SCIENTISTS based at Daresbury, near Warrington, are leading the way in taking technologies developed at CERN – home to the world’s biggest science experiment – and translating them into successful, profit-making companies.
Medicine, telecommunications, IT and security are just a few of the sectors where inventive new businesses can make an impact using key technologies from CERN.
The STFC CERN Business Incubation Centre (BIC) is at Daresbury Laboratory, next to the Cockcroft Institute and within the vibrant Sci-Tech Daresbury campus.
First company to move into the BIC is Croft Additive Manufacturing Ltd, a developer of revoljutionary additive manufacturing printing technology, also known as 3D printing, to produce highly specialised metal filters applications to industries such as aerospace, automotive and energy.
Up to 10 companies will be nurtured at the BIC over the next two years with an exceptional support package.
They will have access to the expertise and unique capabilities of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and CERN, home to the Large Hadron Collider which recently proved the existence of the Higgs boson – the so-called “God Particle.”
Dr Sergio Bertolucci, director of Research and Scientific Computing at CERN, said: “This is the first time that CERN has been involved in a dedicated business incubation initiative.
“The BIC builds a bridge between our technical experts and entrepreneurs in the UK. This knowledge-transfer scheme could inspire other Member States to establish more national business incubation centres and turn CERN’s innovative ideas into business opportunities.”
Professor John Womersley, STFC’s chief executive said: “UK companies already secure more than £15m each year in contracts with CERN.
“Sci-Tech Daresbury is a vibrant hotbed of world leading expertise and facilities teamed with the best business and networking opportunities – the potential for partnership and collaboration here is second to none.”
SCIENTISTS based at Daresbury, near Warrington, are leading the way in
taking technologies developed at CERN – home to the world’s biggest
science experiment – and translating them into successful, profit-making
companies.
Scientists help firms to make profits
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