THE QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK TO BECOME THE HOME OF INNOVATION WITH 68,000-SQ./FT. OF SPACE SET TO OPEN IN JANUARY 2017

Here East, London’s 1.2 million square foot digital and creative campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is to become home to Europe’s largest Technology Innovation Centre. The innovation centre will be owned by a joint venture between DV4, Delancey’s evergreen real estate fund and ENTIQ, the innovation delivery and business accelerator specialists and will bring together a community of businesses, big and small, that will help revolutionise their fields, with an initial focus on sport, health, fashion, design and the Internet of Things (IoT).

The centre will house innovative companies, big and small, and provide a wide range of services to support new product development, business growth, and collaboration. Services will include bespoke accelerator and incubation programmes, practical intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship education, specialized prototyping facilities, a suite of back-office & professional services, and a state-of-the-art technology lab. In addition, access to a range of funding opportunities, will enable member companies to scale across the UK and beyond.

The centre will run programs and activities throughout 2016 with founding partners and sponsors, and a soft launch event is planned for October 2017. Initially, the centre will span 68,000 square feet. At full occupancy, the centre will support up to 500 on-site members and organizations, and has capacity to spin-out scaling firms into other space across the estate. It is set to open fully in January 2017.