Bright Building

A place built for connections

A place for a brighter future

A place to grow

Manchester Science Park is home to over 2,000 science and technology innovators

The Bright Building is the ideal location to bring great ideas to life. Situated at the heart of Manchester Science Park, this exciting new facility offers exceptional space and services for tech-focused businesses, plus the perfect conditions for collaboration and networking.

The majority of the building’s ground floor is given over to an expansive, flexible open space for up to 200 people to gather, with meeting rooms, break-out spaces, a café and outdoor shared areas to help bring businesses together from across the park. As the hub for the whole campus community of over 150 businesses and the wider city centre innovation district, the Bright Building will position you at the heart of the action.

TRAVELSPIRIT HACKATHON ORGANISED BY MSP, PREMAITHA LABS

A place to feel welcomeManchester Science Park is a thriving and diverse community of over 150 science and technology companies.

Recognised as one of the UK’s most successful campus locations for innovation businesses, the park has an enviable track record for bringing great ideas to commercial success. By joining the campus family you can enjoy a great range of services and benefits:

– specialist support and advice

– bespoke accommodation and infrastructure

– funding, networks, markets and partners

– talent acquisition and business support and growth services

– events and activities to connect you with like-minded companies and potential partners

£20m+ funding has been secured to support innovation projects since 2015

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A place for innovation

MSP work with over 20 venture capitalists with access to over £7bn of funding between them

Intelligent innovation is what the Bright Building is all about. With major national projects such as the CityVerve IoT demonstrator project and the Mi-IDEA post accelerator unit on site, you can be part of a constantly evolving hub for new technology.

You can take advantage of best of breed infrastructure and collaboration technology which will underpin both working and collaboration spaces. The fastest available free Wifi will reach both inside and outside the building and access to the Cisco National Virtual incubator Network will also provide you with the latest telepresence technology so you can work with anyone, anywhere in the world.

Both the Bright Building and the wider campus will operate as a test bed for businesses operating in the IoT space, helping to create new standards for the built environment and smart cities as new ideas are brought to life.

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A place to start

The Bright Building will be home to Mi-IDEA, a post-accelerator and open innovation centre for fast-growing technology businesses that’s being created in partnership by MSP and Cisco.

The goal is to nurture digital innovation in the North West by bringing embryonic businesses into close proximity with some of the emerging innovation clusters growing up around the CityVerve IoT smart city demonstrator project, including the digital healthcare and digitial creative sectors. Mi-IDEA will offer the next step for start-ups graduating from their initial accelerator environment by giving them a location where they can foster long term partnerships, growing in both confidence and capability as they move up the scale from promising tech to a sustainable business.

With space for 14-16 start-ups, Mi-IDEA will be a true ‘living lab’, showcasing the latest in Cisco technology and the innovations of the campus community to provide an inspiring environment where people can devote themselves to exploring the power of the possible.

Cisco are rated No.1 in Europe for SME support

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The ground floor of the Bright Building has space for up to 200 people

The Bright Building opens the door to a wide programme of events and interactions, acting as a hub of activity for the wider MSP community.

The communal ground floor atrium provides space for both formal and informal get togethers, allowing you to meet, socialise and relax. For larger events, the atrium can hold up to 200 people for seminars, events and workshops. Things you can expect include:

– Meet-ups for Amazon web services, Open Data Manchester, Hadoop Manchester, Health 2.0

– TiE mentorship clinics

– Manchester Digital sector events

– Rapid prototyping workshops

– Jumpstart R&D tax credits seminars

– Cisco National Virtual Incubator events

– HGF IP clinics, hackathons and many more

A place to connect

Over 8,000 people attended MSP events in 2016

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A name to trust

The Bright Building is the latest development by Manchester Science Partnerships, a unique collaboration between public, academic and private sector stakeholders that is dedicated to helping high growth businesses reach their full potential.

With a history spanning three decades, MSP has been instrumental in helping hundreds of innovation-led companies at every stage on their journey to success. Recognised as one of the most successful science park operators in Europe, MSP operates campus facilities across Manchester and Cheshire that include incubation, laboratory, office and meetings spaces for businesses of all sizes.

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CITYLABS 1.0, PART OF MSP’S CITYLABS CAMPUS

MSP develops and manages almost 2 million sq ft of specialist space for science and technology businesses across the North West

430,000 sq ft of space in the wider campus

Space for your futureWith 70,000 sq ft of space over four floors, there’s plenty of space to go round.

You can take anything from 2,000 to 20,000 sq ft, making the Bright Building suitable for everything from grow-on businesses to global corporates.

We're there to work with you on every aspect of the design of your new space – the details are yours to decide. Our in-house interior design team can guide you every step of the way to make sure that the finished result meet your needs and we can even manage all aspects of the fit-out process for you.

INDICATIVE VISUALS OF OFFICE SPACE

FACILITIES LAYOUT 1 LAYOUT 2 LAYOUT 3

TOTAL SQ FT OF OFFICE SPACE 6,750 4,700 4,000

RECEPTIONS 1 1 1

WORKSTATIONS 16 44 14

CO-WORKING & HOT DESK SPACES 24 40 6

BOARDROOMS 1 – –

MEETING ROOMS 2 1 1

PRIVATE OFFICES 5 – 2

INFORMAL MEETING AREAS 2 5 2

KITCHEN AREAS 2 1 1

Working for youEach floor of the building offers 16,000 sq ft of accommodation. Here are three example configurations of how your space could work.

Everything you need

1Gb superfast broadband available in all shared indoor and outdoor spaces

At the Bright Building, your space comes complete with a range of benefits and services.

With fixed and transparent costs for superfast connectivity, IP telephony, furniture packages and cleaning and maintenance services, you’ll know exactly how much to budget for your running costs. Imagine the peace of mind of knowing that all eventualities are taken care of.

SMART 24/7 BUILDING AND WORKSPACE ACCESS VIA NFC

MALE & FEMALE SHOWER AND CHANGING FACILITIES

SECURE ON-SITE BIKE STORAGE PLUS KIT DRYING ROOM

IGB SUPERFAST, HIGH-CAPACITY BROADBAND & HIGH-SPEED WI-FI IN ALL COMMUNAL AREAS

FITNESS STUDIO WITH TRAINER-LED CLASSES ON A PAY PER SESSION BASIS

A place to call home

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CLOSE PHYSICAL AND BUSINESS LINKS TO THE CITY’S UNIVERSITY AND CLINICAL ACADEMIC CAMPUSES

NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRES

OPEN ACCESS LABS

VIBRANT SOCIAL EVENTS PROGRAMME AND EXTENSIVE BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMME

ON-SITE PARKING AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINTS

COMPLIMENTARY BIKE USE AVAILABLE

GOOD TRANSPORT LINKS

Having doubled the size of its Manchester city centre operation over the last four years, MSP is midway through a masterplan that will see the combined facilities on its Manchester Science Park and Citylabs campuses grow to 1m sq ft by 2025.

Welcome to the neighbourhoodSet at the heart of the city centre innovation district, Manchester Science Park is ideally placed to take advantage of everything the UK’s second city has to offer.

Close to Oxford Rd, the fourth busiest rail station in the north of England, Manchester Science Park is easy to get to from across the wider region and further afield. It shares its local environment with two Universities and the Manchester Business School and there’s no shortage of amenities within easy walking distance.

There's plenty of culture to choose from with the UK’s 2015 Museum of the Year, the Whitworth Art Gallery, the Manchester Museum, the Contact Theatre and the Royal Northern College of Music nearby. The Manchester Aquatic Centre is a short stroll away, along with an impressive range of bars, shops, gyms and parks.

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With two universities and five hospitals nearby, the campus is at the centre of one of the most research-focussed clinical academic clusters in the country.

With the largest student population of any city in Europe, the surrounding area is vibrant and distinctive, plus there is an extensive and readily-accessible talent pool to take advantage of.

Get in the zoneManchester Science Park is part of the Corridor Manchester Enterprise Zone, providing significant financial benefits to businesses looking to locate at the Bright Building.

The Corridor Enterprise Zone is focussed on businesses in the ICT, Med Tech, Health Innovation, Life Sciences and Advanced Materials and Engineering sectors. Talk to us to find out more about how your business can benefit.

Enterprise Zones are Government-designated areas that offer tax breaks and additional support, making them great places to do business especially for new and expanding firms. Qualifying businesses moving into the Bright Building before 31 March 2021 may be eligible for a total of up to £275,000 business rate relief over a five year period.

To enquire about space at the Bright Building or to arrange a tour, please contact:

Matt LeeHead of Sales, MSP

Email: matt.lee@mspl.co.ukTel: 07810 770 691/0800 731 0300

mspl.co.uk @TweetsbyMSP

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The Bright Building has been part-funded by the North West Evergreen Fund (backed by the European Regional Development Fund) and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.