- Institute will migrate to new building throughout rest of the year
- Expansion to accommodate significant headcount growth
London, 1 August 2024 – The Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford (EIT) is expanding into Winchester House on The Oxford Science Park to accommodate for significant growth and an anticipated tripling in headcount over the coming years.
The phased move, starting this month, will see the interdisciplinary research and development facility EIT taking full occupancy of Winchester House throughout the remainder of the year.
Winchester House was built in 2008 alongside EIT’s current building, Fletcher House, and provides an additional 26.995 square foot (sq ft) of modern fitted laboratory and office accommodation over three floors, with excellent natural light with full height glazed elevations.
EIT Oxford is in the process of developing a new 300,000 sq ft state of the art research and development campus directly to the north of Fletcher and Winchester House, which will be connected by an elevated woodland walkway to a new facility on the Science Park itself. Construction of the Lord Norman Foster designed campus is due to be completed in 2027. The facility is expected to attract some of the best scientists in their field to develop and deploy technology in pursuit of solving some of humanity’s most challenging and enduring problems.
EIT Oxford will drive scientific and technological innovation in four key areas: health and medical science, food security and sustainable agriculture, climate change and clean energy, and government innovation and era of artificial intelligence.
Prof Sir John Bell, EIT Oxford President, said: “We exist to become a world leading scientific and technology institute that delivers full-stack, commercially viable solutions to these big problems. Our expansion to Winchester House will help create a collaborative, holistic work environment to propel healthcare and technological innovation.”
Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield advised TOSP, which is majority owned by Magdalen College Oxford.
Jamie Renison, Head of Life Sciences Agency UK at Cushman & Wakefield, said: “The Oxford Science Park promotes a culture of innovation and development among its community, offering start-up science organisations scope and opportunity to grow within the park itself. The Ellison Institute’s expansion to Winchester House signals great strides in their vision, and we were delighted to help facilitate EIT’s growth curve.”
The Oxford Science Park is home to more than 100 leading companies active across a range of therapeutic areas and technologies including infectious diseases, cancer, and artificial intelligence and has seen companies on the park raise more than $2bn of capital since 2020. It is located approximately five miles to the south east of Oxford city centre.
About The Oxford Science Park
The Oxford Science Park (TOSP) is majority owned by Magdalen College, Oxford, upholding its research heritage and its strategy to support discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship. Providing an influential science and technology environment, the Park has ambitious plans to create an additional 600,000+ sq. ft. of laboratory and office space over the next 3 years. This additional capacity will support the growth of businesses already based on the Park, providing flexible best-in-class workspace accommodation, and enabling new companies to enjoy the Park’s exceptional environment and collegiate and collaborative ethos.
TOSP is home to 3,350 people and close to 100 businesses. These range from start-ups based in the Magdalen Centre innovation hub to major international companies and include Enara Bio, Exscientia, Evox, MoA, Ochre Bio, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, OXGENE, Orbit Discovery, Sitryx and Theolytics. The Park also hosts the new Oxford campus of the Ellison Institute of Technology.
The Oxford Science Park is located approximately four miles south-east of Oxford city centre, just off the City’s southern ring road. It has easy access to the M40 and A34, as well as to Heathrow Airport and mainline train services. For further information, please visit: www.oxfordsp.com
About EIT Oxford
The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) works to develop and deploy advanced technology in pursuit of solving some of humanity’s most challenging and enduring problems. Guided by world-leading scientists and entrepreneurs, EIT seeks to accelerate innovation by driving scientific and technological advancements across four humane endeavours: health and medical science, food security and sustainable agriculture, climate change and clean energy, and government innovation and the era of artificial intelligence. EIT Oxford is a new interdisciplinary research and development facility that bridges The Oxford Science Park and Littlemore. Set for completion in 2027, the state-of-the-art facility will have 30,000m² of research laboratories, an oncology and preventative care clinic, plus educational and meeting spaces. The new facility will further EIT’s current partnership with the University of Oxford and become the new home for Ellison Scholars.
Alongside EIT’s flagship facility in Los Angeles, California, EIT Oxford will be the second in a planned series of globally connected research campuses.
To learn more about EIT Oxford, visit www.eit.org
