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Wood Centre for Innovation laboratory space

  • Money C

    Total Project Cost: £1,100,000

  • Money C

    LGF Awarded: £300,000

  • Idea C

    Status: Outputs and Outcomes Completed

The Oxford Trust’s development of these class II laboratory facilities responds to the significant demand from science and tech start-ups and SMEs for lab space in Oxford’s world-leading life sciences cluster, centered in Headington.

Local Growth Fund-funding has ensured that the centre can offer Grade A office space and class II laboratory facilities, which have since become inhabited by a number of biotech start-ups focused on numerous specialisms and ground-breaking technologies.

Now with a total of 18,000 square feet of laboratory and allied spaces, the Wood Centre for Innovation offers its clients access to state-of-the-art shared facilities for common equipment, including: liquid nitrogen, refrigerated storage, autoclave, ultra-pure water, dark room and an on-site lab technician alongside high-efficiency offices, meeting rooms and co-working areas.

Delivery Partner: The Oxford Trust

The Oxford Trust’s The Wood Centre For Innovation

Project impact targets achieved:

  • Group 747@2x

    Increase capacity for the local innovation ecosystem

  • Group 747@2x

    Over 190 new jobs