John Rooney

Swyddog Datbylgu Busnes

Business Development Officer

Menai Science Parc

25.05.2017

M-SParc

• Project worth £21m

• Funded by Welsh Government £10.8m and ERDF £10.2m

• Company limited by shares

• Wholly owned subsidiary of Bangor University

• 20 acre/8ha site on Anglesey North Wales

• 10 minutes from University’s main campus

• First Building ready Quarter 1 2018

• 5 members of staff

View of the site from A55 Junction 7

View from the main entrance to the site

Igniting Ambition-

Our vision

• Driving growth in science and technical based businesses in North

Wales

• Promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in key sectors

including Low Carbon Energy, Renewables, and Environment by

providing high quality premises and excellent business support

• Working collaboratively with the Welsh Government, Local

Authorities, Enterprise Zones, Energy Island, NWEAB and

Universities to exploit opportunities

• Contributing to the growth of the region’s economy by generating

incremental hi value GVA employment.

Direct link to a University

A location for the Scientific and Technical Community

Strict Admission Criteria

Flexible Open Working Space

Office Space of different sizes, Laboratories, and Technical Workshops

Flexibility of Licence / Lease duration

Virtual Tenancies

Other services eg Hot Desks, Meeting Rooms, Café

Business Support for all companies, to help them grow.

What makes a Science Park?

M-SParc

Target Industry Sectors • Low Carbon Energy • Biocomposites and Beacon • Nuclear - based around Wylfa 2 • Biomass • Marine energy-wave and tidal • Environmental Services & Products

• High quality, fully serviced premium premises

• 31,200ft2 lettable space

• Office accommodation

-23 x 2 person Offices

-15 x 3-5 person Offices

-2 x 790ft2 Offices

-2 x 1,050ft2 Offices

-3 x 2,700ft2 Offices

• 23 x Laboratories 235ft2 – 747ft2

• 2 x 1,500ft2 Technical Workshops with roller shutter doors, painted

concrete floor, temperature control (+/- 2deg C), compressed air supply, 2

x floor drains, RJ45 data outlets,1 fitted with a 2 tonne SWL crane

What Does M-SParc offer?

• Free onsite car parking

• 311m2 flexible open working Space

• Dedicated Hot Desk Space

• 2 & 3 person Offices to be fitted out with desks, drawers, office style chairs

and telephone handsets

• Meeting Rooms & a bespoke Boardroom, built to impress

• Wi-Fi throughput

• Ultrafast Broadband connection to each room

• Shower Room

• Drying Room

• Café

• 2 x Electric Vehicle Charging points

Other features

• Provide information about available financial support from Welsh

Government, UK Government, Research bodies etc. etc.

• Where appropriate assist Tenants with the application process

• Assist Tenants with pitching for finance/investment

• Maintain strong links with the academic staff in Bangor University and act as

the link with Tenants on the Science Parc so as to provide information on

the availability of research expertise.

• Establish Business Support networks on the Parc to facilitate periodic

conferences in the Open Innovation area

• Organising knowledge and experience exchange between companies

Contact: Laura James-Mowbray

Tel: 01248 – 388248

laura@m-sparc.com

Business Support Officer

M-SParc

Current status

• 3 potential Bangor University Spinouts

• 19 Virtual tenants signed up

• In discussion with 11 potential physical Tenants

• M-SParc Team is up to strength • Commercial offer now developed

• Draft Legal documentation ready for sign off • Tenancies available 6 months – 60 months

6-12 months Licence >12 months Lease

• Start to build relationships with Bangor University Science /Technical faculties

• Encourage Spin Out activity • Develop links with business operating in relevant fields • Build on the number of Virtual Tenants

PARC OPENS Q1 2018 – we are good to go now!

Moving Forwards