The London and the Golden Triangle R&D ecosystem
London and the Golden Triangle is ranked number 7 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 162 labs within about 120 kilometres: 68 research institutes, 34 corporate, 28 government, 21 university, 6 military, 3 non-profit and 2 intergovernmental. Leading organisations include Medical Research Council, UK Ministry of Defence, University of Oxford and Innovate UK, focused on molecular biology, genetics, ai and physiology.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
#7world rank
162labs
116organisations
1country
Why these labs matter
Discovery Centre: Anchors the Cambridge life sciences cluster.
Google DeepMind: One of a handful of labs setting the pace towards general-purpose AI, and the leading example of AI accelerating science itself.
GSK Research and Development: Leads vaccines and infectious disease research.
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology: One of the most successful research labs in history.
Microsoft Research Cambridge: A leading European AI research lab.
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory: A major UK science campus.
All 162 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Research AssociationAircraft Research Association | Bedford, United Kingdom | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Global and Planetary Change | 1952 |
| Arm ResearchArm | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Corporate Technology | Semiconductors, AI | |
| Arup ForesightArup | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Professional services | Built environment foresight | |
| Discovery CentreAstraZeneca | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Drug discovery | 2021 |
| Aviva Digital GarageAviva | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Insurance | Digital insurance | 2015 |
| Barclays Eagle LabsBarclays | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Financial services | Start-up incubation, Fintech | 2015 |
| BP Innovation and EngineeringBP | Sunbury, United Kingdom | Corporate Energy and resources | Low carbon, Hydrogen | |
| Adastral ParkBT Group | Ipswich, United Kingdom | Corporate Telecommunications | Networks, Quantum, Cybersecurity | 1975 |
| Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (United Kingdom)Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (United Kingdom) | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Corporate Environment and climate | Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | 1985 |
| Cancer Research HorizonsCancer Research UK | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Computational Theory and Mathematics | 2002 |
| Central Research Laboratories (United Kingdom)Central Research Laboratories (United Kingdom) | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Corporate Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Molecular Medicine | 1928 |
| Distill VenturesDiageo | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Consumer and retail | Drinks start-up investment | 2013 |
| East Malling Research (United Kingdom)East Malling Research (United Kingdom) | Tonbridge, United Kingdom | Corporate Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1913 |
| Blue LabEDF | Brighton, United Kingdom | Corporate Energy and resources | Energy services, Smart homes | |
| Google DeepMindGoogle | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Technology | AI, Science | 2010 |
| GSK Research and DevelopmentGSK | Stevenage, United Kingdom | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Drug discovery, Vaccines | |
| Huawei Cambridge R&D campusHuawei | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Corporate Technology | Optoelectronics | |
| Hangar 51IAG | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Travel and hospitality | Airline start-up accelerator | 2017 |
| InstaDeep AI LabInstaDeep | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Technology | AI, Biotech | 2014 |
| Leatherhead Food ResearchLeatherhead Food Research | Leatherhead, United Kingdom | Corporate Agriculture and food | Food Science, Biotechnology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1919 |
| MSD London Discovery Research CentreMerck | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Drug discovery | |
| FAIR LondonMeta | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Technology | AI | |
| Microsoft Research CambridgeMicrosoft | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Corporate Technology | AI, Health tech, Systems | 1997 |
| Ocado TechnologyOcado | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Corporate Consumer and retail | Robotics, Grocery automation | 2000 |
| OpenAI LondonOpenAI | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Technology | LLMs | 2023 |
| Samsung AI Center CambridgeSamsung | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Corporate Technology | AI | |
| Santander InnoVenturesSantander | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Financial services | Fintech investment | 2014 |
| Sharp Laboratories of Europe (United Kingdom)Sharp Laboratories of Europe (United Kingdom) | Oxford, United Kingdom | Corporate Basic science | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics | 1990 |
| Tesco LabsTesco | Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom | Corporate Consumer and retail | Retail tech | 2014 |
| Transport Research Laboratory (United Kingdom)Transport Research Laboratory (United Kingdom) | Wokingham, United Kingdom | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Civil and Structural Engineering, Transportation | 1933 |
| Tun Abdul Razak Research CentreTun Abdul Razak Research Centre | Hertford, United Kingdom | Corporate Chemicals and materials | Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Biomedical Engineering | 1938 |
| Unilever FoundryUnilever | London, United Kingdom | Corporate Consumer and retail | Startup partnerships | 2014 |
| Vernalis (R&D) Limited (United Kingdom)Vernalis (R&D) Limited (United Kingdom) | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry | |
| Visioncare ResearchVisioncare Research | Farnham, United Kingdom | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Ophthalmology | 1992 |
| Advanced Research + Invention AgencyAdvanced Research + Invention Agency | London, United Kingdom | Government Environment and climate | Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology | 2023 |
| Rothamsted ResearchBBSRC | Harpenden, United Kingdom | Government Agriculture and food | Crop science | 1843 |
| The Pirbright InstituteBBSRC | Pirbright, United Kingdom | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Animal viruses | 1914 |
| Babraham InstituteBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Biosciences, Ageing | 1949 |
| Clinical Practice Research DatalinkDepartment of Health and Social Care | London, United Kingdom | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Health Information Management, Toxicology, Geriatrics and Gerontology | 1987 |
| Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyGovernment of the United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom | Government Social sciences and humanities | Safety Research, Strategy and Management, Law | 2023 |
| Health Research AuthorityHealth Research Authority | London, United Kingdom | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Statistics and Probability, Physiology | |
| Cell and Gene Therapy CatapultInnovate UK | London, United Kingdom | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Cell and gene therapy | 2012 |
| Connected Places CatapultInnovate UK | London, United Kingdom | Government Technology | Transport, Smart cities | 2019 |
| Digital CatapultInnovate UK | London, United Kingdom | Government Technology | AI, Immersive tech | 2013 |
| Satellite Applications CatapultInnovate UK | Harwell, United Kingdom | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Space | 2013 |
| Institute for GovernmentInstitute for Government | London, United Kingdom | Government Healthcare and life sciences | General Health Professions, Health Information Management, Public Administration | 2008 |
| Italian Cultural Institute, LondonItalian Cultural Institute, London | London, United Kingdom | Government Social sciences and humanities | Archeology, Conservation, Visual Arts and Performing Arts | 1960 |
| Marine Science Coordination CommitteeMarine Science Coordination Committee | London, United Kingdom | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | 2008 |
| MRC Laboratory of Molecular BiologyMedical Research Council | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Structural biology | 1947 |
| National Institute of Agricultural BotanyNational Institute of Agricultural Botany | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Government Agriculture and food | Crop science, Plant breeding | 1919 |
| National Oceanography CentreNational Oceanography Centre | Southampton, United Kingdom | Government Environment and climate | Oceans, Marine robotics | 2010 |
| Parliamentary Office of Science and TechnologyParliament of United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | 1989 |
| Public Health Research ConsortiumPublic Health Research Consortium | London, United Kingdom | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | 2005 |
| Rutherford Appleton LaboratorySTFC | Harwell, United Kingdom | Government Basic science | Neutrons, Lasers, Space | 1957 |
| UK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology | Wallingford, United Kingdom | Government Environment and climate | Ecology, Hydrology | 2000 |
| Diamond Light SourceUK Government | Harwell, United Kingdom | Government Basic science | Synchrotron | 2002 |
| Government Digital ServiceUK government | London, United Kingdom | Government Public policy and analysis | Digital public services | 2011 |
| National Physical LaboratoryUK Government | Teddington, United Kingdom | Government Technology | Metrology, Quantum | 1900 |
| The Alan Turing InstituteUK Government | London, United Kingdom | Government Technology | AI, Data science | 2015 |
| Francis Crick InstituteUK Government and charities | London, United Kingdom | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Biomedicine | 2010 |
| UKHSA Porton DownUK Health Security Agency | Porton Down, United Kingdom | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious disease | |
| Culham Campus (UK Atomic Energy Authority)UKAEA | Culham, United Kingdom | Government Energy and resources | Fusion, Robotics | 1960 |
| Defence and Security AcceleratorMinistry of Defence | London, United Kingdom | Military Healthcare and life sciences | Materials Chemistry, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Polymers and Plastics | |
| AWE AldermastonUK Ministry of Defence | Aldermaston, United Kingdom | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Nuclear deterrent | 1950 |
| AWE BurghfieldUK Ministry of Defence | Burghfield, United Kingdom | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Nuclear warhead assembly | |
| Dstl Porton DownUK Ministry of Defence | Porton Down, United Kingdom | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Defence science, Chemical and biological defence | 2001 |
| Dstl Portsdown WestUK Ministry of Defence | Portsmouth, United Kingdom | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Maritime, Electronics | |
| MoD Boscombe DownUK Ministry of Defence | Amesbury, United Kingdom | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Aircraft test and evaluation | 1917 |
| Institute of Structural and Molecular BiologyBirkbeck, University of London | London, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Genetics | 2003 |
| MRC Centre for Environment and HealthImperial College London | London, United Kingdom | University Environment and climate | Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Genetics, Atmospheric Science | 2009 |
| MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesImperial College London | London, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Plant Science | 1998 |
| Centre for Ultrastructural ImagingKing's College London | London, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Structural Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | |
| William Harvey Research InstituteQueen Mary University of London | London, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Physiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | 1990 |
| Imperial College LondonUniversities in United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom | University Multidisciplinary research | Engineering, Medicine | 1907 |
| University College LondonUniversities in United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom | University Multidisciplinary research | Neuroscience, AI | 1826 |
| University of CambridgeUniversities in United Kingdom | Cambridge, United Kingdom | University Multidisciplinary research | Life sciences, AI, Physics | 1209 |
| University of OxfordUniversities in United Kingdom | Oxford, United Kingdom | University Multidisciplinary research | Vaccines, AI, Quantum | 1096 |
| Gatsby Computational Neuroscience UnitUniversity College London | London, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 1998 |
| Sainsbury Wellcome CentreUniversity College London | London, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Biophysics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 2016 |
| Wellcome Centre for Human NeuroimagingUniversity College London | London, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | 2006 |
| NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research CentreUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | Southampton, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | |
| NIHR Wellcome Trust Southampton Clinical Research FacilityUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | Southampton, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Rheumatology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology | |
| Cambridge Centre for AI in MedicineUniversity of Cambridge | Cambridge, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Computational Theory and Mathematics | |
| Cancer Imaging CentreUniversity of Cambridge | Cambridge, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Genetics, Cancer Research | 2013 |
| Centre for Human GeneticsUniversity of Oxford | Oxford, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Materials Chemistry, Infectious Diseases | 1994 |
| John Adams Institute for Accelerator ScienceUniversity of Oxford | London, United Kingdom | University Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2004 |
| Medawar Building for Pathogen ResearchUniversity of Oxford | Oxford, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Virology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases | |
| Wellcome Centre for Ethics and HumanitiesUniversity of Oxford | Oxford, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Safety Research | 2017 |
| Wellcome Centre for Integrative NeuroimagingUniversity of Oxford | Oxford, United Kingdom | University Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Psychiatry and Mental health | 1998 |
| NestaNesta | London, United Kingdom | Non-profit Public policy and analysis | Innovation policy, Experiments | 1998 |
| The Faraday InstitutionThe Faraday Institution | Didcot, United Kingdom | Non-profit Energy and resources | Batteries, Electrification | 2017 |
| Wellcome Sanger InstituteWellcome Trust | Hinxton, United Kingdom | Non-profit Healthcare and life sciences | Genomics | 1993 |
| European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsECMWF | Reading, United Kingdom | Intergovernmental Environment and climate | Weather, Climate | 1975 |
| EMBL-EBIEMBL | Hinxton, United Kingdom | Intergovernmental Healthcare and life sciences | Bioinformatics | 1994 |
| AWE Nuclear Security TechnologiesAWE Nuclear Security Technologies | Reading, United Kingdom | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Control and Systems Engineering, Materials Chemistry | 1950 |
| BT ResearchBT Group (United Kingdom) | Ipswich, United Kingdom | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Computer Networks and Communications | 1921 |
| Building Research EstablishmentBuilding Research Establishment | Watford, United Kingdom | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | 1921 |
| California Perinatal Quality Care CollaborativeCalifornia Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative | Stanford in the Vale, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | |
| Cambridge Advanced Imaging CentreCambridge Advanced Imaging Centre | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Cell Biology | 2014 |
| Cancer Research UK Cambridge CenterCancer Research UK | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Genetics | 2007 |
| CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation OncologyCancer Research UK | Oxford, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiation | |
| Communicating Diet and Activity ResearchCommunicating Diet and Activity Research | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Transportation | 2006 |
| Joint European TorusCulham Centre for Fusion Energy | Oxford, United Kingdom | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Materials Chemistry | 1984 |
| Culham Science CentreCulham Science Centre | Abingdon, United Kingdom | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 1944 |
| Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical SciencesEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Technology | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Surgery, Health Informatics | |
| Wellcome EPSRC Centre for Medical EngineeringEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | |
| European Centre for Space Applications and TelecommunicationsEuropean Space Agency | Didcot, United Kingdom | Research institute Environment and climate | Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology | 2009 |
| Facility for Airborne Atmospheric MeasurementsFacility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements | Cranfield, United Kingdom | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering | 1972 |
| NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research CentreGreat Ormond Street Hospital | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology | |
| MRC Cancer UnitHutchison/MRC Research Centre | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Surgery, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology | 2001 |
| Infectious Diseases Data ObservatoryInfectious Diseases Data Observatory | Oxford, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | 2016 |
| Institute for Fiscal StudiesInstitute for Fiscal Studies | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Sociology and Political Science | 1969 |
| Institute of PhysicsInstitute of Physics | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | History and Philosophy of Science, Information Systems and Management, Information Systems | 1874 |
| Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical SciencesIsaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Basic science | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Condensed Matter Physics | 1992 |
| Jenner InstituteJenner Institute | Oxford, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases | 2005 |
| London Centre for NanotechnologyLondon Centre for Nanotechnology | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Basic science | Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2003 |
| London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease ResearchLondon Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Small Animals | 2013 |
| London Mathematical LaboratoryLondon Mathematical Laboratory | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Economics and Econometrics | |
| International Growth CentreLondon School of Economics and Political Science | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Safety Research, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2008 |
| Hutchison/MRC Research CentreMedical Research Council | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Surgery, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 2001 |
| Mary Lyon Centre at MRC HarwellMedical Research Council | Oxford, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Sensory Systems, Small Animals | |
| MRC Biostatistics UnitMedical Research Council | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Basic science | Genetics, Statistics and Probability, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty | 1913 |
| MRC Brain Network Dynamics UnitMedical Research Council | Oxford, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 2015 |
| MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCLMedical Research Council | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Statistics and Probability, Infectious Diseases, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty | 1948 |
| MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences UnitMedical Research Council | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health, Developmental and Educational Psychology | 1944 |
| MRC Epidemiology UnitMedical Research Council | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 2003 |
| MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell BiologyMedical Research Council | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biophysics | 1993 |
| MRC Metabolic Diseases UnitMedical Research Council | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 2013 |
| MRC Population Health Research UnitMedical Research Council | Oxford, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery | 1995 |
| MRC Prion UnitMedical Research Council | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Molecular Biology, Psychiatry and Mental health | 1998 |
| MRC Toxicology UnitMedical Research Council | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Pharmacology, Plant Science | 1947 |
| MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and AgeingMedical Research Council | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Genetics, Health | 2008 |
| MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular MedicineMedical Research Council | Oxford, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Hematology, Immunology, Molecular Biology | 1989 |
| Wellcome/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell InstituteMedical Research Council | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience, Hematology | |
| NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research CentreMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Epidemiology | 2007 |
| MRC Human Immunology UnitMRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine | Oxford, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Virology, Molecular Biology | 1989 |
| MRC Molecular Haematology UnitMRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine | Oxford, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Hematology, Genetics, Molecular Biology | |
| National Cancer Research InstituteNational Cancer Research Institute | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Oncology, Reproductive Medicine | 2001 |
| National Foundation for Educational ResearchNational Foundation for Educational Research | Slough, United Kingdom | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Education, Information Systems and Management, Political Science and International Relations | 1946 |
| National Institute for Biological Standards and ControlNational Institute for Biological Standards and Control | Potters Bar, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Hematology, Physiology, Epidemiology | 1972 |
| NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at The Royal Marsden and the ICRNational Institute for Health and Care Research | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Otorhinolaryngology, Epidemiology | |
| NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research CentreNational Institute for Health and Care Research | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Cancer Research, Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
| NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South LondonNational Institute for Health and Care Research | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, General Health Professions | 2014 |
| NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research CentreNational Institute for Health and Care Research | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | |
| National Institute of Academic AnaesthesiaNational Institute of Academic Anaesthesia | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Health Information Management, Surgery | 2008 |
| Northwick Park Institute for Medical ResearchNorthwick Park Institute for Medical Research | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | 1994 |
| Open TargetsOpen Targets | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Genetics | 2014 |
| Organic Research CentreOrganic Research Centre | Newbury, United Kingdom | Research institute Agriculture and food | Forestry, Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science | 1980 |
| Orthopaedic ResearchOrthopaedic Research | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Surgery, Epidemiology, Rheumatology | 1989 |
| Oxford Institute for Energy StudiesOxford Institute for Energy Studies | Oxford, United Kingdom | Research institute Energy and resources | General Energy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Economics and Econometrics | 1982 |
| Research Complex at HarwellResearch Complex at Harwell | Harwell, United Kingdom | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Radiation, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2006 |
| Royal Observatory in GreenwichRoyal Museums Greenwich | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 1675 |
| Institute of PhilosophySchool of Advanced Study | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Philosophy, Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| Central Laser FacilityScience and Technology Facilities Council | Didcot, United Kingdom | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Control and Systems Engineering | 1976 |
| ISIS Neutron and Muon SourceScience and Technology Facilities Council | Didcot, United Kingdom | Research institute Basic science | Condensed Matter Physics, Radiation, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | 1985 |
| South West Thames Institute for Renal ResearchSouth West Thames Institute for Renal Research | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Nephrology, Molecular Biology, Physiology | 1998 |
| UK Catalysis HubUK Catalysis Hub | Harwell, United Kingdom | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry | 2013 |
| UK Energy Research CentreUK Energy Research Centre | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics | 2004 |
| Culham Centre for Fusion EnergyUnited Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | Abingdon, United Kingdom | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Materials Chemistry | 1965 |
| United Kingdom Clinical Research CollaborationUnited Kingdom Clinical Research Collaboration | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | General Health Professions, Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 2004 |
| Warren Spring LaboratoryWarren Spring Laboratory | Stevenage, United Kingdom | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Pollution, Mechanical Engineering | 1959 |
| Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of MedicineWellcome Trust | London, United Kingdom | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | History and Philosophy of Science, History, Clinical Psychology | 2000 |
Countries
Organisations
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Cancer Research UK
- EMBL
- European Space Agency
- Huawei
- Innovate UK
- Institute of Physics
- Medical Research Council
- Meta
- Microsoft
- Ministry of Defence
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Samsung
- UK Government
- UK Ministry of Defence
- Universities in United Kingdom
- University of Oxford
Other leading ecosystems
- Paris and Saclay
- Beijing and Tianjin
- Washington DC and Maryland
- Greater Tokyo and Tsukuba
- Moscow
- Grenoble
- Greater Bay Area (Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong)
- Shanghai and Suzhou
- Provence (ITER and Cadarache)
- Silicon Valley and the Bay Area
- Singapore
- Zurich, Basel and Aargau
- Randstad (Amsterdam, Delft, Leiden)
- Stuttgart and Karlsruhe
Questions and answers
How big is the London and the Golden Triangle R&D ecosystem?
It has 162 labs from 116 organisations, ranking number 7 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in London and the Golden Triangle?
They include Medical Research Council, UK Ministry of Defence, University of Oxford and Innovate UK.
What does the London and the Golden Triangle ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are molecular biology, genetics, ai and physiology.
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