YouNick Technology Park in Poznañ

YouNick - the best place for you and your company

YouNick, the former Nickel Technology Park Poznañ, is Poland's first private technology park. For 10 years, the park has been a place of development for innovative people, ideas and businesses. In 2014. Park changed its name and the philosophy of its activities. It focused all of its activities on the person – a tenant, employee, investor, originator, and recipient of the innovation. It offers services related to financing new businesses and the development of innovative products and services, as well as a modern, friendly office, warehouse, and laboratory infrastructure..

LOCATION

The YouNick technology park is located in Z³otniki near Poznañ. The Park's advantage is its location in the vicinity of the main domestic and foreign communication routes – near the national road no. 11 and the Poznañ Western Ring Road. The Z³otków interchange is located just 4.5 km from the park. YouNick is located 12 km from the city centre of Poznañ, 15 km from the Poznañ–£awica Airport. You can reach YouNick by public transport, including a direct line from the Poznañ G³ówny Railway Station.

SECTOR PROFILE

IT/ICT/IOT/ Life Science/Biotechnology/Pharmacy/Health care/ Chemistry

OFFER

1. Infrastructure

a) Land for investment

YouNick offers 33 ha of a land for investment located in the dynamically developing Suchy Las commune. For years, this commune has been noticed by entities examining the financial health of local governments. The commune is always on the top of the published rankings (the commune's revenue per resident in 2014 were PLN 6581, while the average revenue for Poland in that year was PLN 5398.35). The rankings mainly appreciate a climate for entrepreneurs, tax policy, and the authorities' ability to manage budget of the commune. Being located in the vicinity of Poznañ, an important economic, cultural, and educational centre, creates favourable conditions for investors interested in conducting their business activities. The area is well connected with the Poznañ Western Ring Road – right by the national road no. 11 and near the Poznañ Suchy Las junction. The YouNick investment area is intended for the construction of space for: offices, laboratories, warehouses, plants (light industry manufacturing), services, server rooms, and parking spaces. The area has access to IT infrastructure, gas, electricity, and water.

b) Offices

There is approximately 12,000 m2 of modern class A office space in the modern office complex, with the possibility of any arrangement, located in 4 office buildings.

The office space is intended both for companies which prefer standard types of office spaces and for businesses which are looking for open and friendly open-space.

The latest YouNick project - The Office Building No. 3 – it is a modern building in the industrial style with an area of 3,200 m2, composed of 4 above-ground floors and an underground parking lot. Each floor contains free common areas, such as kitchens, meeting rooms, chill-out spaces, creative work spaces, employee lockers, and bathrooms with showers, which allow for reduction of the office rental costs. In the building, there is also a conference centre with workshop premises (3 easily-connected rooms for a total of 130 people), 5 free meeting rooms, a restaurant with a terrace, and a multimedia library.

c) Laboratories

The Park contains BioNick – a modern centre gathering Polish and foreign companies and research teams from the Life Science, biotechnological, and pharmaceutical sector with an area of 2000 m2. Area adapted to the requirements of SANEPID [state sanitary and epidemiological station], GMP, GLP, HACAP etc. Opportunity to develop and optimise costs by using area common to all laboratory spaces and equipment, such as: sterilisation rooms, washing rooms, refrigeration rooms, centrifuge rooms, etc.

d) Warehouses

We give access to robust warehouse and assembly halls with an area of 12,000 m2 and a height of 10 m to companies with a need for a modern warehouse space. Warehouse space with a modular structure (module with a size of approx. 1,800-2,400 m2) and rest and refreshment area with changing rooms, restrooms and a kitchen. A convenient location at the western ring road of Poznañ. Good natural lighting in the hall provided with the use of a rooflight system. Manoeuvring area for lorries and lateral unloading ramps. Specialised equipment in the form of docks and gateways from “0” level. Area is closed and monitored with 24-hour-a-day drive in and out control.

e) Additional infrastructure supporting the work-life balance and a professional and personal development (nursery and competency kindergarten, restaurant, green areas, original HumaNick Program).

2. Business services

a) financing innovative business in the biotechnological, medical, chemical, and ICT industry, based on capital investments, EU, VC, bridging and own funds, as well as loans and leases, and sweat equity. For 5 years of its investment activities, YouNick has invested PLN 32M in 21 companies, creating over 100 jobs. Furthermore: the virtual office services, Co-working Zone, networking, legal, accounting, and promotional services for start-ups.

b) support for activities of the entities connected with YouNick and for external companies and institutions in the NPD (new product development) with the TestLab which combines skills of process, technological, and industry experts with skills of investment managers, and a team of specialised laboratories which will help you develop and launch an innovative product/services.

AWARDS

2006 - Economic event of the year in the Wielkopolskie Voivodship - Forbes Regional Executive Meeting award for the "Economic event of the year in the Wielkopolskie voivodship.
2007 - Reliable entrepreneur 2007, a title awarded by Media Project.
2010 - The One Who Changes Polish Industry 2009 - the title was awarded for creating the first commercial platform for knowledge-to-business transfer and the social initiatives undertaken by its creators.
2013 - The Market Innovation Leader Quality, Creativity, Efficiency title awarded by Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. This is a title awarded to companies that focus on the supreme quality of their products, services, implemented management and customer service standards.
2015 - A nomination for the Eurobuild Award - one of the more prestigious awards in the commercial building industry for the YouNick 3 office building. Category: New Office of the Year 2015.
2016 - "The Company of the Future" certificate with the special "Gold Prize" distinction, awarded by the Foundation for Development of General and Higher Education to companies known for their modern and innovative approach to running a business.

CONTACT:

YouNick Technology Park
(Nickel Technology Park Poznañ Sp. z o.o.)
Ul. Krzemowa 1
62-002 Z³otniki
+ 48 61 65 85 505
E-mail: biuro@younick.pl
Website: www.younick.pl
Facebook: www.facebook.com/younick.placetocreate
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/younick