Tamar Science Park is a science and technology park

Science park

A research park, science park, or science and technology park is an area with a collection of buildings dedicated to scientific research on a business footing. There are many approximate synonyms for "science park", including research park, technology park, technopolis and biomedical park...

 located in Plymouth

Plymouth

Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...

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The Park:

• Incorporated in 1995
• Two principal stakeholders and founding partners – Plymouth City Council and University of Plymouth
• Currently the only operational science park in the South West of England
• TSP Board reflects private/public sector representation

The Site:

• 30 acres of occupiable space
• 6.2 acres still to be developed

The Phases:

• 1996 – Hyperbaric Centre
• 1998 – Phase 1
• 2001 – Phase 2
• 2004 – Phase 3
• 2006 – Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry
• 2008 – Phase 4 (stage 1)
• 2010 – Phase 6, Dental School commenced build

The Clients:

• 80 resident businesses, including University of Plymouth spin-outs
• 800 employees and £65m combined turnover
• Award-winning companies

The Offering:

• Business mentoring, diagnostic and action planning
• Business support workshops
• Flexible and conducive working space
• Technologically advanced, and purpose built, data centre
• Conferencing – dedicated facilities, including video conferencing
• On-site bistro and Launch Pad pre-incubation facility
• Break out areas for formal and informal networking
• Strong links with schools, FE and HE institutions in Plymouth

Think Local and Regional:

• £36m GVA contributed to local and regional economy (1998 – 2008)
• Features prominently in Plymouth City Council’s Local Economic Strategy

• Founder member and previous chair of South West Science Park and Incubator Managers’ Forum

• Management contracts in Devon and Cornwall with Torbay and Pool Innovation Centres
• Plymouth Commercial Sites and Property Group chaired by TSP
• Extensive links with both private and public sectors
• Close working links with Local Plymouth Strategic Partnership

Think National:

• TSP increasingly benchmarked against by national science parks
• TSP chairs the UK Science Park Association (UKSPA) ICT Practitioners’ Forum
• TSP formerly held chair and director positions with UKSPA
• Member of UK Business Incubation and winner of the 2007 UKSPA peer award for Excellence in Technology Transfer and Partnership Working

Think International:

• Links with and a partner in international knowledge transfer initiatives such as CHAIN (Channel Innovation Network)
• Long-standing relationships with overseas science park community

Location

The science park is situated in to the north of Plymouth

Plymouth

Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...

 at Derriford around 7km from the city centre.