Surrey Research Park
Encyclopedia
The Surrey Research Park is located in Guildford
, Surrey
, UK close to the A3 road
and the Royal Surrey County Hospital
. The park is owned and run by the University of Surrey
.
The Research Park was opened by HRH The Duke of Kent
and the first tenants arrived in 1985. By 1989 there were sixty-five companies based there and as of 2007 there are 110 companies and organisations with offices on the Research Park including
AMI Semiconductor
,
BOC Gases
,
Detica
,
ID Business Solutions,
Infonic
,
JD Power,
Lionhead Studios
,
Mitsubishi Electric
,
QLogic
,
ReNeuron
,
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited
, Syngenta
and
Technology resourcing.
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, UK close to the A3 road
A3 road
The A3, known as the Portsmouth Road for much of its length, is a dual carriageway, or expressway, which follows the historic route between London and Portsmouth passing close to Kingston upon Thames, Guildford, Haslemere and Petersfield. For much of its length, it is classified as a trunk road...
and the Royal Surrey County Hospital
Royal Surrey County Hospital
The Royal Surrey County Hospital is a 527-bedded District General Hospital, located on the fringe of Guildford, serving a population of 320,000 for general services and 1,200,000 for cancer services...
. The park is owned and run by the University of Surrey
University of Surrey
The University of Surrey is a university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England. It received its charter on 9 September 1966, and was previously situated near Battersea Park in south-west London. The institution was known as Battersea College of Technology...
.
The Research Park was opened by HRH The Duke of Kent
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
The Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63...
and the first tenants arrived in 1985. By 1989 there were sixty-five companies based there and as of 2007 there are 110 companies and organisations with offices on the Research Park including
AMI Semiconductor
AMI Semiconductor
AMI Semiconductor is a company engaged the design and manufacture of customer specific integrated circuit solutions, including solutions for the automotive, medical and industrial markets. Among its products are products that integrate processing of analog and digital signals...
,
BOC Gases
The BOC Group
The BOC Group plc was the official name of the multinational industrial gas and British based company more commonly known as BOC, and now a part of The Linde Group. In September 2004, BOC had over 30,000 employees on six continents, with sales of over £4.6 billion. BOC was a constituent of the...
,
Detica
Detica
Detica is an international business and technology consulting firm owned by BAE Systems. It specialises in collecting, managing and exploiting information to reveal actionable intelligence...
,
ID Business Solutions,
Infonic
Infonic
Infonic is a UK-based company which develops text analysis and SharePoint replication software.- History :Infonic was founded in January 2000 as Corpora ltd. At that time the company was wholly focused on developing and bringing to market text analytics technology. In April 2004, Corpora acquired...
,
JD Power,
Lionhead Studios
Lionhead Studios
Lionhead Studios is a British computer game development company led by industry veteran Peter Molyneux, and acquired by Microsoft Game Studios in April 2006. Lionhead started as a breakaway from the developer Bullfrog, which was also founded by Molyneux. Lionhead's first game was Black & White, a...
,
Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi Electric
is a multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group....
,
QLogic
QLogic
QLogic Corporation is an Aliso Viejo, California-based designer and supplier of storage networking, high performance computing networking, and converged infrastructure solutions...
,
ReNeuron
ReNeuron
ReNeuron is a UK-based stem cell research company, whose shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market. Its focus is on the development of stem cell therapies targeting areas of poorly met medical need, including peripheral arterial disease, stroke, and retinal diseases.ReNeuron is...
,
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, or SSTL, is a spin-off company of the University of Surrey, now fully owned by EADS Astrium, that builds and operates small satellites. Its satellites began as amateur radio satellites known by the UoSAT name or by an OSCAR designation...
, Syngenta
Syngenta
Syngenta AG is a large global Swiss agribusiness company which notably markets seeds and pesticides. Syngenta is involved in biotechnology and genomic research. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in total sales in the commercial agricultural seeds market. Sales in 2010 were...
and
Technology resourcing.