Corridor Manchester Enterprise Zone

Located in the heart of the 243 hectare Corridor Manchester, the enterprise zone includes a highly connected, cohesive cluster of science and technology businesses, academics, clinicians and world-leading health institutions.

Generates c. 20% of the city’s economic output

Has a 63,000 strong, high value, knowledge-based workforce

Is home to more than 72,000 students

Has the potential to generate 20,000 additional jobs by 2025

Is easily accessible and well connected bypublic transport

Corridor Manchester

Welcome to the Corridor Manchester Enterprise Zone

Up to £275,000 – Rate relief* of up to £55k per annum, rates for a maximum period of 5 years

Access to business support services

Investment in broadband infrastructure

Businesses moving into, or already based in the enterprise zone may be able to benefit from:

*Relief has to be included within state aid computations. Terms and conditions apply

Spread across 10 hectares, the Corridor Manchester Enterprise Zone comprises two sites for businesses to grow and thrive – MSP’s Manchester Science Park and Citylabs campuses.

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• Hospitals

• Theatres

• Galleries

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MSP’s Manchester Science Park and Citylabs campuses are closely located to:

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Central Manchester University Hospitals

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20 minsDrive to Manchester Airport

20 minsWalk to Manchester Piccadilly Station

15 minsWalk to Oxford Road Station

18 minsWalk to St Peter’s Square Metrolink

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Manchester Science Park provides a range of accommodation, from first desks, office or lab space for start ups, to headquarters for global companies.

Manchester Science Park is already home to a thriving community of over 125 innovative science-based businesses, employing over 1500 people across 8 buildings:

• BASE

• Enterprise House

• Greenheys

• Kilburn House

• Rutherford House

• Skelton House

• Synergy House

• Williams House

These will soon be joined by the Bright Building – opening June 2017 – which will provide an additional 6,500 sq m of workspace alongside a new cafe, leisure studio, meeting and events space.

Key assets at Manchester Science Park include:

• The HQ of CityVerve – the £17m Internet of Things city demonstrator project

• Mi-IDEA innovation centre, an MSP partnership with Cisco

• The Medtech Centre, an incubator operated in partnership with the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT) and Trustech

The central location offers unrivalled proximity to the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, CMFT and the city’s leading cultural venues.

• 9.6 hectare site

• Potential to deliver 65,000 sq m of new commercial floorspace

• Predicted to create 5,400 new gross and high value jobs over next 9 years

• Significant quantum of undeveloped land

Manchester Science Park

MSP’s Manchester Science Park offers a range of workspaces for health, life science, advanced materials/engineering and digital tech companies, alongside an innovative programme of business support and social events.

Citylabs Campus

Building on the success of Citylabs 1.0, Citylabs 2.0 will offer 8,500 sq m of Grade A office and lab space. Citylabs 3.0 will follow and will provide an additional 11,900 sq m of Grade A lab and office space, integrated with the refurbished Old St Mary’s Hospital and Chapel.

The development will be delivered in 2 phases over approximately 4 years and will offer a total of 20,400 sq m. MSP’s unique partnership with CMFT offers companies based at Citylabs direct access to specialist clinical resources and expertise from researchers, clinicians and procurement teams based within the hospitals to support business growth.

Citylabs 2.0 and 3.0 offer the perfect location for companies working within the fields of digital health, medical devices, diagnostics, precision medicine and biomaterials.

The new Citylabs 2.0 and 3.0 developments are being delivered as part of an ambitious transformation of the delivery of modern hospital services.

• 1 hectare site including some existing Grade II listed buildings and cleared development land

• Potential to deliver 17,100 sq m of new commercial floorspace and 3,300 sq m of redeveloped floorspace

MSP’s Citylabs Campus is home to Citylabs 1.0, a biomedical centre of excellence and is currently undergoing expansion with the development of Citylabs 2.0 and 3.0 as centres for health and medical technologies.

Citylabs 2.0 & 3.0 Opening 2019 and 2021

For more information about the Corridor Manchester Enterprise Zone, its benefits and how to apply, visit:

manchester.gov.uk and search for Enterprise Zone

For more information about opportunities at MSP’s Manchester Science Park and Citylabs campuses please contact:

0161 279 6969

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