Join the thriving UK life science sector
Launch your next phase of growth, right on Europe’s doorstep.
Choose Discovery Park’s high quality, ready to go research lab space and benefit from our prime location between London and Europe. With a rich scientific history, connections to leading universities, and a flourishing talent pipeline, you’ll have everything you need to take your business to the next stage.
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Welcome to Discovery Park, a hub for interdisciplinary innovation and a thriving community for visionary entrepreneurs and leaders. Ideally located between Europe and the UK’s thriving life science hubs, Discovery Park, Kent offers the ideal environment for businesses to start, scale and succeed.
Space to inspire
A well connected location, Kent benefits from beautiful surroundings and an excellent balance between work and leisure but with more affordable living costs. Its serene environment offers an enhanced quality of life, a crucial factor in attracting and retaining top-tier talent. Businesses here also enjoy the freedom to grow and scale, supported by competitive costs and a forward-looking approach.
Bespoke lab space
High-spec lab space for companies of all sizes available for rent. Perfect for building a flourishing research hub with capacity to expand your footprint as you grow.
Cat-2 Labs
Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2), or Containment level 2, laboratory facilities with private write-up space ranging from 250 –150,000 sq. ft
Cat-3 Labs
Our Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3), or Containment level 3, laboratory is a fully contained 1,500 sq.ft. specialist facility, designed for working with highly infectious and dangerous agents.
Clean Room
Our clean room ensures airborne particles are maintained at a very low concentration for those working in advanced research in specialised fields.
Manufacturing facilities
State-of-the-art manufacturing facilities with cGMP-compliant infrastructure capable of accommodating multi-product, multi-technology operations at pilot scale.
Office space
Support your innovative research with bright, modern offices to co-locate commercial activities.
Key benefits
Benefit from locating alongside leading international organisations, exciting start-ups and a diverse range of key support industries including our own investment fund. You’ll also benefit from a vibrant programme of industry events and social activities that provide the opportunity to network and connect with peers.
We work in close partnership with our local Universities and medical school, as well as the broader UK life science community to connect individuals and businesses with the right advisors, mentors, academics and investors, to open up a realm of opportunities.
As well as a thriving network of successful local life science business, we have built strong links with the University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University, the University of Greenwich, Kent & Medway Medical School and Kent & Medway NHS, providing a strong pipeline of talent to help grow your business.
Kent’s strategic advantage lies in its exceptional connectivity and proximity to London, fostering easy access to international markets and a vibrant business ecosystem. Beyond its economic merits, Kent offers a picturesque landscape, providing an excellent balance between work and leisure.
Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Kent has a vibrant cultural and music scene, 350 miles of stunning coastline and award-winning restaurants.
In the current challenging global economic climate, efficient use of funds and ROI are ever more important. Our unique location, near London, the golden triangle and Europe, benefits from lower living costs for employees as well as competitive rental costs for our high spec lab and office space. So you can deliver results for your team and your shareholders.
Discovery Park is a fantastic place to grow a business. I moved my business here six months ago and have had tremendous support from the entrepreneurial community. The quality of life in East Kent is second to none, with the joys of costal and country living, easy access by high-speed train to London and the buzz of the music, art and foodie towns of Deal, Sandwich, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and Margate. I could have located my international business anywhere in the world but am sure moving here was one of my best decisions.
Ian Philp , Founder, Age Care Technologies
Discovery Park’s lab facilities are outstanding with the all-important containment facilities we need. There is plenty of space available for us to expand making it the ideal location in which to grow. We have also benefited from being part of a vibrant community of life science companies based at the site. I highly recommend Discovery Park to any business looking for top-quality lab facilities and outstanding support.
James Steggles , Founder & Director
Discovery Park offered us a state-of-the-art facility, CAT-2 Lab, to work in during Covid 19 crisis, when all the rest of the labs were closed. They are instrumental in our growth, survival, and company profitability. Since we moved to Discovery Park, we have managed to generate profits in our business and become the leading analytical lab offering acrylamide reduction strategies from farm to fork for UK and EU food manufacturers. The facilities in Discovery Park are excellent; the service is fast and effective and could accommodate and facilitate fast-growing companies at any stage of their development, including building and creating custom-made facilities such as labs, warehouses and factories.
Tanya Curtis , Director
Cummins chose Discovery Park for its location, its facilities, and potential for collaboration with other resident tenants. The site works well for our Cummins colleagues as it offers us the opportunity to work together, flexibly and to focus. We are excited to see how Discovery Park will continue to grow, and for our company to be a part of that development.
Adam Sidders , Marketing Communications Director
Benefits of the area
Well-connected
Exceptional connectivity and proximity to London and Europe, fostering easy access to international markets and a vibrant business ecosystem.
Highly-skilled talent
The region boasts a rich talent pool, with a number of highly-skilled and experienced scientists and professionals available and ready to work at the facility and access to over 33,000 STEM graduates.
Exceptional quality of life
Kent offers a picturesque landscape, providing an excellent balance between work and leisure. Its enhanced quality of life is a crucial factor in attracting and retaining top-tier talent.
Strong collaborative community
Home to over 160 businesses, Discovery Park is made up of emerging startups through to larger firms working across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare, technology, professional services and more.
Wellbeing facilities
An impressive range of facilities can be found on-site, such as a gym, social zone, cycling routes and restaurants, aimed at enhancing the health and well-being of all who work here.
Strategic location for growth
The opportunities at Discovery Park coupled with Kent’s pro-business environment and robust infrastructure, makes it a compelling magnet for foreign direct investment and those looking to capitalise on the region’s economic potential.
Resilient infrastructure
Water, electricity, heating, cooling and foul effluent collection and treatment are maintained to the highest standards with long term asset management plans ensuring that services will be delivered reliably, efficiently and sustainably well into the future.