University of 91̽»¨ Innovation District
Home to world-leading translational research assets, the University of 91̽»¨ is driving economic growth, investment and job creation through its Innovation District.
Located off Junction 33 of the M1, the University of 91̽»¨ Innovation District builds is a 100 acre development opportunity that builds on the global reputation of the University's world-leading Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Nuclear AMRC and AMRC Training Centre. It was first developed in 2015 when Factory 2050 - the UK’s first reconfigurable factory where digital meets manufacturing - was completed. This state of the art facility has since been joined by specialist research centres looking at novel materials and processing techniques to testing facilities for large-scale engineering structures.
Most recently the Innovation District is home to research centres which bring solutions to the most pressing challenges such as net-zero carbon, sustainable aviation fuels and advancing gene therapies.
- Factory 2050
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The UK’s first state of the art factory which is capable of rapidly switching production between different high-value components and one-off parts.
- Translational Energy Research Centre
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A world-leading pilot-scale research centre working with industry to test and develop green energy solutions.
- Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre
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A pioneering gene therapy innovation centre set to advance scientific discoveries into treatment options for patients with life-threatening diseases
- Sustainable Aviation Fuels-Innovation Centre
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The UK’s first centre to develop, test, validate and certify zero-carbon and sustainable aviation fuels.
- Royce Translational Centre
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Offering industry state-of-the-art facilities to evolve novel materials and processing techniques.
- Laboratory for Verification and Validation
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Offering industry the opportunity to test large-scale engineering structures under real-life vibration and acoustic conditions.
- Integrated Civil and Infrastructure Research Centre
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Offering industry specialised research and consulting expertise looking at how big data, advanced materials and robotics can be used to increase innovation.