It signals a new phase in the region鈥檚 answer to the creative quarters of New York and London.
One North East, which invested over 拢7m in the building, has also revealed the building is already 70% pre-let to the target industries.
The aim is to house 27 high value businesses and create 283 jobs whilst supporting the regeneration of a key site between Middlesbrough Town Centre and Middlehaven.
Work is now focused on developing the next generation of digital and media students and transferring academic innovation into business creation, which DigitalCity Business then takes forward in the commercial sphere.