Plymouth Science Park, previously known as Tamar Science Park, is a science and technology park located in Plymouth, Devon, in southern England. The park was incorporated in 1995, with two principal stakeholders and founding partners –

Plymouth City Council Plymouth City Council is the unitary authority for Plymouth, Devon. It has traditionally been controlled by Labour or the Conservatives. The council is currently in a state of no overall control, with the Conservatives governing as a minority a ...

and the

University of Plymouth The University of Plymouth is a public research university based predominantly in Plymouth, England, where the main campus is located, but the university has campuses and affiliated colleges across South West England. With students, it is the ...

. The science park is situated to the north of Plymouth at Derriford, 7 km from the city centre. The site is on 25 acres of occupiable space, with 6.2 acres still to be developed.

The park

Plymouth Science Park was established in 1996 under the auspices of

and the

. The park is being developed in several phases and is located in an area of 25 acres off Derriford Road, Plymouth. It adjoins Derriford Hospital, Plymouth University and the

University of St Mark & St John Plymouth Marjon University, commonly referred to as Marjon, is the trading name of the University of St Mark and St John, a university based primarily on a single campus on the northern edge of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. Formerly named Univ ...

. It offers of office accommodation as well as wet and dry laboratory space. The park was officially renamed the Plymouth Science Park in 2014 and is the largest science park in the south of England.Plymouth News Room
Council commit £2m to Plymouth Science Park. - Plymouth News Room
accessdate: 16 August 2016

Facilities

Plymouth Science Park has an Advisory Board made up of experienced business advisors; tenants of the park can obtain up to 100 hours per year of business advice free of charge. Tenants can also be helped with their finance and investment needs through several initiatives such as "investment days" and access to various government investment schemes. The park provides suitable accommodation for conferences, lectures and meetings, catering for up to one hundred people. A fibreoptic network allows superfast and ultrafast broadband, and there is an on-site, Tier 3 data centre. There is a virtual office, office pod and expansion space, and on-site teams to help with

information and communications technology Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications ( telephone lines and wireless signals) and computer ...

, facilities and the organisation of events. There is a

bistro A bistro or bistrot , is, in its original Parisian incarnation, a small restaurant, serving moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting. Bistros are defined mostly by the foods they serve. French home-style cooking, and slow-cooked foods ...

on-site, CCTV system and twenty-four-hour security.

Tenants

In 2016, over 120 businesses were located in the park, mainly being in the fields of life science, digital technology and e-commerce. The tenants have a total annual turnover of £100 million, and vary from one-man start-ups to multi-national corporations. The first four stages of the park have been completed. The Hyperbaric Medical Centre was the first undertaking to take up residence on the Park, along with the Diving Diseases Research Centre in 1996.DDRC Healthcare
DDRC Healthcare
accessdate: 16 August 2016 Two years later saw phase 1, the opening of the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre (ITTC). Phase 2 followed, with the opening of another ITTC in 2002. Phase 3 saw the building of the headquarters of Devon and Cornwall Business Link and three other lettable buildings. In 2008, phase 4 followed with the addition of further lettable area, the Data Centre and the bistro. Phase 5 and 6 are to follow, with phase 5 expected to cost around £7 million. HLM Architects are the lead consultant for phase 5 and BAM Construction (part of

BAM Nuttall BAM Nuttall Limited (formerly known as Edmund Nuttall Limited) is a construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Camberley, United Kingdom. It has been involved in a portfolio of road, rail, nuclear, and other major projects worldw ...

) are the contractors.Plymouth Herald
Work underway at Plymouth's £7m digital hub block , Plymouth Herald
accessdate: 17 August 2016Open Doors Week
Plymouth Science Park , Open Doors Week
accessdate: 17 August 2016 In 2016, renewable energy WITT and

Antony Jinman Antony Jinman (born 8 April 1981) is a British polar adventurer. Early life Jinman was born in Wembury, in Devon near Plymouth. He attended school at Wembury Primary School and then Plymstock School. After four years in the British Armed Force ...

's business Education Through Expeditions took up residence at the Park and

Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) was a Medical and Dental school in England, run in partnership with the University of Exeter, the University of Plymouth and the NHS in Devon and Cornwall. In January 2013 the school began disag ...

Medical Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practic ...

and Dental school is located there.Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry
Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry
, accessdate: 17 August 2016

References

External links

PlymouthSciencePark.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Plymouth Science Park Buildings and structures in Plymouth, Devon High-technology business districts in the United Kingdom Plymouth, Devon Science and technology in Devon Science parks in the United Kingdom

The park

Facilities

Tenants

See also

References

External links