Norwich Research Park

The campus has a proven track record in the generation and development of successful businesses producing products and services that are literally changing the world for the better.

AIP launched a Campus-Wide Enterprise Strategy, to support the creation and development of new businesses from research activity at the partner institutes and university, and also to support existing businesses that re-locate to the campus.

• Explorer forums - bringing together multi-disciplinary teams to collaborate and consider solutions to industry and global challenges. Explorer funding is up to a value of £5,000.
• Pre-seed (including Innovate UK ICURe entrepreneur identification and development) - assessment of ideas, support to market test a potential new product or service.
• Pre-seed (preparing for incorporation and investment) - AIP Pre-Seed Enterprise Fund supporting grants of up to £30,000.
• Seed fund (new company investment) - SEIS/EIS seed fund access to £1M raised for investment in Norwich, Manchester and Belfast, and access to Innovation UK grants to match fund, with £7.3M available in total.
• Growth fund (investment in company growth) - access to growth funds interested in the new campus-wide pipeline of investible opportunities and access to circa £100M of venture capital.

Through community events and enterprise activity, managed by Anglia Innovation Partnership - the science park management company, new multi-disciplinary teams are being created to help solve the world's problems and the campus has become an ideal location for food and bioscience companies.

• A growing business community - 100,000 sq. ft. built and let to over 30 companies with a programme of business networking events and social activities. 
• Access to specialist research facilities and talent pool - one of five BBSRC funded research campuses in the UK, with four research institutes, a top 20 university and a teaching hospital.
• Campus-wide Enterprise Strategy - stimulating new opportunities using a pipeline of pre-seed, seed and growth funding, regular networking events and start-up support.
• A high-quality environment - walking, running and cycling routes, gym, swimming and fitness classes, a 120-seat cafe and restaurant and a terrace in Centrum, a successful nursery, flexible meeting rooms and conference venue.
• A high-quality of life - a beautiful medieval cathedral city, open countryside, the Broads, extensive coastline, and a national park make Norfolk a fantastic county to call home. 
• Connectivity - quick link to the major road network, 20 minutes from Norwich International Airport, direct trains to Cambridge and London, good public bus service and cycle paths link to the city centre.
• Range of accommodation - offices, laboratories and a 1.6M sq. ft. of outline planning consent to meet a company's needs now, and in the future, all based in an Enterprise Zone.
• Environment, social and governance - a growing programme of initiatives to encourage positive environmental and social impact including a green travel plan, school engagement and support for groups promoting equality across the campus.