A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with King’s College London (King’s) – a top 10 UK ranked university – aimed at establishing a dedicated science and technology innovation campus at Canada Water.

This exciting partnership establishes a framework for collaboration between Canada Water and King’s, supporting growth and education in local science and technology innovation industries. It will ensure King’s and their spinouts have access to high quality work and lab space at Canada Water, providing easy access to a pipeline of space to support the growth of London’s science and technology ecosystem.

Effective for five years, the MoU will deliver a long term and innovative partnership through a mix of opportunities such as technical services, networking and events, and latest research and analysis relating to key sector trends and developments.

Michael Wiseman, Head of Workspace Leasing and Science and Technology at British Land, said: “The relationship we have fostered with King’s is testament to how developers can work with universities to unlock London’s potential in the sector, providing easy access for early stage ventures to pre-built lab space like that of Paper Yard, our modular campus at Canada Water. Collaboration and the exploration of growth opportunities is central to this Memorandum, and we look forward to working together and creating a hub of innovation at Canada Water.”

Professor Bashir M. Al-Hashimi, Vice President Innovation & Research at King’s said: “King’s has ambitious and innovative plans to scale up our research commercialisation, spinouts and industry collaboration in health, science, and engineering. We are delighted that this partnership will help us to deliver this plan through a collaborative and mutually beneficial approach.””

The Canada Water masterplan is already home to the Paper Yard, comprising 33,000 sq ft of fitted and lab-enabled modular workspace, which has welcomed pioneering companies across the science and technology sectors such as Prosemino and CheMastery. The Paper Yard was the first step in delivering Canada Water’s vision for science and technology innovation across the campus.

Image: The Paper Yard, 33,000 sq ft of fitted and lab-enabled space within Canada Water.