South Bank Technopark at

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, houses the main administration for the university, including the

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's Office, under the leadership of Prof.

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. The Technopark building was opened in November 1985. Hugh West became its CEO in 1988. It is designed in a modular way, with a floor area of 3,000 m², which can be divided into units from around 19 m² in size. As well as university offices, there are also a number of small companies that rent space in the building. The Technopark currently houses 37 high-tech businesses. Technopark is located in London Road just north of the

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on the east side of the road. The

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is very close to the building.

London Knowledge Innovation Centre

In 2006, the University opened a business incubator at South Bank Technopark calle
London Knowledge Innovation Centre
(LKIC), with serviced office space, business advice, virtual incubation, hot desk rental and strategic mentoring. LKIC was launched by the well-known inventor

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OBE and has built up a client base of early-stage knowledge-based businesses.

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UK Science Park Association information

A typical Technopark office
1987 establishments in the United Kingdom Technopark Office buildings in the London Borough of Southwark Cultural and educational buildings in London Science parks in the United Kingdom {{UK-university-stub

London Knowledge Innovation Centre

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