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New industry laboratories
at Discovery Park
The University is the first tenant
to move into Building 500, one
of the most iconic locations at
Discovery Park and the latest to
undergo a major refurbishment.
The Life Sciences Industry Liaison
Lab will provide the University and
its students with science facilities
and access to a diverse and
dynamic range of pharmaceutical
and bio-technology companies.
Dr Simon Harvey, Director of
Life Sciences at Christ Church
University, explained:
“Our staff and students are already
working directly with companies at
Discovery Park on research that
addresses their specific challenges.
The Life Sciences Industry Liaison
Lab will expand these partnerships,
and also allow our undergraduate
students to experience work in an
industry setting and to build the
skills needed to work in the sector.
The University is proud to support
research that has contemporary
relevance to today’s society and
we are delighted to be entering
into this exciting new phase for
Canterbury Christ Church University
Life Sciences at Discovery Park.”
Discovery Park, which is based at
the former Pfizer site at Sandwich,
is a leading European science
and technology park. A host of
international companies from
the life sciences, pharmaceutical,
bio-technology, science and
technology sectors are now
based on the site.
Paul Barber, Managing Director for
Discovery Park, commented:
“The opening of Canterbury Christ
Church University’s new facility at
Discovery Park is fantastic news –
not least for the next generation of
scientists who, we hope, will go on
to great careers here on site.”
The Life Sciences Industry Liaison
Lab’s initial working partnerships
include Genea Biomedx, a company
that creates and manufactures
fertility technologies that help
standardise and automate treatment
in fertility research and technology
development; and Venomtech, a
British company that produces
products specifically designed to
help solve significant challenges in
the discovery of new drug treatments.
For more information visit
www.canterbury.ac.uk/industry-liaison-lab
Canterbury Christ Church University has
opened a cutting edge industry liaison lab
at Discovery Park, Sandwich.
Building 500, Discovery Park, Sandwich