Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship and Science

The mission of IDEAS is to promote effective knowledge exchange at the interface of SMEs, Large corporations, Universities and strategic government funded science.

IDEAS at Daresbury — March 2009 until June 2010.
ERDF business support programme delivered by the IDEAS collaboration.

A Celebration of
Innovation

Take a look at the final showcase for the IDEAS at Daresbury ERDF project held 4th June 2010.

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Our Aims and Objectives

  • to develop and put 'new ideas into practice' through research and knowledge transfer activity centred on innovation, competitive performance and economic development.
  • to help establish and enhance the performance of firms and organisations at Daresbury SIC and those in the wider North West and UK business community.
  • Within these overarching aims there are four key objectives for the Partnership which can be seen to operate at a number of different scales.

About IDEAS

IDEAS is an innovative collaboration between Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester Universities. The group focuses on research and knowledge transfer to put new ideas into practice, enhancing business performance.
IDEAS recently delivered a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) project to drive innovation into North West SMEs, delivered largely at Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus (DSIC).

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Find out more about the final workshop series of our ERDF project by downloading the Beyond Networking Report.

IDEAS at Daresbury is proud to announce it has a strategic link to Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus.

Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus is world class location in the UK for high-tech business and leading edge science. It provides a unique environment for innovation and business growth, with knowledge sharing, collaboration and networking. Its stakeholders are the NWDA, STFC, Halton Borough Council and the Universities of Lancaster, Liverpool, and Manchester.

It is one of only two national science and innovation campuses:

  • Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus will be internationally-recognised for world-class science, innovation and enterprise .
  • Successful collaborations will help to deliver world-class science, and stimulate prosperous knowledge-based businesses and high skills jobs.
Daresbury Innovation Centre