Press releases

Festive fun in Somers Town

Children in Somers Town have been creating festive decorations for The Francis Crick Institute’s Tree of Life project.
22 December 2011

Tax decision scraps rules that would see charities pay big VAT bills on their building projects

Charities have praised Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for cancelling a proposed change of tax rules which would see them pay VAT on big building projects.
03 August 2011

A new name for UKCMRI

The UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI) is to be re-named The Francis Crick Institute in honour of one of the United Kingdom’s greatest scientists.
25 May 2011

Two more leading universities plan to join scientific powerhouse

Imperial College London and King’s College London are set to join the partners behind the world-leading medical research institute: the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI).
13 April 2011

Founders sign UKCMRI agreement

Leading science institutions formally establish UKCMRI as a state-of-the-art medical research institute
09 November 2010

UKCMRI submits plans for world-leading medical research institute

Plans for a new world-leading medical research institute at St Pancras and Somers Town in London have been presented to Camden Council.
02 September 2010

Paul Nurse to head world-leading centre

The Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse is to become UKCMRI’s first Director and Chief Executive.
15 July 2010

UK to take unprecedented step in international science leadership

A consortium of the UK’s largest and most successful scientific and academic institutions has laid out its plans for the biggest centre for biomedical research and innovation in Europe.
21 June 2010

UKCMRI welcomes government commitment to funding

UKCMRI has welcomed the Government’s statement of support for the project to build a world-leading medical research institute in London.
24 May 2010

Government to invest £250m

The Government is to invest £250 million in the project to build a world class research centre that will tackle some of the biggest biomedical challenges.
25 March 2010

Development Control Forum

Senior members of the UKCMRI team will meet Camden residents to discuss plans for the new institute.
01 February 2010

Centre to be built at Brill Place

In December 2007, plans were announced to create the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI), a world class research centre that will tackle some of the biggest medical challenges facing the 21st Century.
06 January 2010

Shaping the future of science

The UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI), a groundbreaking project to create a world-leading biomedical research institute in central London, has revealed its designs for the building and gives the first details of its proposed Scientific Vision and Research Strategy.
07 December 2009

UKCMRI selects agency

The UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation has selected Fleishman-Hillard as communications consultants as it seeks to communicate the positive impact that the project will have locally and throughout the UK
07 October 2008

Architects chosen for project

The architects, HOK, have been chosen to design a world-leading medical research centre to fight disease in London.
21 August 2008