Current occupiers specialise in a range of sectors, including; aerospace, software, engineering, telecoms and digital media, generating high-value local jobs.
Attended by more than 80 guests from private and public sectors,the project was delivered by Homes England, and supported by Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and East Hampshire District Council.
The centre is managed on behalf of Homes England by Oxford Innovation, who manage a further 23 Innovation Centres across the UK, including four in Hampshire; Portsmouth Technopole, Fareham Innovation Centre and Ocean Village Innovation Centre in Southampton.
A plaque to commemorate the official launch was unveiled by Dr Mike Short CBE, Chair of Enterprise M3 LEP and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for International Trade, and Kevin Bourner, General Manager - SW Region, Homes England.
They praised the collaboration between the private and public sectors in delivering the enterprise hub, which will help drive internal investment.
David Crichton-Miller, Chief Executive of SQW Group, an economic development consultancy which is Oxford Innovation's parent company, gave the keynote speech.
He cited the importance of the vibrant employment space in the wider £50 million regeneration of the area, including hundreds of new homes.
Jobs being created at BASE, and through the wider supply chain, will help drive internal investment at Bordon so that it doesn’t become a “dormitory town” where residents have to commute elsewhere for work.