Daresbury-based high-tech IT company wins prestigious award
Friday, June 25th
Tech-X, the software engineering firm based at the Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus (Daresbury SIC) has won a prestigious award at the recent Regional Business Awards event that took place in Liverpool. The company was recognised as the Knowledge Business of the Year for the innovative software and infrastructure solutions it offers in a number of areas, ranging from parallel computing to advanced simulation in the physics of particle accelerator design.
Having located at Daresbury in January 2010, Tech-X has been actively engaging in a collaborative partnership with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), a Campus stakeholder, benefiting from the Council's active promotion of knowledge exchange between academia and industry, and working with Lancaster University, another Campus stakeholder.
The Regional Business Awards event, has been set up to give the companies based in the region some recognition for their success across the region, to generate brand awareness, showcase their business and open doors to new opportunities. This year, the event celebrated the achievements of firms through an extremely tough year, as well as raising money for a local charity.
Jonathan Smith, of Tech-X UK, said:
"We were delighted to receive the award. It recognises that Tech-X is working in partnership with local knowledge providers, wherever it goes, and is maximising the impact of the important research being done there. Our location in the North West, at Daresbury, is unique, and enables us to deliver outstanding performance to our customers. We look forward to further collaboration with the academics in universities and access to the world-class staff of STFC Daresbury, with whom it is a pleasure to engage in knowledge exchange".
John Leake, General Manager of Daresbury SIC, said:
“Having Tech-X recognised in this award category is testimony to the company’s vision and approach to knowledge exchange and innovation. Tech-X has seen the benefits of, and has contributed to, the powerful knowledge base accessible through the Campus here at Daresbury. We wish the company continued success as it grows and develops.”
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About the Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus
Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus (Daresbury SIC) is an internationally recognised location for high-tech businesses and leading-edge science and is now home to 100 high-tech businesses. It represents a fundamentally new approach to driving UK competitiveness in global science and innovation. Daresbury SIC was formed by the Northwest Regional Development Agency and the Science & Technology Facilities Council, Lancaster University, the University of Liverpool, the University of Manchester and Halton Borough Council.
The Campus is now moving into its next exciting phase of delivering world class science and high-tech businesses. It is in the process of identifying a private sector partner to develop up to 1 million square feet of space for business, research and innovation, providing facilities management and other services to the Campus and realising commercial services and investment opportunities with the Campus companies. This will continue to bring together businesses, universities, research organisations and industrial partners with the business support and investor community, to create over 6,000 jobs.
Daresbury SIC was recently awarded the prestigious ‘Most Outstanding Science Park’ award by the UK Science Parks Association.
Tech-X Corporation websites: www.txcorp.co.uk and www.txcorp.com
The Liverpool Daily Post Regional Business Awards is one of the most memorable evenings in the city's social business calendar. It is intended that success at these awards will help businesses to receive recognition for their success across the region, generate brand awareness, showcase their business, open doors to new opportunities and celebrate their business.
The award categories were:
Royal Mail Small Business of the Year
Liverpool Daily Post Medium Business of the Year
02 Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Liverpool Vision Investment of the Year Award
KLM Exporter of the Year
Liverpool John Moores University Knowledge Business of the Year
Liverpool Daily Post Green Award
KPMG Business of the Year
DLA Piper Business Person of the Year
