Strategy for Francis Crick Institute unveiled at topping out ceremony

Sir Paul Nurse, Director of the Francis Crick Institute, unveiled the organisation's strategy today at a ceremony attended by senior government ministers and heads of the institute's founding partners, including UCL's President & Provost Professor Malcolm Grant. The announcement coincided with the topping out ceremony for the institute, a key milestone in the construction process which sees the building reach its highest point. The facility will open in London in 2015. The Crick will be a new and distinctive medical research institute. It will carry out discovery biomedical research to help better understand why disease develops and to find new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat a range of illnesses - such as cancer, heart disease and stroke, infections and neurodegenerative diseases. UCL is committed to realising the Crick's strategy and the tremendous opportunity it presents. We will draw on our strengths in interdisciplinary collaboration and partnership working to maximise the impact of the new Institute and reveal opportunities for research, education and enterprise.