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Agritech campus Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus for agritech and bioscience New UKSPA member; Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus, will provide world leading facilities and expertise for the agri-tech industry and bioscience sector. Set between the Cambrian Mountains and the Irish Sea, this £40.5m campus will be a progressive environment to encourage business and academic collaboration to flourish. Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus will offer a range of high quality facilities to support innovation, enabling commercial enterprises to grow, prosper and drive economic growth in the food and drink, bioprocessing and biotechnology sectors throughout Wales and beyond. An innovation campus for existing and new companies, investors and entrepreneurs transitioning real-world science into the market place. Bridging technological expertise from Aberystwyth University with enterprising companies to
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deliver groundbreaking products and services. To drive economic growth in Wales and beyond through the creation of high value jobs and thriving knowledgebased companies. Planned facilities include: Analytical Science – for the analysis of nutrient absorption and discovery and validation of biomarkers of food functionality; Bioprocessing and Biorefining – a pilot scale facility for extracting, analysing and optimising chemicals from biomass and waste stream materials with integral industrial biotechnology and food grade environment; Future Food – a food grade environment for molecular testing, validation and improvement of existing and novel materials as foods including nutritional content, shelf life and consumer preferences; Campus Hub – a welcoming social space for both formal and informal events, to help spark chance
discussions, encourage creative thinking and problem solving, in a collaborative community with café facilities and flexible office and lab spaces for likeminded innovators. The Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus Office Building contains 17 rentable offices varying in size from 8m2 to 23m2. Fully serviced offices hold between one and four persons and every office is light and bright with open views. These highly finished professional spaces are for entrepreneurs and businesses to grow and thrive. The Office Building has ample parking, highspeed internet and meeting rooms of its own. Offices are available for short leases on a full time and part time basis. ■
For further information, please visit: www.aberinnovation.com
Air Liquide can help support you, through having dedicated offers, services and a real focus on delivering financial and environmental benefits. The company want to truly partner with the science parks community to help you to deliver for your sites and tenants. Our specific focus combines our expertise on gases, industrial processes and research applications, with a strong commitment to improve: • Research quality • Cost optimisation Leader in gases, Air Liquide, have recently become an UKSPA member
It’s a gas, gas, gas Air Liquide serves more than three million customers and patients New UKSPA Business Affiliate; Air Liquide, is delighted to become a member of the UK Science Park Association. We are the world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry, academia, research and health; present in
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80 countries with approximately 65,000 employees and serving more than three million customers and patients. Air Liquide UK has the support of the global group but with local presence to connect with our customers. Our Stokeon-Trent site is the base for our specialty gases Centre of Excellence, and home to the Research & Analysis Market Team. To back this, we have a strong national supply chain for industrial and bulk gases.
• Safety of science parks and their members (including training) In addition, we can give advice on research processes, facilitate improvements on gas process management, including safety and therefore support innovative companies seeking to accelerate their businesses (from start-up to full production). Contact us for any gases and related equipment requirements, from bulk vessels to calibration gas mixtures. ■
For more information, please contact: specgas.aluk@airliquide.com