Daresbury Laboratory
Internationally recognised in science and technology for over 50 years
Key areas of expertise: computing, particle accelerators, sensors and nuclear physics
Wide range of facilities and consultancy available for academic and industrial research
Hartree Centre
Access to specialist expertise and facilities including data-centric computing, big data and cognitive technologies.
Mission to accelerate industrial innovation.
Research into next generation computing platforms.
Backed by over £170 million of government funding.
Strategic partnerships with technology organisations including IBM.
Virtual Engineering Centre
VR/AR Immersive laboratory
Virtual Engineering Simulation Laboratory
Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratory
STFC CERN Business Incubator Centre
Access to IP and technologies developed by CERN
A £40,000 cash incentive for design, prototyping and IP protection
40 hours’ free access to STFC’s facilities and technical expertise
Dedicated business support
Access to a range of funding, investment and networking
The Cockcroft Institute
Versatile Electron Linear Accelerator (VELA)
Microwave and Radio Frequency Laboratory
Super conducting Radio-Frequency Laboratory (SRF)
Laser Test Laboratory
Optics Metrology Laboratory
European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre UK
A cash incentive for design, prototyping, IP protection and market studies
Access to STFC’s facilities and technical expertise
Hands-on business development support
Access to a range of funding, investment and networking
Find Us
Address
The Innovation Centre
Sci-Tech Daresbury Keckwick Lane
Daresbury WA4 4FS, UK
By Car
By Train
By Bus
By Car
Sat Nav: WA4 4FS
From the M6
Follow M56 'Chester North Wales' at Junction 20. Leave the M56 at Junction 11 towards Warrington. Sci-Tech Daresbury is signposted to the left at the traffic lights after 1.5 miles.
From Chester/North Wales
Follow directions towards Manchester on the M56, leaving at Junction 11 towards Warrington. Sci-Tech Daresbury is signposted to the left at the traffic lights after 1.5 miles.
From Liverpool
South towards the Airport A533 and over the Runcorn bridge. Stay in the left lane for Manor Park, then follow A558 passing Keckwick. Signs for Sci-Tech Daresbury to the right are at the traffic lights.
By Train
Train Travel
Warrington (WAC)
Served by Northern, First TransPennine Express and East Midlands Trains, Warrington Central station provides regular services between Liverpool and Manchester.
Warrington (WBQ)
Served by Virgin Trains, Northern and Arriva Trains Wales, Warrington Bank station provides access to both important local links and high speed national rail services on the West Coast Mainline.
Runcorn (RNC)
Served by Virgin Trains and London Midland, Runcorn station sites between Liverpool and access to the south via the West Coast Mainline.
Runcorn East (RUE)
Served by Northern and Arriva Trains Wales, Runcorn East provides important links between Manchester and Chester.
By Bus
Bus Travel
200 (Halton Transport)
This service operates on a circular route every 30 minute to 45 Minutes in the peaks and every hour throughout the day, linking Sci-Tech Daresbury to various locations within Runcorn and Preston Brook.
62A (Halton Transport)
This service operates between Warrington and Sci-Tech Daresbury in the AM and PM peak periods, via Stockton Heath and Walton.
X30 (Arriva)
This service operates once an hour between Warrington and Chester, via Daresbury and Runcorn. Within Warrington it serves both Central and Bank Quay train stations.