Grant Devices held an open day at its new excessive affect manufacturing facility in Royston final week, which included a tour and presentation on its drive in the direction of sustainability and future product roadmap.
The shift to new premises underpins the subsequent stage of progress for the laboratory gear provider, a long-standing element of the Cambridge tech ecosystem with greater than 70 years of innovation to its credit score.
Mark Davison, CEO of Grant Devices on the new web site opening of Grant Devices at Evolution Home Unit 2, Durham Manner Royston Gateway and the brand new piece of diagnotic gear . Image: Keith Heppell
The 30,000 sq ft web site can also be a way more environmentally sustainable constructing and can result in a a lot decrease carbon footprint which is a key focus for the enterprise.
The corporate – ‘extremely counseled’ as Employer of the Yr within the 2023 Cambridge Impartial Science & Expertise awards – is a sustainability first organisation, from its product design and growth by means of to driving basic office modifications together with a four-day working week. The brand new web site, ‘Evolution Home’, displays modifications which can be anticipated to proceed.
Grant Devices can also be launching its new cutting-edge cryopreservation system often called CRFT. The expertise is produced on the new web site and affords a extra sustainable and safer method to the freezing and thawing of extremely delicate organic samples for scientific analysis.
Functions embody IVF (human and veterinary), stem cell banking, vaccine analysis and drug discovery. The system brings accuracy, precision and reproducibility to organic cryopreservation, and importantly it improves the viability of cells when thawed to be used.
Mark Davison, CEO of Grant Devices on the new web site opening of Grant Devices at Evolution Home Unit 2, Durham Manner Royston Gateway and the brand new piece of diagnotic gear . Image: Keith Heppell
A spokesperson stated: “CRFT manufacturing quantity will gear up in the direction of an preliminary goal of ten models per week, however we imagine the market might be considerably greater than that. Our funding at Royston means we’ve the capability to broaden manufacturing as wanted.
“We’re additionally increasing the info acquisition facet of our enterprise, concentrating on high-growth markets. For instance, our monitoring options for renewable power installations like wind and photo voltaic farms have nice international potential.
“This matches firmly inside our precision instrumentation focus and aligns with our sustainability ethos.”
Grant Devices CEO Mark Davison stated on the launch: “Over the previous 12 months we’ve made enormous modifications at Grant Devices.
“The brand new web site is essentially the most seen of those however the transfer to four-day working has been arguably as revolutionary. The constructive affect of those on workers morale and office apply has exceeded our expectations. The modifications don’t cease right here and we’ll proceed our evolution and progress.
“Our new CRFT system is an thrilling product for us to launch. The brand new model was pushed by suggestions from our clients. They wished a system that permits precision, accuracy and suppleness in cryopreservation. We’re extremely joyful to have the ability to launch this multi-format machine to the scientific neighborhood and we stay up for listening to in regards to the wonderful analysis outcomes this permits sooner or later.”
He added: “The brand new web site affords us a lot alternative to develop and help our clients’ future progress and ambitions. It is going to allow us to innovate and manufacture at a a lot quicker fee and in a extra sustainable approach, which aligns very a lot to our ethos and that of the scientific neighborhood we serve.”
