Business Incubation at Daresbury Laboratory
We connect pioneering entrepreneurs and SMEs with the right infrastructure, insight, and communities, helping them transform their ambitious ideas into scalable businesses.
About
Our innovation ecosystem at Daresbury Laboratory turns deep tech ideas into impactful businesses by creating the conditions for them to thrive. We do this by providing access to world-class research facilities and expertise, a curated growth environment on the Sci-Tech Daresbury Campus, and expert-led incubation programmes.
A curated growth environment
We offer a home for life for your business that can flex with your needs as you grow. We provide affordable fully-fitted laboratory and bench access accommodation containing advanced technologies and specialist equipment on flexible terms and short notice periods, enabling true agility as businesses grow and evolve. You will become part of innovation ecosystem, a powerful network of innovators, industry connections, funders and business growth experts. Our mission is to create the conditions for you to thrive.
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World Class Facilities and Expertise
From prototype and testbed facilities to national laboratories, we cater for a vast range of research requirements. With specialist consultancy, dedicated training, calibration and knowledge transfer offered as standard, our service is unrivalled – turning equipment into capability and giving founders the space to test, iterate and prove.
Incubation programmes
We offer long-term, specialist programmes that fund and accelerate the commercialisation of deep tech innovations, helping research-active entrepreneurs unlock their true potential.
