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Voreda, the London-based real estate development and investment company, has exchanged contracts with Imperial College London to deliver a major research and translation centre – adding further critical infrastructure to support London as a location for world-class research and commerce. The £200m Research and Translation
Hub will form the centrepiece of the new Imperial West innovation district in White City, west London. The 48,000sqm Hub will deliver
world-class education, research and translation activities, and foster partnerships with global stakeholders from business, industry, higher education and the NHS. Imperial College London was
awarded £35m by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) towards the development of the adjacent 25,000sqm research centre in November 2012. The buildings, which form the Research and Translation Hub, will be completed in summer 2016. Incorporating 50 new scalable
units for university and industry spinouts and new ventures, the translation centre will serve the needs of London's growing enterprise community. It will be run by Imperial College ThinkSpace – a dedicated team that works with entrepreneurs and companies, large and small, to provide innovative, high-quality workspaces and relocation support. The Hub will have an emphasis on
linking research and commerce to benefit society and the global economy. Businesses and other universities will have the opportunity to drive innovation through co-location and collaboration. The Hub will also provide high specification, multidisciplinary research space for 1,000 next generation scientists and engineers. Professor David Gann CBE, Vice-
President (Development & Innovation)
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at Imperial College London, said: “Imperial West’s Research and Translation Hub provides the physical environment to enable world-class research and knowledge transfer at scale, driving innovation and growth. “Imperial West already hosts scores of
innovative spin-outs and start-ups, and is highly connected to London’s TechCity and MedCity ecosystems. The Research and Translation Hub allows us to take this to the next level. Other major new facilities will follow on as our vision for Imperial West comes to fruition."
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