Survey of how R&D intensive businesses may best drive performance from place, 2019

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* 1. Which sector(s) is your company in

Life Sciences Bio/Pharma

Life Sciences Med Tech

Life Sciences Other

Physical Sciences

Creative Industries

Other

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* 2. How many people are employed in your organisation

1 to 5

6 to 250

Over 250

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* 3. Where do you have R&D teams located in offices/facilities in the UK today?

Do not at this point

Cambridge

Oxford

London

Rest of South-East of England

Rest of England/UK

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* 4. Please identify a town, city or location that is particularly relevant to your consideration of locating facilities in and which you might then use for considering location based issues in this questionnaire

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* 5. When considering a location for basing your people involved with R&D in what are the most important issues, in terms of proximity?

	Not too important	Important	Highly important
Research base	Research base Not too important	Research base Important	Research base Highly important
Other corporate R&D activity	Other corporate R&D activity Not too important	Other corporate R&D activity Important	Other corporate R&D activity Highly important
Clinical Activity	Clinical Activity Not too important	Clinical Activity Important	Clinical Activity Highly important
Customers	Customers Not too important	Customers Important	Customers Highly important
Equipment/technical services	Equipment/technical services Not too important	Equipment/technical services Important	Equipment/technical services Highly important
Relevant cluster/industry events	Relevant cluster/industry events Not too important	Relevant cluster/industry events Important	Relevant cluster/industry events Highly important
Public Transport infrastructure	Public Transport infrastructure Not too important	Public Transport infrastructure Important	Public Transport infrastructure Highly important
Road Transport infrastructure	Road Transport infrastructure Not too important	Road Transport infrastructure Important	Road Transport infrastructure Highly important
Where staff might live	Where staff might live Not too important	Where staff might live Important	Where staff might live Highly important
Amenities	Amenities Not too important	Amenities Important	Amenities Highly important
Professional service providers	Professional service providers Not too important	Professional service providers Important	Professional service providers Highly important

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* 6. Are there any of the following that you would like to be quite close to but would actually prefer not to be immediately on site with?

Research base

Clinical Activity/healthcare delivery to patients

Professional service providers

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* 7. In relation to location of your team(s) of people and proximity to the research base, if relevant describe in minutes what you think a good level of proximity might entail. Use whichever modes of transport you feel most relevant.

	Under 10 minutes	Within 10 - 30 minutes	Within an hour
On foot	On foot Under 10 minutes	On foot Within 10 - 30 minutes	On foot Within an hour
By bicycle	By bicycle Under 10 minutes	By bicycle Within 10 - 30 minutes	By bicycle Within an hour
By bus/tram	By bus/tram Under 10 minutes	By bus/tram Within 10 - 30 minutes	By bus/tram Within an hour
By train	By train Under 10 minutes	By train Within 10 - 30 minutes	By train Within an hour
By car	By car Under 10 minutes	By car Within 10 - 30 minutes	By car Within an hour

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* 8. In relation to location of your team(s) of people and proximity to other corporate R&D activity, if relevant describe in minutes what you think a good level of proximity might entail. Use whichever modes of transport you feel most relevant.

	Under 10 minutes	Within 10 - 30 minutes	Within an hour
By foot	By foot Under 10 minutes	By foot Within 10 - 30 minutes	By foot Within an hour
By bicycle	By bicycle Under 10 minutes	By bicycle Within 10 - 30 minutes	By bicycle Within an hour
By bus/tram	By bus/tram Under 10 minutes	By bus/tram Within 10 - 30 minutes	By bus/tram Within an hour
By train	By train Under 10 minutes	By train Within 10 - 30 minutes	By train Within an hour
By car	By car Under 10 minutes	By car Within 10 - 30 minutes	By car Within an hour

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* 9. In relation to location of your team(s) of people and proximity to clinical activity, if relevant describe in minutes what you think a good level of proximity might entail. Use whichever modes of transport you feel most relevant.

	Under 10 minutes	Within 10 - 30 minutes	Within an hour
By foot	By foot Under 10 minutes	By foot Within 10 - 30 minutes	By foot Within an hour
By bicycle	By bicycle Under 10 minutes	By bicycle Within 10 - 30 minutes	By bicycle Within an hour
By bus/tram	By bus/tram Under 10 minutes	By bus/tram Within 10 - 30 minutes	By bus/tram Within an hour
By train	By train Under 10 minutes	By train Within 10 - 30 minutes	By train Within an hour
By car	By car Under 10 minutes	By car Within 10 - 30 minutes	By car Within an hour

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* 10. In relation to location of your team(s) people and proximity to equipment/technical services, if relevant describe in minutes what you think a good level of proximity might entail. Use whichever modes of transport you feel most relevant.

	Within 10 minutes	Within 10 - 30 minutes	Within an hour
By foot	By foot Within 10 minutes	By foot Within 10 - 30 minutes	By foot Within an hour
By bicycle	By bicycle Within 10 minutes	By bicycle Within 10 - 30 minutes	By bicycle Within an hour
By bus/tram	By bus/tram Within 10 minutes	By bus/tram Within 10 - 30 minutes	By bus/tram Within an hour
By train	By train Within 10 minutes	By train Within 10 - 30 minutes	By train Within an hour
By car	By car Within 10 minutes	By car Within 10 - 30 minutes	By car Within an hour

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* 11. In relation to location of your team(s) of people and proximity to relevant cluster/industry events provided by others, if relevant describe in minutes what you think a good level of proximity might entail. Use whichever modes of transport you feel most relevant.

	Under 10 minutes	Within 10 - 30 minutes	Within an hour
By foot	By foot Under 10 minutes	By foot Within 10 - 30 minutes	By foot Within an hour
By bicycle	By bicycle Under 10 minutes	By bicycle Within 10 - 30 minutes	By bicycle Within an hour
By bus/tram	By bus/tram Under 10 minutes	By bus/tram Within 10 - 30 minutes	By bus/tram Within an hour
By train	By train Under 10 minutes	By train Within 10 - 30 minutes	By train Within an hour
By car	By car Under 10 minutes	By car Within 10 - 30 minutes	By car Within an hour

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* 12. Is availability of hot desk space/lounge areas in university/hospital environments something you would value highly?

Yes

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* 13. Please tick the following issues you consider to be barriers to getting value out of the research base

Research base behaviour/motivations around the principle of engagement with industry

Research base ability to work in a business like fashion to agreed objectives/time horizons

Approach to IP control by research intensive institutions

Ability to navigate and find the right people in the research base

Ability to build relationships with the right people in the research base

Level of interest in innovation and entrepreneurship in the research base

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* 14. If there is any particular property that you worry there might be a shortage of into the future please describe it here (including with reference to location as may be appropriate)

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* 15. What single thing might you ask to see done to enable you to better realise 'value add' from working with the research base in the location

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* 16. Where else might you locate the activity if you cannot get the right property for your needs in the town, city or place you suggested as the place to consider for this survey

Compromise on property type/tenure to ensure you can be where you want to be

In the sub-region of the location

Further afield in the UK

Beyond the UK

Potentially look elsewhere, beyond the UK

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* 17. If you feel comfortable doing so, please provide your company name here, so that we know not to chase your organisation for completion of this questionnaire. We confirm that all data is anonymised and we do not follow up with any form of contact or pass your details on to any other third party as a consequence of you taking part in this survey.

Survey of how R&D intensive businesses may best drive performance from place, 2019

1. Commercial R&D Survey

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* 1. Which sector(s) is your company in

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* 2. How many people are employed in your organisation

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* 3. Where do you have R&D teams located in offices/facilities in the UK today?

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* 4. Please identify a town, city or location that is particularly relevant to your consideration of locating facilities in and which you might then use for considering location based issues in this questionnaire

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* 5. When considering a location for basing your people involved with R&D in what are the most important issues, in terms of proximity?

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* 6. Are there any of the following that you would like to be quite close to but would actually prefer not to be immediately on site with?

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* 7. In relation to location of your team(s) of people and proximity to the research base, if relevant describe in minutes what you think a good level of proximity might entail. Use whichever modes of transport you feel most relevant.

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* 8. In relation to location of your team(s) of people and proximity to other corporate R&D activity, if relevant describe in minutes what you think a good level of proximity might entail. Use whichever modes of transport you feel most relevant.

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* 9. In relation to location of your team(s) of people and proximity to clinical activity, if relevant describe in minutes what you think a good level of proximity might entail. Use whichever modes of transport you feel most relevant.

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* 10. In relation to location of your team(s) people and proximity to equipment/technical services, if relevant describe in minutes what you think a good level of proximity might entail. Use whichever modes of transport you feel most relevant.

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* 11. In relation to location of your team(s) of people and proximity to relevant cluster/industry events provided by others, if relevant describe in minutes what you think a good level of proximity might entail. Use whichever modes of transport you feel most relevant.

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* 12. Is availability of hot desk space/lounge areas in university/hospital environments something you would value highly?

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* 13. Please tick the following issues you consider to be barriers to getting value out of the research base

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* 14. If there is any particular property that you worry there might be a shortage of into the future please describe it here (including with reference to location as may be appropriate)

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* 15. What single thing might you ask to see done to enable you to better realise 'value add' from working with the research base in the location

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* 16. Where else might you locate the activity if you cannot get the right property for your needs in the town, city or place you suggested as the place to consider for this survey

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