Welcome to LiveLabs

Looking for hot-benching space for a few key experiments or allocated bench space to accommodate a growing team? If so, LiveLabs at Babraham Research Campus is ready to welcome you! LiveLabs is a flexible, co-working lab space, providing fully serviced and equipped labs ideal for molecular biology and cell culture work for early-stage life science companies.

 

 

Virtual Tour

LiveLabs

Get a sneak peak of LiveLabs in this virtual tour. This exciting, innovative, flexible and collaborative environment not only provides physical lab space but also all the support you'll need to help supercharge your discovery. Want to find out more...Contact us to arrange a visit for the opportunity to meet the team and take a real tour of the facilities to experience everything LiveLabs at Babraham Research Campus has to offer.

Virtual Tour

LiveLabs

Get a sneak peak of LiveLabs in this virtual tour. This exciting, innovative, flexible and collaborative environment not only provides physical lab space but also all the support you'll need to help supercharge your discovery. Want to find out more...Contact us to arrange a visit for the opportunity to meet the team and take a real tour of the facilities to experience everything LiveLabs at Babraham Research Campus has to offer.

What is LiveLabs?

  • Flexible, co-working lab space for early-stage life science companies (up to 8 people).
  • Located within an established Campus with access to state-of-the-art facilities and the opportunity to be part of one of the best ecosystems in Europe.
  • Fully serviced and equipped labs ideal for
    molecular biology and cell culture work.
  • Share, learn and network with other co-founders and CEOs – benefit from the ‘LiveLabs community’.
  • Short-term memberships (as little as 3 months
    initial term) for maximum flexibility.

Accessing the LiveLabs Difference

BABRAHAM RESEARCH CAMPUS MEMBER NETWORKS Be part of the wider conversation - for example, CEO roundtables, LiveLabs working group, Entrepreneurship network, Campus mentorship programme and more… Access to established EXPERIENCED LAB MANAGER Access to an Invaluable support when you need it most – our dedicated lab manager will help you get the most out of the lab and all its equipment. LIVELABS COMMUNITY Access to the Work alongside your peer group who are at the same stage as you – like-minded people to share experiences with and learn from. EVENTS & MENTORING Access to tailored Attend and participate in workshops, talks and mentoring activities, specifically devised to help you gain knowledge and confidence across all aspects of growing a successful life sciences company. IMPACT Access to Being located on Campus accelerates company fund-raising by an average of at least 3 months + by 10% more* *Babraham Research Campus Impact Report, 2019 FACILITIES AT THE BABRAHAM INSTITUTE Access to state-of-the-art Including flow cytometry, genomics and imaging. CAMPUS-SPECIFICFUNDING Access to Another advantage of locating on a campus part-owned and funded by the BBSRC – access to grants that could help secure, amongst other things, reduced lab rental rates or collaborative research.

Access to the

LIVELABS COMMUNITY

Work alongside your peer group who are at the same stage as you – like-minded people to share experiences with and learn from.

Access to an

EXPERIENCED LAB MANAGER

Invaluable support when you need it most – our dedicated lab manager will help you get the most out of the lab and all its equipment.

Access to tailored

EVENTS & MENTORING

Attend and participate in workshops, talks and mentoring activities, specifically devised to help you gain knowledge and confidence across all aspects of growing a successful life sciences company.

Access to state-of-the-art

FACILITIES AT THE BABRAHAM INSTITUTE

Including flow cytometry, genomics and imaging.

Access to established

BABRAHAM RESEARCH CAMPUS MEMBER NETWORKS

Be part of the wider conversation - for example, CEO roundtables, LiveLabs working group, Entrepreneurship network, Campus mentorship programme and more…

Access to

CAMPUS-SPECIFICFUNDING

Another advantage of locating on a campus part-owned and funded by the BBSRC – access to grants that could help secure, amongst other things, reduced lab rental rates or collaborative research.

Access to

IMPACT

Being located on Campus accelerates company fund-raising by an average of at least 3 months + by 10% more*

Membership

  • Short-term memberships for maximum flexibility.
  • Three-month initial membership with one month’s notice.
  • Rolling one-month membership after initial three-month period.
  • Membership provides access to one bench and one write-up desk for up to two people in our Cat 1 or Cat 2 labs (tissue culture, molecular biology and microbiology). 
  • User training in communal facilities.
  • Services and access to equipment included. 
  • Full and part-time lab access options available.

Meet Ruth Campbell, our Lab Operations Manager

Ruth Campbell joined Campus back in August 2022 as Lab Operations Manager, read the interview here to learn about her inspiring career and role on Campus. 

 

Read the interview

Sponsorship: Welcome to Promega!

We are delighted to announce Promega as our inaugural sponsor!

Sponsorship includes:

  • A significant piece of equipment for LiveLabs – a Glomax microplate reader.
  • Training and support for all scientists in LiveLabs and across the Campus.

Find out more

Start-ups...
Are you a start-up looking to locate within one of the best life science ecosystems in Europe? To find out more about LiveL@bs membership and how it could accelerate your research get in touch below.

Partners and Investors...
If you would like to discuss a start-up venture you think would benefit from LiveLabs membership, or want to partner with us to offer LiveLabs space to individuals/companies you invest in please contact us.

To Sponsors...
Do you have a new technology that could benefit from input from Campus companies? Are you interested in supporting start-ups get off
the ground? Would you like to become part of the LiveLabs community? If you would like to discuss sponsorship options, including placing shared equipment in LiveLabs, please contact:

Louise Jopling, Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer
Telephone: +44 (0)7795 287 015

Email