Imperial is achieving a significant step up in life sciences capacity at its White City Deep Tech Campus through a new joint venture with Bruntwood SciTech.
Imperial College London and Bruntwood SciTech have today announced a new partnership and unveiled a major new life science and deep tech innovation centre in West London. This is a significant new investment in the Imperial WestTech Corridor, a powerful engine for investment, inclusive economic growth, and job creation.
Professor Hugh Brady, president of Imperial College London, said:
“This new facility will connect world-leading discovery research with incubators, accelerators, startups, scaleups and industry, and be a place where researchers and entrepreneurs work together on the rapid translation of ideas to impact.”
The new innovation facility in London’s White City, which was welcomed by the UK Government’s Minister for Science, Lord Patrick Vallance, during London Life Sciences Week, will deliver world-class labs and workspaces where deep tech startups, scale-ups, and global businesses can co-locate, collaborate, and grow with Imperial’s world-leading academics, clinicians, and researchers.
Backed by a £200 million investment from Bruntwood SciTech – a joint venture between Bruntwood, Legal & General and Greater Manchester Pension Fund – the partnership will deliver a new commercial innovation facility of at least 200,000 sq ft, marking a major milestone leap forward in the creation of an internationally significant innovation ecosystem in London’s White City and a huge boost to the UK’s science and technology sector.  Specialist infrastructure will unlock opportunities to commercialise R&D innovation and support highly skilled talent retention and job creation.
Located within the established ecosystem at Imperial’s White City Deep Tech Campus and the growing network of the Imperial WestTech Corridor, it will connect businesses with over 110 early-stage companies and world-leading academics, researchers, and clinicians.
Along with Imperial’s research and translation expertise, it will give access to Bruntwood SciTech’s specialist support, including its network of academic, clinical, and innovation partners, highly skilled talent, investment support, and growth programmes.
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