2005 and with the opening of the Cancer Research and that perhaps underpins all of the
Intercytex in February 2006. UK Cambridge Research Institute and the elements of this successful cluster.
Granta Park
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LASER TECHNOLOGY
Innovation in the
photon age
IT IS CLAIMED THAT IN THE SAME WAY industry for more than 30 years, but the
THE 20TH CENTURY WAS ‘THE AGE OF pace has picked up greatly in the past
THE ELECTRON’, WITH ELECTRICITY decade. High processing speeds,
REVOLUTIONISING INDUSTRY, THE 21ST accuracy and flexibility are the hallmarks of
CENTURY WILL BE ‘THE AGE OF THE LMP; and the laser is now clearly
PHOTON’, DRIVING FORWARD NEW established as a key enabling technology
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND in such diverse industrial sectors as
MAKING POSSIBLE THE MANUFACTURE transport and microelectronics, with lasers
OF INCREASINGLY COMPLEX, used for heavy duty cutting and welding
FUNCTIONAL AND SOPHISTICATED through to precision micron-size hole
PRODUCTS drilling. At the present time there is
estimated to be somewhere between
1,500-2,000 lasers operating in UK
LASERS PROVIDE the purest and highest manufacturing industry, not counting laser-
power sources of these particles of light marking systems that are now rapidly
energy. Industrial laser processing, or laser replacing inkjet. The 200-400 laser
materials processing (LMP), relates to the subcontractors in the UK operate more
use of laser beams to melt, vaporise, than half of these lasers.
ablate or in some other way change the
physical properties of materials. It is
The laser is the quintessential enabling
essentially the province of high power Figure 1. Laser Lace. The material is
tool for industry, for not only does it created from a totally synthetic textile in
lasers, with powers ranging from a few
provide an economically attractive which the majority of the ground fabric
watts to many thousands of watts.
alternative to conventional machine tools is cut away to create a lace-like effect
Such lasers have been exploited by for cutting, welding, drilling and marking (Courtesy of The Cloth Clinic).
applications of lasers, but it also plays to
the strength of UK industry to innovate.
One has only to look at the selection of 3. Innovation by fine processing
examples below to see why this is. Laser beams can be tightly focussed for
machining on the sub-millimetre scale.
1. Innovative processing of delicate and And not only circular holes can be drilled,
flexible components square and conical holes incorporating a
Processing that relies on physical contact positive or negative taper can also be
▼
and large mechanical forces to remove produced. Examples of such fine 50
material cannot be applied to fine

materials and structures that are small or
delicate. Laser processing is non-contact
and the forces generated are highly
localised, opening up lots of opportunities
for innovative processing of such items
(see Figure 1 above right).
Figure 2a. This image shows the

precision of laser manufacturing, the 2. Innovation in the range of materials that
ability to drill fine features (at 40 micron can be laser processed
diameter these holes are less than half Everything from diamond to metals, glass
the diameter of a hair on your head!) and ceramics to plastics, organic
and to process traditionally difficult materials, fabrics and composites; almost
materials, in this case ceramic. The all materials can be successfully laser
holes are on a 60 micron pitch and the marked, drilled and cut. Figure 2a (left)
ceramic is 250 micron thick (courtesy of Figure 2b. Laser micro-milling in
and 2b (right) illustrate the new diamond (Courtesy of Oxford Lasers)
Oxford Lasers).
opportunities in ceramic and diamond.
joints of the structure and damaging

gemstones, which would otherwise have
to be removed. In the same way, lasers
make possible the hermetic sealing
(welding) of metal capsules around heat-
sensitive electronics, as for example in the
heart pacemaker. See figure 5a and 5b
(right). Figure 5a . Heart pacemaker (left)
manufactured using laser welding and
5. Innovation in 3-D machining laser marking. The hermetically (laser)
welded metal packaging has been
Lasers have revolutionised tube cutting. In
Figure 3. A Trocar assembly for keyhole partially removed to show the delicate
furniture design, for example, tubes can
surgery. Laser cutting, welding and (heat sensitive) electronic components
be cut with tabs both for self-jigging prior within. (Courtesy of GSI Group)
marking are all used in the manufacture
to welding and to prevent incorrect
of this component. (Courtesy of Rofin) Figure 5b. Laser welding of the delicate
assembly; and because the cut
blades of a Gillette Twinblade razor.
components require no finishing, labour There are 13 laser spot welds per
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49 machining are to found in the burgeoning costs are greatly reduced. Figure 6 blade.
field of medical device fabrication, see (opposite page) illustrates some of the
figures 3 (above) and 4 (below). clever techniques made available by laser
cutting. jigsaws, and patterning of fabrics etc. The
4. Innovation through the precise delivery fine digital control of the laser beam also
of heat 6. Innovative customisation thanks to CAD- lends itself well to artistic applications, as
The ability to apply heat precisely in a CAM compatibility in Figure 7 (bottom left, opposite page).
small area has meant that lasers have Modern laser cutting machines are fast
revolutionised the jewellery industry. For and CAD-CAM compatible, making late 7. Innovative manufacture by additive
example, using laser spot welding to time customisation a practicality, from metal processes
repair jewellery avoids melting the adjacent bespoke wheelchairs to clothing, unique In our manufacturing economy with its
Figure 4a and 4b. The delicate structure of an arterial stent

has been laser cut out of a stainless steel tube. Inset close up
of the stent
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LASER TECHNOLOGY
enterprises (SMEs) that have been able to

innovate thanks to laser technology.
The DTI report ‘Painting a bright future’ [1]

sets out the current strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats for
the UK photonics sector. It also lists many
of the manufacturers and suppliers of laser
technology together with many research
centres and university groups around the
country. And in July 2006 the DTI
launched a Photonics Knowledge Transfer Figure 8. Lattice samples using
Network to involve all UK organisations selective laser melting, which builds up
Figure 6. This teapot stand to 100% dense metal parts using an
manufactured by Kaysser, Leutenbach, interested in photonics technology and
applications. infrared laser. Courtesy University of
Germany, provides an excellent Liverpool
example of laser tube cutting. Courtesy
of Trumpf As a result, we can expect a growth in
regional seminars and an increasingly platform [2], and a commitment by the
joined-up approach to accessing European Commission to significantly
large knowledge-based component, the information and support for any SME that increase European funding for research
agility of companies in bringing new may be considering adopting laser and development in this field.
products to market or regenerating high technology.
value components is a key element of an As the DTI report highlights, educating the
organisation’s profitability. The field of For example, regional bodies such as the next generation of applied laser
laser-assisted additive manufacturing in Scottish Optoelectronics Association, the researchers is key to the ongoing success
metallic materials, where a laser is used to Welsh Optoelectronics Forum and the of this important sector. The continuing
melt a metal powder to create a solid Photonics Cluster in England, most of professional development of engineers in
metal part that can contain internal which are supported by Regional industry widens their awareness of the
features and multi-metal (e.g. part Development Agencies, will be teaming opportunities and benefits of using lasers.
stainless steel, part copper) opens up up with national technology-based
another dimension in innovative design. organisations such as AILU, the laser A new Design for Laser Manufacture
Applications include the creation of rapid users’ association, to ensure that material website (www.ailu.org.uk/dlm) contains the
or novel tooling or in building up material is properly targeted and follow-up will be photographs on these pages and many
for repair or function, and lightweight provided to anyone with an interest in more, together with documents and
components, see figure 8 (top right). pursuing their laser interests. presentations to inspire engineers and
designers to use laser technology to push
The way forward In addition to this new drive, 2006 also the boundaries and innovate.
Over the last decade lasers have inspired saw the release of ‘Towards a bright future
many new small to medium size for Europe’ by the Photonics21 technology Lasers for materials processing enables
engineers to design innovative products
that are world leading and can enhance
development and investment in science in
the UK.
Some of the UK’s laser-based products

have exports making up 80% of that
product’s turnover. With continued
Figure 7. An
investment in innovative, applications-led
informative
metal panel on research, the future development of our
the boundary of science parks looks good.
Halton Castle,
Chester, cut and References
marked by laser.
(Courtesy of
1. The ‘Photonics: A UK Strategy for
Laser Process) success - Painting a bright future’ report
can be downloaded from
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ideal choice for companies who want to
make quality products as efficiently as
possible, without the recurring costs of
chemicals, glassware or disposal.
Relative Humidity Sensor instruments,

such as the Computrac Vapor Pro are
▼
65 accepted as the most precise method for sensors include salt baths, but these durable enough for the production floor yet
calibrating the sensors used in day-to-day require a long equilibrium time to achieve versatile enough for the laboratory. They
HVAC applications. These use the actual accurate results and, with commercial require very little training to use accurately;
condensation point of the ambient gas pressures in play, it is all too easy to rush even an inexperienced operator can
and can easily be made traceable to the calibration at the expense of accuracy. produce reliable results
international calibration standards such as
UKAS and NIST. Salt baths are also very prone to cross- The author, Dave Quelch, is Senior
contamination. In an environment where Product Manager with ABLE Instruments &
Alternative methods for calibrating RH accurate measurements are critical to Controls Limited
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CLEANROOMS
HiTech’s innovative solutions for

Optic Technium
WHEN THE CENTRE FOR MODERN
OPTICS MOVED FROM LEICESTER TO
THE OPTIC TECHNIUM AT ST ASAPH,
NORTH WALES, HITECH CONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENTS LTD WERE ASKED TO
BUILD A SUITE OF CLEANROOMS WITH A
RATHER UNUSUAL REQUIREMENT
THE REQUEST was for a suite of Laser

Laboratories for holographic work to meet
an ISO Class 7 (US Class 10,000)
classification, and although this would not
be hard for most cleanroom designers,
the difficulty arose when it was further
stated that there could be absolutely no air
flow through the rooms.
This did present a huge problem since the

basis of any cleanroom design is that of
high air change rates and to have no air
simple, and based on the fact that should ‘clean up’ after they have been
movement at all makes it impossible to
cleanroom contamination is generally used.
remove airborne particulates from the
caused by people and processes, and
space. However, after careful
since the rooms are unoccupied when the HiTech designed and built a cleanroom
consideration we did come up with a
laser is fired and the laser itself does not suite based on an ISO Class 6 (Class
solution and as it turned out, it was the
generate particulates, the environment will 1,000) classification, which is higher than
only company able to do so.
not therefore degenerate while work is in the original specification.
progress.
After discussing the problem with the The cleanroom systems would operate
client we learned that air movement Once this was understood, we simply normally while the work and lasers are
through the room caused problems with applied a reverse of the principles used in being set up but after that, staff would
the holographics, but this was only when the design of pharmaceutical cleanrooms, vacate the room, turn off the lights and
the laser was firing. Our solution was where the requirement is that the rooms close the doors, thus removing all sources
of contamination from the work areas.
The cleanroom systems would then be

shut down and the air within the
cleanrooms allowed to stabilise before the
lasers are fired from a remote position. Live
particle counting demonstrated that the
rooms took in excess of three hours to
decay to ISO Class 7, by which time all the
work would have been completed anyway.
The cleanroom suite at The Optic Technium

has been operating successfully for three
years now, without fail, which proves that
HiTech Controlled Environments is a leader
when it comes to innovative solutions to
unusual environmental problems.
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RECRUITMENT
Order out of chaos – building a business in disruptive technology
NEW DISCOVERY IS A RESEARCH- Polymers can now be produced that emit

DRIVEN SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT light and form polymer-based light emitting
CONSULTANCY THAT SHARES THE diode lamps and displays, which are
PASSION SCIENTISTS AND potentially more energy efficient and cost
TECHNOLOGISTS HAVE IN BRINGING effective in comparison to current
THEIR DISCOVERIES TO THE WORLD. technology. It has been estimated that the
ITS HOLISTIC APPROACH AND ‘ORDER market for plastic electronics and displays
OUT OF CHAOS’ SOLUTIONS CAN will exceed £6 billion by 2014. Similarly, the
ULTIMATELY HELP DEVELOP A market for solid-state lighting is currently in
SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT AND BUSINESS its infancy but should experience dramatic
growth over the next decade as such
products are incorporated into general
DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY or ‘disruptive lighting applications.
innovation’ is a technological innovation,
product, or service that eventually Controlling the legitimacy and the brand
overturns the existing dominant technology integrity of a product in the supply chain is
or product in the market. often a struggle for manufacturers.
However, the new idea of implementing
Disruptive innovations can be broadly radio frequency identification (RFID) may
classified into lower-end and new-market provide an answer.
disruptive innovations. A new-market
disruptive innovation is often aimed at non- Smart electronic security markers, based
consumption, whereas a lower-end on RFID technology, are making an impact
disruptive innovation is aimed at mainstream with item-level security and laying the
customers who were ignored by established groundwork for this kind of protection in
companies. Sometimes, a disruptive future applications. RFID tags embedded
technology comes to dominate an existing at the product item level make it easier to
market by filling a role in the market that the guarantee authenticity and represent a
older technology cannot sustain. valuable solution for the protection and
security of components and products
across a broad range user areas.
These new technical breakthoughs must diverse technologies require careful
be cost effective, embrace inclusive research and input from talented
New Discovery encourages collaboration
design philospophy, incorporate individuals who can design, prototype, test
and offers a unique service that might
sustainable materials and ideally be aware and develop hybrid technology.
almost win a listing under ‘disruptive
of the need to monitor and reduce carbon Converting these innovative ideas into ‘real
technology’; reinforced with extensive
emmisions. It’s a tough call, but there are world’ products takes a considerable
experience of working with start-up
some talented scientists out there who amount of determination and expertise that
companies, commercialisation
have begun to deliver some remarkable invariably necessitates the collaboration of
consultancies and major industry leaders
products that can only be described as a number of scientific disciplines.
with their focus keenly set on the future.
‘disruptive’.
Zoë Dunn, Director, New Discovery, said: Zoë Dunn concluded: “In my mind,
Organic electronics are set to revolutionise “We believe that our holistic approach can science is so often about wanting to
the world of electronic circuits and help our clients deliver that ‘order out of achieve a deeper understanding and the
displays. Semi-conducting polymers chaos’ solution which ultimately helps our excitement of sharing your knowledge with
possess the distinct advantage that they client develop a successful product and others. We practice recruitment with that
can be inkjet printed directly onto large business.” philosophy and so people enjoy working
substrates without the need for costly with us.”
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for the fabrication process used for silicon the emerging technology arena, For further information about New
semiconductors. understand that these and many other Discovery, please visit www.new-dr.com
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