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John has worked at Sci-Tech Daresbury for nearly 20 years joining in 2006 at the early stages of development of the science and innovation campus. Before this, he worked for Unilever, ICI and Ineos over a period of 15 years. John has also been Chair of the UK Science Park Association (UKSPA) and served on its Board for 6 years.
Paul is responsible for engaging with the management teams of high technology companies to establish them at Sci-Tech Daresbury and work with them to accelerate the growth of their businesses, and he has supported the successful scale up of the site since 2003. Prior to this, Paul spent some 10 years in founding and growing a number of technology companies after his first spin out from Manchester University. He holds a PhD in sensor technology.
Heidi has a degree in Real Estate Management and over 9 years of experience within the property industry.
Stephen is our Business Growth Manager. Stephen brings with him experience of innovation business support in Greater Manchester, following a career developing protective equipment for military, aviation & maritime applications. Previous experience includes roles in outdoor sports equipment, toys and hospitality.
Jess is a marketer and event strategist with over six years of experience creating impact through experiences. She honed her skills in the public sector, using marketing and events to forge community connections. Now, at Sci-Tech Daresbury, Jess drives marketing initiatives and plans physical and hybrid events that bring innovation to life across the campus.
Fran is a Chartered Marketer with over a decade of expertise in marketing and communications. She currently leads the marketing team on the Sci-Tech Daresbury Campus, managing all aspects of the marketing mix. Previously, Fran was the Head of Marketing and Communications at Assura plc, a FTSE 250 company.
Pamela joined Langtree in 2020 and prior to this she spent 30 years as a Client Manager at Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance. Pamela studied history at the College of Ripon and York St John and awarded an Honours degree by Leeds University.
Patricia is a Receptionist at The Innovation Centre, with three years of experience on Campus. Before joining the company, she accumulated over 30 years of experience in customer-facing roles across various industries.
Francesca is Receptionist at Techspace One at Sci-Tech Daresbury. She has over 30 years Executive PA experience, including the previous 20 years working as PA to the CEO of Airwave Solutions, which provides mission-critical communication services to Police, Fire and Ambulance throughout the UK.
John is a Chartered Surveyor with over 40 years’ experience. He has worked in both the public and private sectors and has considerable experience in urban regeneration, public/private partnerships and delivering large scale brownfield developments. He has served on numerous economic development boards including the Cheshire & Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership, the Atlantic Gateway and is currently a member of the St. Helens Growth Board. John is also a Trustee of the Warrington Youth Zone.
Malcolm is Langtree’s Chief Operating Officer. His background includes seven years at Wainhomes where his roles included Group Company Secretary and Divisional Finance Director. Prior to this Malcolm worked for KPMG in the North West and Australia. He is a Chartered Accountant and an Associate Member of Corporate Treasurers. Malcolm has over 20 years’ experience at Langtree and has been involved in establishing and subsequent management of the Group’s existing JV projects. He is a Board Member of St Helens Chamber and Chairman of their audit, resource and risk committee.
Tom is a Chartered Accountant, with more than 10 years’ experience at Langtree. After graduating with a first class degree from the University of Manchester, he joined the graduate programme at Baker Tilly gaining his ACA qualification in 2008. His background also includes roles in group accounting and treasury at MWH Global Inc.
Jayne has been employed by Langtree for over 18 years, and as Executive Director – Property she has has overall responsibility for letting, marketing and asset management of the investment properties. Jayne has been a key part of letting and selling of the properties and bringing the portfolio up to a mature occupancy and ensured the management and retention of occupiers is maintained. Also during this time, Jayne has had involvement with the preparation and implementation of joint ventures within the business and assessment of new sites.
Josh is a chartered surveyor who joined Langtree in 2020. As Executive Director of Development he leads the management and delivery of both Langtree’s and its wider Joint Venture partnerships development projects. Josh is responsible for an expansive development pipeline of c. 600 acres with a potential Gross Development Value of £800m across a mixture of industrial, logistics, laboratory, office and residential sectors.
In addition to his roles on Langtree’s and other JV partnership boards he is also currently on the board of both the Warrington Town Deal and Runcorn Town Neighbourhood Board.
Prior to joining Langtree, Josh worked for JLL in its Manchester office, where he advised a variety of clients on matters such as commercial investment, lettings, sales and development of Industrial and Logistics property and the sale of Residential Land.
Paul Vernon is the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Executive Director, Business and Innovation Directorate and Head of Daresbury Laboratory. Originally a biochemist, Paul’s career has encompassed commercial finance, scientific and medical sales and marketing and international distribution. He has extensive experience in technology start-ups, having been the CEO of two medical diagnostics companies, and in technology transfer and business incubation.
From 2002 until 2014, Paul worked for STFC where he was responsible for spinning out five technology businesses, established STFC’s business development activity and latterly headed up campus development for the National Science and Innovation Campuses. He also managed UK technology transfer for the European Space Agency and established the world’s first CERN Business Incubation Centre.
From 2014 to 2020, Paul was the founding CEO of Thornton Science Park in Cheshire and Senior Executive Director of Commercial Operations at the University of Chester.
Massimo Noro is the Director of Business Development, with a focus on the Daresbury Campus. His role is to ensure the continued growth and success of our Daresbury Laboratory at the Sci-Tech Daresbury Campus. He shares joint responsibility for business development across STFC with the Director of Business Development, Space, Technology and Facilities.
Massimo is leading on strategic partnerships with industry and growing a portfolio of strategic stakeholder relationships, especially with local government in the North West and with large international corporates. He manages a wide team to deliver innovation, to develop strong pipelines of commercial engagements and to provide a range of offerings for business incubation.
Massimo joined STFC in February 2018, following a successful industrial R&D career at Unilever with a proven track record as program and people leader in a corporate environment – Unilever is a large multinational and a market leader in home care, personal care, refreshments and foods products. He gained considerable experience in managing high-budget projects and in leading large teams across sites and across complex organisations.
His scientific interests and expertise are in the area of mesoscale modelling of soft matter and self-assembling systems. After his undergraduate education at University of Padova (Italy) in Chemistry (Laurea, Magna-cum-Laude) he completed a PhD in Physical Chemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles (USA) and then pursued post-doctoral work at FOM-AMOLF in Amsterdam (NL), sponsored through a Marie Curie EU Fellowship.
Massimo is a fellow of the Institute of Physics, well published and well cited in the soft matter/complex systems literature. His legacy in soft matter has led to the development of the “Noro-Frenkel Law of Corresponding States”.
Katharine’s academic background is in Physics, and she completed a PhD in particle physics at the University of Liverpool in 2007. Since graduating, Katharine has worked for the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in roles in Programme Management, Impact Evaluation, Business Development in the area of particle accelerator science and technology, and now Campus Development. She is based at STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory, and her role is to work with partners on and off campus to help steer the strategy for the campus as it grows, and to maximise its benefit to the region and the wider UK.
Amy Farrington joined STFC in 2021 as Head of Business Incubation at Daresbury Laboratory where she is responsible for the strategic development and operation of the Laboratory’s portfolio of business incubation serviced laboratories, facilities and support programmes, including the hugely successful ESA BIC UK.
Amy has an interest in and passion for the early-stage science and technology-based businesses and has first-hand experience of their needs having been a co-founder at an early stage business that was based at Daresbury. She had operational responsibility for the company and here role was predominantly to develop commercial partnerships and manage their investor relationships.
Amy has spent her career within or supporting early stage businesses and has worked in the private and academic sectors, including two of the region’s Universities.
Joy supports customer pipeline development for STFC’S business incubation facilities to help businesses develop and grow. Working closely with the business engagement manager, she helps manage campus tenants and projects. She also promotes STFC business incubation projects and the impact Sci-Tech Daresbury support has on businesses and the wider society.
Dr Angela Walsh obtained her PhD in Electrochemistry/Corrosion Engineering from the University of Newcastle. She worked in research for a few years before transitioning to banking. Angela came back into science in 2014 when she started work at STFC. For many years, Angela worked in the Hartree Centre but is now responsible for business development in the North West of England.
Emmanuel Dupuis joined STFC in 2022 as Business Engagement Manager at Daresbury Laboratory.
His role is the development of business engagement with our serviced laboratories, facilities and support programmes
Emmanuel has an interest for science and technology Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), to help them exploit the best of the technology offered by Daresbury.
He is focusing mainly on the CTH, offering access to 3D printing, Engineering and Digital capabilities.
He has a large experience in Business Development in various industries and access to supporting networks
Stephen is a seasoned local government leader with over 30 years of experience in the UK public sector, including 17 years in senior leadership roles. He has served as Chief Executive of Halton Borough Council since March 2022.
With over 20 years local government experience, Helen has worked in a variety of roles at Halton including project delivery, external funding, regional policy and regeneration. Helen has worked on the development and monitoring of some of Halton’s major capital programmes including town centre regeneration and housing delivery. Since 2010 Helen has supported the Joint Venture Board at Sci-Tech Daresbury in delivering new buildings, managing funding and developing the Talent and Skills Strategy.
Cllr Dave Thompson is the Deputy Leader of Halton Borough Council, representing it on the Public Sector Joint Venture at Sci-Tech Daresbury. At Halton he has portfolio responsibility for Major Projects, being the lead member for the Council’s regeneration activity, including town centre renewal. He is also currently Non-Executive Director of the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board. This is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Council appointed to manage the maintenance and operation of the Mersey Gateway Project. He has been a Councillor for 24 years and over that time has undertaken a wide range of public appointments including serving lengthy periods as a member of the Cheshire Police & Crime Panel and the Liverpool Airport Consultative Committee.
Dave has worked for three local authorities in the LCR over the last four decades and has professional expertise in the greenspace management, recreation and facilities management.