ICT Focus facilities in InfoLab21
InfoLab21 is Lancaster University's world-class research, development and business centre in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
It is a well equipped, high-tech environment shared by academic research staff, research students and businesses.
Lancaster University,
Consistently rated as one of the top 10 UK universities, Lancaster University has established an excellent track record in its "Third Mission" activities, which aim to bring universities, businesses and communities together.
The University has particular strengths in ICT and has a long and successful history of working with international ICT companies through its prestigious departments of Computing and Communication Systems, including major telecommunications network operators, equipment manufacturers and software providers such as Microsoft, BT Labs, Orange, Cisco, Nokia and Ford.
Collaboration
The University sought to bring the two departments together in one building and to create a new technology transfer department, the Knowledge Business Centre, in order to encourage the commercial exploitation of research.
A further aim was to attract new high technology businesses to co-locate alongside the world-class academic team, for at the very heart of InfoLab21 is the notion that academics and businesspeople can and will work alongside each other, to mutual benefit.
Funders
The Northwest Development Agency (NWDA), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) recognized how beneficial the unique project would be to the region and their financial contributions enabled the University to realise its vision
