1. Cheshire

Mereside

Set in 400 acres of parkland, Mereside campus at Alderley Park offers state of the art laboratory and office space for companies working in life sciences, technology and innovation.

Mereside, Alderley Park, Congleton Rd, Alderley Edge, Macclesfield, SK10 4TG

Laboratories, coworking laboratory, PAYG scientific services, office space, coworking lounges and meeting rooms

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Scientist working in lab space at Mereside

State-of-the-art biology and chemistry labs

Explore CL1 and CL2 lab space at Mereside. From coworking benches up to 15,000 sq ft floor plates of leased lab space, join a growing life science and innovation community home to award winning companies working in biotech, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical communications, analytics and software development.

Home to a growing life science community of over 250 businesses with expertise in drug discovery, oncology and infectious diseases, amongst others. Mereside provides an ecosystem that ensures the optimum environment in which your life science business can grow and develop.

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  • Up to 100GB connectivity

  • Thriving life science and tech cluster

  • Restaurant, Pub and Cafes

  • Events Programme

  • Business Support

  • Specialist Waste and Logistics

  • Scientific Services

  • Cycle Hub


Spaces at Mereside

Office space

1-400 people (1 desk to 60,000 sq ft)

Mereside offers a unique opportunity to be located at the heart of the UK’s largest single site life science campus. No. 1 and No. 11 Mereside offers state-of-the-art office space, with spectacular views overlooking the mere and woodland - set to inspire ideas and boost productivity.

  • Serviced offices from £370 per workstation per month

    For maximum flexibility, with a simple pay-by-desk rate and minimum six month tenancy

  • Leased offices from £23.50 per sq ft per month

    For companies of any size, with the flexibility to design and manage your space yourself. Please note rates may vary subject to product, specification and size. Available from 150 sq ft to 30,000 sq ft.

  • Coworking

    For flexible usage of shared hot desks in our communal lounges.

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Views of the lake from Mereside

Office space with spectacular views

Launched in 2023, our latest office development - No.11 Mereside, offers you a unique opportunity to be located at the heart of our growing innovation campus. Build your team in a place set to inspire ideas and boost productivity with spectacular views overlooking Alderley Park's mere and 400 acres of woodland.

With workspace available from 500 sq ft up to 30,000 sq ft, No. 11 offers the opportunity to be colocated with over 250 businesses working in the life sciences, healthcare, technology and innovation sectors. Join us and benefit from CAT A Plus spec, high levels of natural light, suspended LED Lighting and plug in and play internet connectivity.

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Mereside is home to

  • Cytiva
  • Redx logo
  • kinomica logo
  • Phastar logo
  • QV bioelectronics logo
  • Sai logo
  • sciex logo
  • evotec
  • logo sygnature discoveries

How we support you

Through our extensive partner network of universities, investors, councils, government bodies, NHS Trusts and more, we can help your business grow by connecting you to opportunities to access skills, funding, markets and partnerships.

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Support for your business

Regardless of the size or stage of your business, we'll work with you to source the right support for your needs.

Our partner network

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  • University of Manchester
  • BIA Logo
  • Staffordshire University Logo
  • HIM Logo
  • Innovate UK Logo
  • Cheshire east council
  • Manchester Digital Logo
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Hear from a customer

Based at Alderley Park, Infex Therapeutics acquire, develop and license innovative drugs to treat infectious diseases, addressing unmet patient needs and bringing a new portfolio of drugs into clinical trials to treat patients. Find out how Alderley Park has helped them to supercharge their long-term growth plans and innovation, through access to the wealth of expertise and facilities available.

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Our location

Alderley Park, Cheshire

Alderley Park is connected to Manchester, the North West and the wider world. The Park is situated 5 minutes from Alderley Edge, 20 minutes from Manchester International Airport, and 30 minutes from Manchester City Centre by car. London is under 2 hours away via train.

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Facilities and amenities

As well as flexible lab and office spaces, Mereside offers a wealth of unique features and facilities to benefit your business.


  • Community events programme

  • On-site pub and restaurant

  • Event space

  • Dedicated shuttle bus

  • Thriving science and technology ecosystem

  • Dedicated reception

  • On-site car parking with 2250 spaces

  • Secure location


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