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Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centre

Location QMB Innovation Centre 42 New Road London E1 2AX
Contact Details Contact : Ramsay Richmond Tel : ( 0044 ) -2078828950 Email : r . richmond @ qmul . ac . uk Website : www . qmbioenterprises . com
QMB exterior
The Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centre ( QMB ) based in London E1 is a modern early and late stage incubator for science and technology companies and is the culmination of a four-year project between Queen Mary and the London Development Agency ( now the GLA ). QMB is a wholly owned company of Queen Mary Innovation , the technology transfer company of Queen Mary University of London . QMB was developed to promote London as a world-class bioscience cluster – and to attract and retain the best scientific talent and intellectual property driven science firms in the capital .
The Centre is a 52,000 square feet capacity building and is centrally located inside London , on the research campus of Bart ‘ s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Whitechapel .
The Centre is presently the largest purpose-built commercial laboratory space in Londonn . Accommodation is available in lab . Suite sizes vary from 600 square feet upwards , with competitively-priced leases relative to other London-based offerings . The flexibility of the centre ‘ s floor plan means space can be easily reconfigured to meet a tenant ’ s needs . Basic features include sealed floor coverings in the laboratories , sinks , carpeted floors in offices and large ceiling voids to accommodate a tenant ’ s bespoke air-handling needs , e . g . fume hood ducting .
Why the QMB Innovation Centre ? The QMB Innovation Centre offers reconfigurable laboratory and write-up space and flexible leases . The Centre also facilitates access to Queen Mary Innovation ( QMI ), which promotes enterprise and innovation across Queen Mary , University of London . QMI ’ s expertise in technology transfer , investment , marketing and business development can bring significant benefits to the Centre ’ s tenants , e . g . academiaindustry collaborative projects .
Highlights of the QMB Innovation Centre
• Laboratory suites with flexible laboratory & write-up space
• Laboratories designed to house both non-ducted microbiological safety cabinets and ducted chemistry fume cupboards
QMB laboratory space
• Laboratories with segregated non-recirculating air regimes with 8 changes per hour and a comprehensive BMS system to control the internal environment .
• Facilities room ( glass washer , large autoclaves , ice machine , washing machine & RO purified water )
• 120 seat Lecture Theatre and Costa Coffee shop located within the building
• 24 / 7 electronic card access – with CCTV linked into the University ’ s Security System
• 65 cycle spaces and shower facilities
• The QMB Innovation Centre is situated next to Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry , a world-class research institution with expertise in the challenging diseases of the modern world . It is just one mile from the City of London , Docklands and Canary Wharf and easy to reach by public transport with excellent rail and Tube links . It is also 7 minutes ’ walk from Whitechapel Underground station and the planned Whitechapel Cross Rail station .
Physical Tenants include : hVIVO Mediwise ADC Therapeutics Spirogen The London Specialist Pharmacy Biorelevant . com
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