Charnwood Campus

Charnwood Campus offers an environment to inspire discovery, encourage collaboration and accelerate business growth; combining nature with modern facilities to create the ideal conditions for start-ups, SMEs, and established enterprises within the bioscience, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical sectors. This site is part of the Loughborough and Leicester Science and Innovation Enterprise Zone.

The first Life Sciences Opportunity Zone (LSOZ), the site is a key regional asset within the UK Life Sciences infrastructure and builds on the East Midlands legacy of pharmaceutical research and development activities. The region is home to leading universities in science, technology and medicine, large teaching hospitals, clinical research units and a significant manufacturing base with a wealth of life sciences and engineering skills. Alongside continued investment in onsite research and development facilities, the site’s offer to the sector includes the Talent and Skills Institute, training the next generation of skilled individuals.

The offer

Charnwood Campus comprises high quality, modern laboratories, production plants and office space. The buildings can be adapted, repurposed or diversified to suit your requirements provide the opportunity to develop, design and build bespoke working environments. It can provide young and smaller businesses flexibility in terms of accommodation and leases; excellent grow-on space prospects using significant onsite brown field development spaces; and opportunities for further development for companies looking to expand.

Companies locating themselves at the Campus also have access to a state-of-the-art events facility for meetings, showcases and conferencing activities, alongside contemporary casual workspaces and a café area.

The investor benefits of locating in a Leicestershire Enterprise Zone include high-quality and cost competitive locations, unrivalled global connectivity, and access to exceptional people and talent. Free, impartial, tailored advice and support for your business, including a dedicated and integrated relocation team who will work closely with you every step of the way, is available through Invest Leicester.

More information on the site and the current opportunities available can be found on the Charnwood Campus website.

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