Post by Kev on Apr 1, 2004 16:39:45 GMT -5
A new joint venture agreement has been signed to pave the way for Europe's third largest science park in Liverpool.
Liverpool Sceince Park based around Edge Lane but with its headquarters near the Metropolitan Cathedral - will be second in size in the UK to Cambridge Science Park.
Its creation will provide for the first timne a single point of contact for the emerging science and high-tech industries in the city.
The venture will mean that the Edge Lane site - 107 acres in size, including the former Marconi Complex - will be developed jointly by the Liverpool Science Park and the North West Development Agency.
Facilities will include a 'pure' science park, a business park, Liverpool Digital and the Digital Academy.
Liverpool Science Park Chairman and Vice Chancellor of JMU, Professor Michael Brown said: "Using the expertise from the universities, the Liverpool Science Park will create wealth and jobs for Merseyside, and in particular Kensington in Liverpool. It will also encourage graduates to stay and create new businesses in the city."
The Liverpool Science Park is a collaborative venture between Liverpool John Moores University, the University of Liverpool and Liverpool City Council.
It is supported by the Northwest Development Agency and European Regional Development Objective One funding, to encourage the growth and development of new science-based businesses in the area, and to retain and nurture the scientific and research talent within the university and higher education sectors.
The announcement of the new joint agreement coincided with the completion of the superstructure for Phase One of the Liverpool Science Park - a £9.4 million, purpose-built Incubator Centre.
Work is due to be completed by mid-2005, with the first businesses expected to be in place later in the year.
Though the Incubator facility will act initially as the headquarters for the Science Park, giving academic staff and students easy access to the new businesses spinning out of the universities, the main site for the Liverpool Science Park will be on Edge Lane.
Dr Sarah Tasker, the CEO of the new Liverpool Science Park and a Senior Manager at the Cambridge Science Park, said: "Liverpool Science Park builds on Liverpool's long history of scientific innovation and will support its current research excellence.
''I am delighted to have the opportunity to bring the Cambridge connection to this exciting development. I look forward to working with colleagues across a wide spectrum of organisations and institutions in Liverpool to develop services to support the region's science and hi-tech enterprise."
Liverpool Sceince Park based around Edge Lane but with its headquarters near the Metropolitan Cathedral - will be second in size in the UK to Cambridge Science Park.
Its creation will provide for the first timne a single point of contact for the emerging science and high-tech industries in the city.
The venture will mean that the Edge Lane site - 107 acres in size, including the former Marconi Complex - will be developed jointly by the Liverpool Science Park and the North West Development Agency.
Facilities will include a 'pure' science park, a business park, Liverpool Digital and the Digital Academy.
Liverpool Science Park Chairman and Vice Chancellor of JMU, Professor Michael Brown said: "Using the expertise from the universities, the Liverpool Science Park will create wealth and jobs for Merseyside, and in particular Kensington in Liverpool. It will also encourage graduates to stay and create new businesses in the city."
The Liverpool Science Park is a collaborative venture between Liverpool John Moores University, the University of Liverpool and Liverpool City Council.
It is supported by the Northwest Development Agency and European Regional Development Objective One funding, to encourage the growth and development of new science-based businesses in the area, and to retain and nurture the scientific and research talent within the university and higher education sectors.
The announcement of the new joint agreement coincided with the completion of the superstructure for Phase One of the Liverpool Science Park - a £9.4 million, purpose-built Incubator Centre.
Work is due to be completed by mid-2005, with the first businesses expected to be in place later in the year.
Though the Incubator facility will act initially as the headquarters for the Science Park, giving academic staff and students easy access to the new businesses spinning out of the universities, the main site for the Liverpool Science Park will be on Edge Lane.
Dr Sarah Tasker, the CEO of the new Liverpool Science Park and a Senior Manager at the Cambridge Science Park, said: "Liverpool Science Park builds on Liverpool's long history of scientific innovation and will support its current research excellence.
''I am delighted to have the opportunity to bring the Cambridge connection to this exciting development. I look forward to working with colleagues across a wide spectrum of organisations and institutions in Liverpool to develop services to support the region's science and hi-tech enterprise."
