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Research

Accelerating Translation for Health and Wealth

The Crick’s leaders want to translate their basic biomedical research findings into prevention and treatment as quickly as possible. Our challenge was to eliminate any physical or psychological obstacles that would hinder the knowledge sharing that is so essential to linking lab discoveries to partners who can take these products and technologies to patients. Only then could we fully activate the “hive mind” of the Crick’s people.

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The team designed every part of the building to serve as an incubator that supports the combined efforts of researchers, educators, students, clinicians, technology transfer staff and strategic business partners.

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First, there are no departments or physical barriers dividing the 120 labs. The openness of the entire building, open space plan and relationships among write-up offices, primary labs and secondary labs make it easier for scientists to work together in meaningful ways.

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The building even offers temporary workspaces (including labs) for visiting clinicians, industry-based researchers and entrepreneurs who are embedded here. These strategically located spaces create opportunities for these visitors to interact with Crick researchers.

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The proportion of shared core areas to primary and secondary lab facilities at the Crick is nearly 50 percent—significantly more than most research facilities. Access to world-class core facilities that house services and technologies for use by the entire research community is vital to the Crick’s efforts to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses.

The proportion of shared core areas to primary and secondary lab facilities at the Crick is nearly 50 percent—significantly more than most research facilities. Access to world-class core facilities that house services and technologies for use by the entire research community is vital to the Crick’s efforts to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses.

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A 450-seat auditorium hosts conferences and community meetings.

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The Crick’s leaders want to translate their basic biomedical research findings into prevention and treatment as quickly as possible. Our challenge was to eliminate any physical or psychological obstacles that would hinder the knowledge sharing that is so essential to linking lab discoveries to partners who can take these products and technologies to patients. Only then could we fully activate the “hive mind” of the Crick’s people.

1/6

The team designed every part of the building to serve as an incubator that supports the combined efforts of researchers, educators, students, clinicians, technology transfer staff and strategic business partners.

2/6

First, there are no departments or physical barriers dividing the 120 labs. The openness of the entire building, open space plan and relationships among write-up offices, primary labs and secondary labs make it easier for scientists to work together in meaningful ways.

3/6

The building even offers temporary workspaces (including labs) for visiting clinicians, industry-based researchers and entrepreneurs who are embedded here. These strategically located spaces create opportunities for these visitors to interact with Crick researchers.

4/6

The proportion of shared core areas to primary and secondary lab facilities at the Crick is nearly 50 percent—significantly more than most research facilities. Access to world-class core facilities that house services and technologies for use by the entire research community is vital to the Crick’s efforts to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses.

The proportion of shared core areas to primary and secondary lab facilities at the Crick is nearly 50 percent—significantly more than most research facilities. Access to world-class core facilities that house services and technologies for use by the entire research community is vital to the Crick’s efforts to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses.

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A 450-seat auditorium hosts conferences and community meetings.

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