Tamar Science Park

Tamar Science Park is a science and technology park located in Plymouth.

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
• 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m²) 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

Facilities

• The Baylis Conference Centre

• The Drake Conference facility

• ParkCentral Bistro

Location

The science park is situated in to the north of Plymouth at Derriford around 7km from the city centre.

See also

• List of science parks in the united kingdom

External links

• TamarSciencePark.com