Bristol & Bath Science Park Emersons Green, Bristol North Bristol Sus Com : 19 January 2012

SciencePark What is a Science Park?  “A Science Park is a community of companies, scientists and technologists focused on the business of science and technology”  A Science Park is an independent environment where academia, entrepreneurs and large corporate can work together and share their strengths University Corporate Entrepreneur

Why does the Region need a Science Park? Science & Technology Parks promote the economic development and competitiveness of regions and cities by:  Creating new business opportunities and adding value to mature companies  Fostering entrepreneurship and incubating new innovative companies  Generating knowledge-based jobs  Building attractive spaces for the emerging knowledge workers  Enhancing the synergy between universities and companies. (International Association of Science Parks)

Broad Research Base Digital Media Digital Technologies Pharma Aerospace Mathematical Modelling Cleantech Composites Semiconductors Biotech Microelectronics Broadcast Media ICT Medical Technology Universities Nanoscience Robotics Metrology Engineering Oil & Gas

The Bristol & Bath Science Park  59 acre site at Emerson’s Green  Master plan for 820,000 square feet of occupied space  140,000 square feet opened in Autumn 2011  200 professionals on site from opening  Gateway policy  £300M investment over years of development  4, ,000 high value jobs

Masterplan Feynman Way Dirac Crescent Blackwell Common Dorothy Hodgkin Reservoir Jenner Boulevard

Design Strategy Urban density – communication & collaboration Attractive shared common spaces – indoor & outdoor Distributed renewable energy centres Open to the community BREEAM & CEEQUAL Excellence

Universities – Bath, Bristol, and West of England  Top end of research intensive universities  Focus on STEM subjects  Highest concentration of PhD graduates in the UK  Bristol:  80% of research submitted is rated in top two categories  2,000 PhD students graduate per annum  New National Composites Centre is part of the first TIC (Technology Innovation Centres)  Lead 5 of the 34 national DTCs (Doctoral Training Centres)

Bio-diversity Over 15% of the site has been given over to green space. All significant trees have been retained and in one instance incorporated into a bus stop creating a striking feature An ecological corridor has been designed into the scheme linking the eastern and western sides of the site The courtyard area between the Forum, Innovation Centre and Grow-on space is being landscaped to provide a communal garden area for users of the site

Communications A ‘POP’ ultra high speed dark fibre internet infrastructure is being installed A state of the art audio visual and video conferencing system in meeting rooms (Telepresence) will reduce the need for journeys to meetings

Transport 9 electric car charging points are being installed 3 electric cars will be provided for use by occupiers of the Park 2 electric bikes are being provided for short journeys Public transport is provided to the site by the local bus network

Five Years Ago …..

Five Years Later ….. 26 September 2011