Slater Heelis will continue its long-standing partnership with top UK science and innovation campus, Sci-Tech Daresbury, after being selected again as the exclusive Gold Partner for legal services.
This latest selection extends a relationship that has seen Slater Heelis collaborate with businesses based at Sci-Tech Daresbury for over a decade. Working with organisations ranging from early-stage ventures to established, multi-national businesses, the firm has developed a strong understanding of the commercial priorities that shape decision-making within the North West’s science and technology-led sectors.
The Gold Partner programme gives businesses across the site access to experienced advisers from a range of professional disciplines, ensuring they can obtain the support they need at key stages of their development. As a long-standing participant in the programme, Slater Heelis has played an active role with organisations across a site that is home to more than 160 businesses.
Carla Murray, Partner and Head of Commercial at Slater Heelis Solicitors, said: “One of the most rewarding aspects of our involvement with Sci-Tech Daresbury has been the opportunity to work with businesses developing genuinely innovative technologies. From technology and life sciences companies to scale-ups and ambitious start-ups bringing new products and services to market, the businesses based there face a unique set of commercial challenges. Being part of the Gold Partner programme allows us to share the experience we’ve gained advising organisations in those sectors and continue contributing to a community that is helping drive innovation across the North West.”
John Leake, Business Growth Director at Sci-Tech Daresbury, said: “Building and scaling an ambitious business can be challenging, particularly for companies operating at the forefront of science and technology. Through our partner programme, we bring together trusted organisations with the specialist expertise our businesses need.
“This year’s partners provide an exceptional breadth of support, from academic expertise and research with access to student talent, to practical advice on technology innovation, intellectual property, insurance, marketing, finance, taxation and legal matters. By making this expertise readily accessible, we can both help to reduce risks around our businesses and enable the management teams to focus on what they do best.”
As the firm enters its eleventh year in the programme, Slater Heelis looks forward to continuing its relationship with Sci-Tech Daresbury and building on the relationships established through the Gold Partner programme over the past decade.