We facilitate success. We do this by providing the support and connections that businesses on our sites need to innovate. Our Pioneer Society organises and hosts regular meetings and events ranging from coffee mornings, consultations and workshops, to anything in-between, which are then shared across our community via multiple media.
We challenge you to collaborate with your like-minded neighbours or use our platform to find partners across the country.
First and foremost we recognise a 'one size fits all' approach does not always apply. This feeds through to everything we do from providing safety glasses and ensuring the safe disposal of chemicals to using the latest technology that enables you book meeting rooms online and everything in between.
We never rest on our laurels and are always looking for ways to improve our sites. For example in the last two years we've invested more than £8 million in new collaboration facilities, energy efficiency initiatives and infrastructure across our sites.
We empathise with how hard it can be to secure business investment, which is why we help at both ends of the investment spectrum. We assist in navigating the grants process, and connecting start-ups with seed capital, and when you're ready we can also offer growth capital to help you achieve your potential.
We have a number of strategic partnerships with industry leading experts in their fields. The benefits of these partnerships are offered to the businesses across the Knowledge Factory science parks free of charge.
We work with universities to deliver an environment conducive to collaboration between business and academia. The benefits are symbiotic for all parties; not only does a close relationship provide collaboration opportunities, but it also offers access to a talented workforce. This helps businesses to recruit to meet their growth ambitions and also has wider benefits for universities, clearly demonstrating their support for graduates to make the leap into industry, and making the university an attractive proposition for prospective students when choosing a place to study.
Below are the universities we currently partner with. We're always proactively developing our academic network and adding new universities.
