Core Technology Facility (CTF)
The successful Manchester Incubator Building in Grafton Street on the University of Manchester campus now has a neighbour. The Core Technology Facility, is a new £25m state of the art biotechnology and hi-tech facility, which was opened in June 2006 by Lord Sainsbury.
The Building
The University of Manchester Incubator Company Limited (UMIC) manages the four storey building which complements the existing Incubator facility by providing additional turnkey laboratory modules, flexi-lab areas for "grow-on", meeting rooms and conferencing facilities. The building comprises two floors of business incubation and two floors of University activities with an average gross internal area of 28,000 ft² (2,600 m²) per floor and a total area of 173,000 ft² (16,060 m²). It is aimed primarily at the increasing number of fast growing biotechnology and hi-tech companies in the region.
The specification of the CTF building is as follows:
- 4 modular laboratories each 2,153 ft² (200 m²) comprising fitted out write-up and wet-lab areas.
- 4 "flexi-lab" areas each 5,380 ft² (500 m²) of grow-on space (either wet-lab, office or a combination of both)
- Reception, inner atrium and street area with cold food (Deli) catering to complement the Hickmans restaurant facility in the adjoining Incubator
- Office areas for SME's and start-ups
- Meeting rooms capable of holding 8, 20 or 50 people - available for booking by tenants or external users
- Conferencing and exhibition area holding up to 100 people
- Bioinformatics area for companies specialising in bioinformatics, medical informatics and all forms of software/computing development and commercialisation
- Staff and visitor parking
- Access to video conferencing
- IT support including broadband access
- Full facilities management support (plant services and maintenance, cleaning, security and general maintenance)
- 24 hr security cover including:
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- Control door (swipe card) access
- External patrols by qualified security staff
- CCTV site coverage
Unique Advantages
- In-house business mentoring and professional services (e.g. IP, legal, marketing)
- Fully accredited laboratories for bioscience and biotech standards
- Full laboratory management services
- Site services associated with a fully operational biotechnology facility
For more details visit UMIC website.
