MSP is a partnership organisation that started life over 30 years ago as a strategic initiative by Manchester’s local authority and universities. Its purpose was to deliver the primary goal of the city’s post-industrial strategy – to grow a new knowledge economy. In 2012, the nationally-renowned property development and management company Bruntwood became the majority shareholder in MSP. Following this significant investment, MSP now has the enhanced commercial backing to expand its operation into exciting new opportunities and initiatives, including the acquisition in 2014 of the internationally-renowned life science campus at Alderley Park in Cheshire. MSP now operates across four campuses: Manchester Science Park, Citylabs, Alderley Park and Manchester Technology Centre.