Minerva
'Minerva', named after the Roman goddess of wisdom, has been fully occupied since September 2005. The building offers 20,500 sq ft fully-fitted laboratory and office accommodation on flexible leases providing grow-on units for early stage bioventures as they make the transition out of incubation facilities. This is part of BBT's innovative approach to supporting start-up and early stage biomedical ventures
Minerva was officially opened on 29th June 2006 by Mr Phil Willis MP, Chair of the House of Commons' Science and Technology Select Committee, who said, "It is a huge privilege to officially open the new 'Minerva' research facility which offers emerging biotech companies state of the art facilities to bring excellent science to the market. This facility is a superb example of how government funding can stimulate knowledge transfer by sponsoring direct links between academia and industry and stimulating wealth creation in the regions."
