Plymouth Science Park, previously known as Tamar Science Park, is a science and technology park located in Plymouth, Devon, in southern England.
The park was incorporated in 1995, with two principal stakeholders and founding partners – Plymouth City Council and the University of Plymouth. The science park is situated to the north of Plymouth at Derriford, 7 km from the city centre. The site is on 25 acres 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) of occupiable space, with 6.2 acres still to be developed.
Plymouth Science Park was established in 1996 under the auspices of Plymouth City Council and the University of Plymouth. The park is being developed in several phases and is located in an area of 25 acres off Derriford Road, Plymouth. It adjoins Derriford Hospital, Plymouth University and the University of St Mark & St John. It offers 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) of office accommodation as well as wet and dry laboratory space. The park was officially renamed the Plymouth Science Park in 2014 and is the largest science park in the south of England.
Plymouth Science Park has an Advisory Board made up of experienced business advisors; tenants of the park can obtain up to 100 hours per year of business advice free of charge. Tenants can also be helped with their finance and investment needs through several initiatives such as "investment days" and access to various government investment schemes.
The park provides suitable accommodation for conferences, lectures and meetings, catering for up to one hundred people. A fibreoptic network allows superfast and ultrafast broadband, and there is an on-site, Tier 3 data centre. There is a virtual office, office pod and expansion space, and on-site teams to help with information and communications technology, facilities and the organisation of events. There is a bistro on-site, CCTV system and twenty-four hour security.