New Frontiers of Science and Technology Parks - hospital based projects

This paper proposes that major hospitals create opportunities for science and technology parks (STPs) but also a variety of new challenges to be addressed as specialist parks are created. Projects presented, such as the Former Royal Eye Hospital in Manchester UK and Johns Hopkins in Baltimore US, demonstrate opportunities for specialist parks to take a role in the delivery of technological innovation within the healthcare industry, and to enhance the success of clinicians, researchers, and business. In order to boost the performance of specialist healthcare-related STPs a range of skills needs to evolve. For example, by ensuring that specialist parks engage appropriately with clinicians and researchers and work hard to evolve and market their product, those managing and developing them can respond to the issues created by an increasingly complex mix of healthcare activity, research, and business interface being present at science and technology parks.