The Catalyst

The Catalyst in Newcastle is the headquarters of the UK’s National Innovation Centre for Ageing and the National Innovation Centre for Data. Based in the heart of the Helix in Newcastle, the Catalyst offers those co-locating with us numerous advantages for businesses, fostering a dynamic environment where ideas and opportunities flourish. We are located on the old Newcastle Brewery site, right next to St James Park. With that comes ample public transport links, St James Park metro is a 4-minute walk, Central Station for both metro and national rail services is a 10-minute walk, and Haymarket bus station is an 11-minute walk for access to local buses and services. You will find a host of amenities in the city centre, just a short 10-minute walk from our door.

The award-winning building and impressive specialist facilities, flexible workspace, event space and the helpful centre team, create a supportive environment for businesses to catalyst world-changing ideas. The workspace is designed to flex and change as you do, with easy-in, easy-out licence agreements, on-site networking opportunities and valuable links to the UK’s National Innovation Centres for Ageing and Data and expertise in Newcastle University and elsewhere. Our office space provides the perfect solution for scale-up business.