University of Leicester – a pinnacle of life sciences in the East Midlands
This article first appeared in the June 2006 issue of the Scandinavian Life Sciences magazine.
Located at the heart of England’s East Midlands, the University of Leicester provides a powerful springboard into life sciences related R&D in the UK. In addition to discoveries of world-wide impact, the university has developed a number of commercial initiatives – bringing findings of laboratory investigation to the forefront of the public domain.
With an annual research income of £35m, the University of Leicester ranks among the UK’s top 20 institutions in terms of research income per full-time member of staff which is reflected in the work emanating from the field of biological sciences.
Research groups in biochemistry, biology, cardiovascular science, cell physiology and pharmacology, genetics, and infection/immunity are all acclaimed for their international excellence. In 2005 the University opened the new £20m Henry Wellcome biomedical research building.
