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Swale

Home to the largest science park in the South East providing a centre of excellence for life sciences and technology businesses

Kent Science Park provides the conditions that technology-based companies need to flourish. As the largest Science Park in the South East it offers first class infrastructure including high specification purpose built R&D facilities for sectors including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, renewable energy and IT.

Why move to Swale?

• A strong existing cluster of companies, with over 80 innovative companies within the Kent Science Park campus alone
• Strong heritage of biotechnology, medical devices & R&D
• Recent expansion in Kent’s medical devices cluster despite strong competition
• An excellent supply base of graduates – University of Kent and Greenwich University at Medway have strong Bio-Science faculties and there is a new School of Pharmacy at Medway
• The Kent Bioscience Network – with a high number of Life Sciences companies based in the county, the Kent bioscience sector is proud of its success in discovery and innovation found in its larger businesses, which co-exist with fledgling bioscience companies such as those found at the Kent Science Park

Spotlight on The Kent Science Resource Centre

The Kent Science Resource Centre recently launched with its newly accredited Foundation degree for Laboratory Technologists. The Science Resource Centre is managed by the Sittingbourne Enterprise Hub Ltd. and the International Institute of Biotechnology. The Kent Science Resource Centre has an initial focus on Technicians and Technologist Biotech and Pharmaceutical Skills; it is the first of its kind in the UK. Many of these developing capabilities are transferable to companies working in the medical devices field.

Download the Kent Science Park brochure.

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