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Ellison Institute expands to new building on The Oxford Science Park to accommodate growth
Ellison Institute expands to new building on The Oxford Science Park to accommodate growth
01 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.”
Rory Maw, CEO of The Oxford Science Park, said:
“EIT’s expansion into Winchester House, which includes laboratory space, is an exciting next step in the creation of its major new campus at The Oxford Science Park. We are delighted to be working with the EIT team to help realise its ambitious vision to solve some of the most pressing global challenges by harnessing Oxford’s world-leading research and innovation.”
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.
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