A HIGH performance computing hub near Warrington has been praised by members of the House of Lords Digital Skills Committee.
The committee visited STFC’s Hartree Centre at Daresbury to learn more about the work they are doing to apply digital 
technologies to better support UK business.
A cutting-edge 3D visualisation suite and advanced software training facilities were just some of the new facilities they saw during their visit, as they discovered how STFC is working successfully with industry
and business to ensure impact and stimulate the growth of jobs.
Baroness Morgan, chairman of the Digital Skills Committee, said: “The expertise and cutting edge technology at the Hartree Centre were hugely impressive. It demonstrated to us the real life applications of digital
technologies which need to drive UK competitiveness. The strength of the synergies between science and technology, industry and academia were also apparent to us.
“The Daresbury campus is a great example of the strength of regional hubs.”
Cliff Brereton, Hartree Centre director, said: “We were able to show the committee how our powerful computers can be programmed to help to solve complex problems, from simulating how a cancer drug interacts with human cells to help industry develop more effective drugs, to predicting how ingredients in products interact with each other, something which is shaving months off the development of breakthrough, innovative products. Although the committee members saw just a snapshot of what we
do, I hope they left wanting to promote our work more widely.”
Part of the STFC Daresbury Laboratory, and located within the Sci-Tech Daresbury science and innovation campus, the Hartree Centre was officially opened in February this year by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, to drive growth and innovation between science and industry.
Professor Susan Smith, head of STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory said: “This was a fantastic opportunity to showcase our Hartree Centre and illustrate how we are successfully bridging the gap between science
and business, to stimulate the growth of jobs.”
Praise for hi-tech centre
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