DISCOVERY PARK

A global success story for the life sciences, Discovery Park is located right on Europe’s doorstep with great connections to the rest of the UK and a scientific talent pool built up over many decades.

This iconic science park is located in Kent, one of the UK’s fastest-growing centres for life sciences and medical research (https://www.locateinkent.com/why-invest/key-sectors/life-sciences/).

Discovery Park is a place that commands attention, offering:

• World-class laboratory and science facilities with access to additional on-site business services – from contract research organisations and logistics support to marketing and recruitment.
• A collaborative and supportive environment with all the benefits that Enterprise Zone status brings, with major pharmaceutical research alongside SMEs carrying out exciting research or offering support and expertise to make it happen;
• On-site education providers, including Canterbury Christ Church University’s School of Human and Life Sciences, linking graduates and PhD students direct to real-world science research taking place on-site;
• A vast pool of sophisticated science talent built up since Pfizer first began research in Sandwich back in the 1950s, including computational chemists and compliance experts.
• Scientists located at Discovery Park are carrying out pioneering research, including exciting prospects in immunotherapeutic approaches to treat cancer and other serious illness, but that is only half the story.

Discovery Park has the space and expertise to accommodate pharmaceutical industry requirements across the whole cycle – from initial research through to testing and on to full-scale manufacturing.

It’s a place that doesn’t stay still with a commitment to continue to invest in order to maintain Discovery Park’s global positioning as one of the best sites in the world for drug discovery, manufacture and compliance.

That includes investment in additional laboratory and GMP manufacturing space and the opening in August 2018 of a new bio-mass fueled combined heat and power plant that is now providing low cost, green energy, perfect for AI and Big Data focused businesses.

To keep up to date with news from Discovery Park, visit our website: www.discovery-park.co.uk