Get ready for another fast-paced, fun-filled day of table tennis! This tournament is open to everyone – pro or no! 

This event it about bringing our community together – expect plenty of friendly rivalries and lots of cheering!

How it works:

• Random hat draw to decide your first match
• 15-minute games – short, sharp, and packed with energy
• Winners battle it out until we crown the Table Tennis Champion 2025

Perks of the event:

• Prizes up for grabs for the champion and runner-up
• Refreshments to keep you fuelled throughout the day
• A great chance to meet new people

Be part of it – email us at info@discovery-park.co.uk to enter. This is expected to be an all-day event, but timings will be confirmed once we know the number of people participating.

📅 Wednesday 15th October 2025 📍 Magellan Suite, Discovery Park

 

Why Attend

• See real-world examples of collaboration delivering results
• Experience Discovery Park through a guided tour of its facilities
• Make valuable connections with potential partners and customers
• Discover the benefits of joining a vibrant science park community
• Whether you’re a startup, scale-up, or established player in life sciences, this is your opportunity to connect, learn, and see why being part of Discovery Park can take your research further.

 

Agenda

13:00 – Welcome & Introduction

Brief opening remarks on the importance of collaboration and community in driving scientific resilience.

13:10 – Keynote Session: Collaboration in Action

Three short presentations from companies already working together on-site.

13:40 – Speed Networking

Fast-paced introductions designed to connect innovators, entrepreneurs, and researchers. An opportunity to meet potential collaborators, partners, and customers.

14:10 – Guided Tour of Discovery Park

Explore adaptable wet lab spaces, co-working areas, and collaborative hubs. See first-hand how the infrastructure supports innovation.

14:30 – Closing Remarks & Informal Networking

Continue conversations over refreshments and explore further opportunities within the Discovery Park ecosystem.

Register to attend here

📅 Wednesday 24th September 2025 📍 Innovation House, 2nd Floor, opposite the Social Zone

From 11am until the last slice is gone, we’ll be serving delicious cakes and treats in support of Macmillan Cancer Support.

If you’d like to get involved, you can either whip up something tasty at home or pick up a sweet treat from the shop — just let Janice know at J.Noble@newappointmentsgroup.co.uk.

Or, simply drop by, join the fun, and help us in the most enjoyable way possible… by eating cake! 🍰

 

📅 Thursday 21st August 2025 📍 Innovation House Foyer

GrowUp will be showing up at Innovation House with free salad bags worth leaf-ing your desk for. No pesticides, no cutlery, no fuss – just bags full of bold, fresh flavour.

Get ready to sleigh in your silliest, sparkliest, or most sensational seasonal sweater – it’s Christmas Jumper Day 2025!

Help us spread festive cheer at Discovery Park while raising money for a great cause. Whether it lights up, jingles, or just screams ‘Elf fashion disaster’, we want to see it!

Pull on that pullover and let’s make spirits (and sweaters) bright!

📅 Tuesday October 21  ⏰ 12:00 – 14:00  📍The Gateway Courtyard, Innovation House

Join us for a relaxed and rewarding Community Garden Event where we’ll come together to nurture our shared green space, connect with others, and enjoy the outdoors.

🌱 What to Expect:

• Hands-on gardening activities – Tidying and maintaining the space.
• Herb & flower potting stations
• Opportunities to share ideas for future garden improvements and find out what plots are free or become a sponsor.
• Pumkin patch booth
• Refreshments provided

A great chance to meet fellow tenants and enjoy a break from the desk and take a potted plant back to the office or home!

Register online

📅 8th July 2025 ⏰ 13:00 – 13:30 📍 Online via Zoom

Business Bites are a series of short webinars on topics relevant to your company irrespective of your size or industry.

This sessions guest speaker will be Tracey Westell from Pecunia who will be giving business owners a review of how good credit management practices can make a world of difference to cashflow, growth and profits. Removing the taboo around cash flow issues and empowering businesses to get paid on time.

Book your tickets

📅 Tuesday December 2nd ⏰ 12:00 – 15:00 📍 Barclays Eagle Lab

Christmas Tenant Networking

Come join us at the Eagle Lab, Gateway Building for a festive evening of networking with your fellow tenants this holiday season! This in-person event is a great opportunity to connect, mingle, and spread some Christmas cheer. Don’t miss out on this chance to build relationships and enjoy the holiday spirit together. See you there!

Register on Eventbrite

📅 Tuesday June 24th ⏰ All day 📍 Discovery Park

We’re inviting everyone to take part in our 1-Mile Challenge – or go further if you can! The event will take place all day in the Your Leisure Gym on-site, with flexible time slots available so we can collectively reach our goal of 100 miles in support of Cancer Research.

Whether you prefer running or rowing, both machines will be available – so there’s no excuse not to get involved! Donations are warmly welcomed and can be made via the link already provided.

Encourage your colleagues to join in, cheer others on, and help us reach our target. We’re proud to be the first of many science parks supporting this initiative and will be passing the baton to the next location once our day is complete.

Let’s come together, get moving, and raise vital funds for a great cause!

Information- Over the past 120 years, our work has revolutionised what we know about cancer and made discoveries that benefit millions of people globally. Our researchers have been at the heart of some of the biggest discoveries in cancer and have played their part across disciplines, from discovery science and prevention to diagnosis and treatment. In the 1970s, just 1 in 4 people survived their cancer for 10 years or more. Today, with the help of research, now 2 in 4 survive. 

 

• Over the last 50 years, Cancer Research UK’s work has helped double breast cancer survival in the UK.

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• We were a key player in the development of radiotherapy, which now benefits millions of cancer patients worldwide.

 

• Our research led to the development of the HPV vaccine, which is expected to prevent almost 90% of cervical cancers in the UK.

 

• Cancer Research UK helped prove the link between tobacco and cancer, preventing millions of deaths worldwide.

 

• More than 8 in 10 people who receive cancer drugs on the NHS in the UK receive a drug developed by us, or with us.

 

• Cancer Research UK played a leading role in the development of abiraterone – a drug that gives men with advanced prostate  cancer more time with their friends and family.

 

Info@discovery-park.co.uk to register and be involved. It can we 1mile per person or more miles to support and get donations for Cancer Research.

Join us at our next Science Soapbox where members of our tenant community and wider network, will share insights into their journeys and their companies and opening up opportunities for future knowledge exchange and collaboration.

Expect engaging presentations on:

• Founder backgrounds and expertise
• The missions driving their companies forward
• How Discovery Park fuels their growth and innovation
• Collaboration opportunities within our thriving community

This relaxed and informal networking session is a great chance to connect, learn, and discover potential synergies with fellow innovators in the community.

• Date: Wednesday 12th March
• Time: 12pm
• Where: Florence Suite (Ground Floor, The Gateway)

To register please contact: info@discovery-park.co.uk