Health & Wellbeing Innovation Centre

The Health & Wellbeing Innovation Centre at Treliske in Truro is a business acceleration facility that welcomes knowledge-based business in sectors that support health and/or wellbeing.

What is the Health and Wellbeing Innovation Centre?

The Health and Wellbeing Innovation Centre* (HWIC) is a state-of-the-art three storey building with a fourth lower conference area and a total net rentable floor space of approximately 2000m². Accommodating up to 70 enterprises, the Centre facilitates business growth by providing dynamic office space, access to individually tailored business support services, cutting-edge meeting and conference facilities, informal networking areas, fabulous connectivity and technology and the connection to a vibrant and collaborative business community.

The Centre has been designed and built to the BREEAM Excellence standard, one of the highest levels of environmental accreditation available for new buildings. This ensures that HWIC's environmental impact was low during construction and will also be throughout its lifespan.

The management of the Centre is being delivered by Plymouth University on behalf of Cornwall Council. The building of the Centre has been supported by European Regional Development Fund Convergence Programme, Cornwall Development Company, NHS Innovations South West, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry.

For further information visit www.cornwallinnovation.co.uk/health-wellbeing-centre

What are the benefits to me/my organisation?

Space - access to up to 53 units ranging from 18.2m² - 89.5m² on an affordable and flexible basis. Ranging from pre-incubation office space to space for longer term tenants
Flexibility - we offer a range of options from virtual office space, business start-up support and private office space to ensure that we can accommodate your needs
Location - based at Treliske, close to Truro city centre and the main A30 route into Cornwall
Support - supportive and collaborative environment with business mentoring and advice clinics, peer-to-peer support and direct access to business support organisations
Profile - presence in a prestigious business address to increase the profile of your business
IT - access to full fibre ICT infrastructure which enables superfast connectivity and state-of-the-art telephony solutions
Resources - use of Centre facilities such as a postal service, telephone facilities, reception service, car parking, out of hours security and meeting and conference facilities with preferential rates
Events - opportunities to network with other businesses, potential clients, customers and partners and to attend Centre events
Environmental - an extremely low carbon address with the added value of a clear environmental statement
Venue - HWIC is an ideal venue for business meetings, training workshops or for bespoke conference requirements and has a variety of conference and meeting rooms with state of the art technologies

We provide a range of meeting and conference rooms accommodating between two and 100 delegates, supported by start-of-the-art technology and an event management team within a business environment. Our conference facilities are open to all and are offered at very competitive rates in a stunning location.

Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Professor Wendy Purcell said: "Through the Health and Wellbeing Innovation Centre, we will pull together a truly multidisciplinary group to work on technologies and methodologies that could make a real difference to the people of Cornwall and beyond. The University is firmly committed to health and wellbeing, and with our sector leading expertise in enterprise, we hope HWIC will act as a catalyst for further economic development, replicating the success at Pool."

*Innovation Centres are part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund Convergence Programme

How does it work?

How much will it cost?

Office rental rates are negotiable and will be priced according to the requirements of each business. Our conferencing and meeting rooms are also competitively priced.

Please contact us for a full price list or to enquire about booking some space.

Am I eligible?

At the Health & Wellbeing Innovation Centre we welcome knowledge based businesses from the areas that support heath and wellbeing, providing office space in Truro. Applicants can be at ideas stage, early business stage, or also be an established business with a new product or service to develop. We will also consider businesses keen to refocus and develop their offer in order to become sustainable. We are looking for applicants that demonstrate innovation, passion, commitment, high standards and potential for growth.

Our conferencing facilities are available to everyone so please get in touch to discuss your requirements.

How do I find out more?

For further information visit www.cornwallinnovation.co.uk/tremough-innovation-centre or contact a member of the Enterprise Solutions team

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January 2013

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