Science Park Cambridge | Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge
What is a Science Park and why Cambridge? A science park is a community of companies, scientists and technologists focused on the business of science and technology. Combine that with one of the worlds leading Universities educating some of the best scientists in the UK and you can understand why the two fit together so well.
Granta Park is a Gold Standard science park for design and development right here in Cambridge, providing a professional atmosphere with offices and laboratories specifically tailored to the demands of the commercial science world. Granta Park has been focused on the scientific communities needs from it inception in 1998 and because of this focus on providing a community geared toward scientific excellence we can boast that we are home to some of the leading Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical companies in the UK.
Granta Science Park is located to the South East of Cambridge town centre near the village of Great Abington. The science park has superb road links with Cambridge and the surrounding areas, with the M1, Junction 9a linking London and Cambridge a short distance away and the site itself directly adjacent to the A11. The science park also has ample parking facilities. If you don’t drive we operate a commuter bus between the Science Park and Whittlesford railway station just 4 miles away with trains to London and Cambridge. There is also public bus access from Cambridge and the surrounding area along with many great cycle routes.
At Granta Park we are very proud to have the Gold standard in science park design and development which means we provide you:
- Bold and stunning landscape architecture - Professionally designed and managed
- Buildings and laboratories designed to meet your company’s specific needs - A creative approach with a proven method
- The right amount of space at the right time - Less risk, more flexibility
- High-quality build, managed by us - Ten years’ experience in construction management
- A range of space options - Opportunities for small, medium and large companies
- A range of facilities - Nursery, gym, cricket pitch, café and restaurant
- Easily accessible and no congestion problems - A carefully considered travel plan including commuter bus link to Cambridge City Centre
- A growing, sustainable science community - On-site management team to provide help when you need it, if you need it
The Science Park is home to well known biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies some of these include:
Gilead Sciences
Granta Park,
Great Abington,
Cambridge,
CB21 6GT
Gilead Sciences is dedicated to providing accelerated solutions for patients and the people who care for them. The company is a leader in the international development and commercialization of medicines for infectious diseases and oncology.
Pfizer
Granta Park,
Great Abington,
Cambridge,
CB21 6GB
Pfizer Inc, the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, manufactures and markets prescription medicines to treat a diverse range of human diseases. Pfizer is also the world’s largest animal health company.
MedImmune
McClintock Building,
Granta Park,
Great Abington,
CB21 6GX
MedImmune is a biotechnology company that strives to provide better medicines to patients, new medical options for physicians and rewarding careers to employees. With approximately 3,000 employees worldwide and headquarters in Maryland, U.S.A., MedImmune is dedicated to advancing science and medicine to help people live better lives and is wholly owned by AstraZeneca plc
Alizyme
McClintock Building,
Granta Park,
Great Abington,
CB21 6GX
Alizyme is a bio-pharmaceutical development company. The Company's drug research and development programmes have been targeted at developing prescription therapeutics offering patient benefit, competitive advantage and substantial market opportunity.
TWI
Granta Park,
Great Abington,
Cambridge,
CB21 6AL
TWI is Europe's largest independent Research & Technology organisation. Based at Granta Park, near Cambridge since 1946, TWI provides industry with technical support in welding, joining and associated technologies such as surfacing and cutting. Its services include information, advice, technology transfer, electronic trading, consultancy and project support, contract R&D, training, qualification and personal membership. TWI is the only single source of expertise in every aspect of joining technology for engineering materials.
As well as biopharmaceutical activity on site our anchor tenant TWI has a long history of supporting the medical devices sector, with specific expertise in the areas of materials selection, coatings and surface modifications for biocompatibility, joining, medical electronics and micro systems packaging. Support can be provided in specific areas of technology but also in product design and manufacture.
TWI is also home to the UK's Health Technologies Knowledge Transfer Network, an excellent resource which provides a strategic overview of the UK capacities; assists businesses to access public funding and generally contributes to the UK’s goal of accelerating business innovation in this important sector.
The Granta Park site is over 130 acres of woodland and landscaping alongside the River Granta here in Cambridge and currently provides 600,000 sq ft of scientific, laboratory and office space catering for 2,000 people. There is also a development pipeline for 400,000 sq ft of new buildings on the Science Park over the coming years. If you think Granta Park could be for you then why not get in touch
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