History

Known at its origin in 1965 as the Sheridan Park Research Community, the Sheridan Science and Technology Park remains to be one of the very few research communities in the world initiated and built entirely by industry. The 340 acre Park was devoted entirely to industrial research and development.

The founding companies - Abitibi, AECL, Cominco Ltd., Dunlop Research Centre, British American Oil Company, Inco Limited, Mallory Batteries, the Ontario Research Foundation and Warner-Lambert - all became landowners in the 1960s and developed their laboratories and offices. Together, these companies incorporated the Sheridan Park Association to foster and attract additional research and development investment to the Park. These pioneering companies formalized excellence in science and technology and encouraged collaboration with new and existing member companies.

An extremely wide range of applied research and product development takes place at Sheridan Park. Supporting research activities for industries from energy, electronics and nucleonics to chemicals, petroleum, pharmaceuticals to engineering and movie-making, over 2,700 scientists, technicians, engineers and support staff are employed within the Park’s boundaries.