BioCity
The BioCity Group is dedicated to channelling entrepreneurship to meet the world ’ s healthcare needs . We believe much of the innovation needed to tackle the challenges of an expanding and ageing population along with rising costs of care will come from new entrepreneurial companies . So at each of our locations we provide the best environment for these growing and ambitious life science businesses to maximise their chances of success .
From fostering an entrepreneurial culture to the very practical discipline of running state of the art laboratories , every effort at a BioCity location is focused on helping companies to be more successful .
BioCity was first established in Nottingham in 2003 . It was one of the first incubators offering laboratories alongside business support to early stage companies in the life science sector . Since then , the BioCity Group has grown to include locations in Cheshire , Scotland and Nottingham and has launched MediCity in Nottingham and Scotland .
Whilst in the early years the facilities at BioCity led to a focus on companies in drug discovery and delivery , therapeutics and medical devices , the launch of MediCity widens the type of companies to also include , alongside med tech , the areas of digital health , well-being and beauty .
Common , across both brands and all sites are the key components of appropriate facilities , pay-as-you-go services , business programmes , access to finance and integration with the wider innovation community . These core components are all carefully designed to provide the right help at the right time .
Facilities The BioCity Group provides office space as well as specialist laboratories at every location . From hot desking and daily lab hire to large office units , GCP , GMP suites , Category 1 and Category 2 laboratories , BioCity can ensure companies have the space they need when they need it , and all on terms that are appropriate to their stage of growth .
Services Whether it is conferencing and meeting rooms or clerical and administrative services , companies only pay for these services when they need them . The same approach to lab and on site services removes significant cost hurdles in accessing expensive scientific equipment such as NMR , Mass Spec , HPLC , GC , centrifuges and freezers .
BioCity Accelerator The BioCity Group accelerator programmes are designed to coach and encourage entrepreneurial excellence . From examining the commercial viability of early stage ideas to running masterclasses for established executives , there is a continuous programme to help entrepreneurs at every step of their journey .
The SPARK , DEVELOP and LAUNCH programmes can take technologies and early stage innovations from business concept through to investment readiness in an accelerated time frame . The programmes deploy many of the tools of lean start-up and digital
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