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Life Sciences expansion with new White City Innovation Centre

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Imperial is gaining a significant boost to its life sciences capacity at its White City Deep Tech Campus within White City Innovation District – thanks to a new joint venture just announced with innovation ecosystem developer Bruntwood SciTech.

Imperial College London and Bruntwood SciTech have partnered to unveil a major new life sciences and deep tech innovation centre in West London in a £200m investment in the Imperial WestTech Corridor – a globally competitive innovation ecosystem driving investment, inclusive economic growth, and job creation. The new innovation centre will deliver world-class labs and cutting-edge workspaces, connecting global businesses with over 110 deep tech and life sciences start-ups and scale-ups, and offering the opportunity to co-locate, collaborate and grow alongside Imperial’s world-leading academics, clinicians and researchers.

The announcement was welcomed by the UK Government’s Minister for Science Lord Patrick Vallance during London Life Sciences Week for its potential to “unlock new job opportunities and strengthen our economy.”

Spanning at least 200,000 sq ft, this landmark commercial innovation facility is a major leap forward in the mission to create an internationally significant innovation ecosystem in London’s White City, and offers a huge boost to the UK’s science and technology sector.  Specialist infrastructure will be available to the growing ecosystem, unlocking new opportunities to commercialise R&D innovation and support job creation and the retention of highly skilled talent.

“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. It is an important investment in our vision for the Imperial WestTech Corridor, a new globally competitive deep tech innovation ecosystem in West London that will act as a powerful engine for investment, inclusive economic growth, and job creation at a local, regional, and national level.”
Professor Hugh Brady, President of Imperial College London

“This partnership demonstrates the potential that can be unlocked when we combine the expertise of world-leading academics and researchers with the private sector. Working together, they can bring more advanced technologies from the lab to the market and turn more bright ideas into fully-fledged businesses. The innovation hub will be a great addition to Imperial’s White City Campus, which I have seen first-hand, with state-of-the art facilities that will cement the UK’s place as a top destination for businesses to grow. With the best resources, the researchers here will unlock new job opportunities and strengthen our economy, building on the investments showcased at the International Investment Summit.”
Peter Kyle, Science and Technology Secretary

“Having the opportunity to partner with Imperial to deliver the next phase of their world-leading science and technology campus is a tremendous accolade. The White City Campus is a hugely ambitious project that will help propel the UK to the forefront of innovation. This new, joined-up approach between the capital and the UK’s fastest growing regional cities will enable businesses to harness the power of the collective and encourage companies of all sizes to consider the UK as their first choice for future investment.”
Chris Oglesby, CEO of Bruntwood SciTech

“This landmark £200 million investment from Bruntwood SciTech in the White City Innovation District is another huge vote of confidence in our transformative science, technology, engineering, maths, medicine and media (STEM³) industrial strategy. Bruntwood SciTech has a formidable track record in delivering key technology infrastructure projects. Their team includes dedicated science officers with a deep understanding of the UK’s research, academic and government sectors and their infrastructure needs. Since launching our unique Industrial Strategy with Imperial College London in 2017, H&F has attracted more than £6 billion of investment. This investment is another indication that our strategy is working – and we’re just getting started.”
Cllr Stephen Cowan, Leader of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Senior leaders from Imperial College London, Bruntwood SciTech and the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham at the White City Deep Tech Campus.
Senior leaders from Imperial College London, Bruntwood SciTech and the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham at the White City Deep Tech Campus.

Aligned with Bruntwood SciTech and Imperial’s sustainability commitments, the new innovation centre will be net zero carbon in both construction and operation in its communal spaces. Bruntwood SciTech will also be providing 100% renewable energy across all shared areas, in line with its entire 4.8m sq ft portfolio. Construction is expected to start in 2026.

Imperial’s White City Deep Tech Campus

Imperial’s White City Deep Tech Campus – which boasts 1.5 million sq ft of research, office, lab space, and student accommodation – today hosts more than 5,000 staff, students, businesses and organisations who are working together in strategically important deep tech sectors including AI, medtech, engineering biology, chemistry and climate science.

The campus is now home to a number of facilities, including:

The new innovation centre is forming part of Imperial’s £2 billion investment commitment at the campus, a third of which has been successfully delivered. Once fully complete, White City Deep Tech Campus will eventually span 23 acres and offer 3.8 million sq ft of academic, commercial, R&D, clinical, residential, retail and leisure space that will enable more than 25,000 people to live, work, collaborate and innovate.

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