Coldstream Research Campus
| Coldstream Research Campus | |
|---|---|
| Lexington, Kentucky, USA | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Where Business and Research Connect |
| Footprint | 735-acre (2.97 km2) |
| Companies | 66 |
| Employees | 2,000+ |
| Floor Space | 1.2 million of 1.3 million sq. ft. occupied |
| Website | Official site |
| University of Kentucky | |
Coldstream Research Campus, in Lexington, Kentucky, is home to 66 research and development companies, many with ties to University of Kentucky. Over 2,000 employees work on the 735-acre campus in agricultural biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, equine health, engineering technology, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and software/IT. Some companies are graduates of ASTeCC, UK's high-tech business incubator, others have licensed UK intellectual property or are clients of the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship.
HP, Tempur Sealy International,A&W Restaurants,Allconnect, and Bingham McCutchen LLP have headquarters or regional offices at Coldstream. Eastern State Hospital, an inpatient psychiatric treatment center and brain injury research center operated by UK HealthCare, opened in September 2013. Coldstream Research Campus houses 21 buildings consisting of 1.3 million square feet of floor space.
The current site of the Coldstream Research Campus has historical significance. It was once a famous horse farm owned by Hal Price McGrath and had strong ties to thoroughbred horse racing. In fact, in 1875, a horse named Aristides was raised on this site. Aristides won the very first Kentucky Derby.
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