Tetricus Science Park is one of Wiltshire ’ s best kept secrets – a thriving commercial scientific community , offering a wealth of opportunities to any science-related business or business activity .
Progress to Date The Science Park is managed by Tetricus , on behalf of Dstl , where some of the best laboratory , research and incubation facilities in the UK are provided .
As a centre of expertise for bioscience , as well as detection , optics , optronics and electronics technologies , the Tetricus Science Park provides a unique opportunity to work alongside Dstl and PHE .
Tetricus is working with Wiltshire Council to build a new science park on the Porton Down site adjacent to Dstl and PHE , where the Tetricus incubator / innovation centre will continue to provide the environment for innovation . The aim is to provide an environment for innovation in science and related technologies through a sustainable commercial facility comprising high quality laboratory and associated office and business space for the industry .
The target is for the first tenants to move into the newly built premises in 2016 . This should help relieve the shortage of ‘ wet lab ’ facilities in the region . Four types of accommodation are envisaged in the Science Park :
• incubator space – laboratory / office combinations with flexible tenancy terms for start up and early stage companies combined with a full package of mentoring support services
• grow-on space – medium-sized suites for companies at more advanced stages of development who may derive significant benefits from an association with the scientific community and facilities at Dstl and PHE
• larger ‘ flagship ’ developments for established companies seeking direct associations with the Porton Down scientific community and the agencies
• integrated facilities for training , conferences , events or support services that would benefit both the business and research communities on the site and raise the area ’ s profile within the regional bioscience sector .
Companies on the Park Current tenants range from Dstl spin-outs , e . g . Enigma Diagnostics , to small independent SMEs specialising in contract research and consultancy .
Current tenants include :
BBI Solutions OEM Ltd Producing immunological reagents for detection systems and devices .
Chemical & Technical Developments Ltd Production of high purity specialty chemicals , including transition metal and lanthanide compounds ( specialising in high quality germanium products ), and offering chemical engineering services to pharmaceutical and bioscience companies .
Clarity Biosolutions Ltd When established in 2007 as Drypharm Ltd , the company focused on Pharmaceutical Process Development through freeze-drying . Several years ago the company was rebranded as Clarity Biosolutions to reflect a new and wider scope for its core business , which now includes microbiological screening and diagnostic assay reagents , as well as retaining the original focus on pharmaceutical process development .
Diasolve Diagnostic Solutions Ltd Consultancy helping inventors and companies bring innovative , costeffective diagnostic products to market through strategy formulation and business planning ; financing through grants and venture capital ; outsourced product design & development ; voice-of-customer and other market research ; and trial planning , health economics and reimbursement .
Enigma Diagnostics Ltd Development of a portable real-time PCR platform for ultra-rapid , infield genetic analysis or detection of microorganisms or toxins .
Fluorogenics Ltd Polymerase Chain Reaction ( PCR ) specialists providing expert consultancy , project partnering , contract R & D and commercial product development in biosecurity , environmental microbiology , veterinary pathology and clinical diagnostics .
GW Pharmaceuticals plc Development of a product portfolio of non-smoked prescription medicines from cannabis .
KalVista Pharmaceuticals Ltd An ophthalmology company with a focus on the treatment of diabetic macular edema ( DME - a leading cause of adult visual loss in developed countries ) by developing novel plasma kallikrein inhibitors .
Legionella Test Company ( LTC ) Ltd Developing and providing portable diagnostic tools for the rapid screening of Legionella pneumophila in water .
Mathshop Ltd Development of advanced technical solutions ( model applicability , efficient data access , simplicity of interface and quality implementation ) for a variety of clients , including biological research .
Ploughshare Technologies Ltd Management of the intellectual property portfolio of Dstl .
Q3 Analytical Ltd Dedicated to providing sensitive and specific bespoke quantitative analytical support to research in the pharmaceutical , life science and environmental industries .
Sarum Biosciences Ltd Development of bacteriophage therapies for the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections .
Smiths Detection Ltd Rapid and sensitive detection of biological agents and chemical compounds .
Wilton Biotechnologies Ltd Provide portable diagnostic tools for the rapid screening of toxic materials and biological pathogens in soil and other environmental samples as well as reliable and confidential advice and services to support cases of industrial contamination .
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