75,000 sq ft
Following our acquisition of the historic building from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHT), the Old Medical School has become one of the founding projects for HiVE Places, our innovation ecosystem platform dedicated to developing and operating next-generation innovation environments that accelerate the growth of high value-add economies.
Located within the Leeds Innovation Village and forming a key part of the wider Leeds Innovation Arc, the redevelopment will create a vibrant health innovation hub where clinicians, researchers, entrepreneurs, investors and industry come together to collaborate, innovate and commercialise new ideas that improve patient care and drive economic growth.
The project will deliver approximately 52,000 sq ft of flexible innovation space, including collaboration areas, incubation and grow-on space, offices, specialist workspaces, event facilities and shared amenities. Through HiVE Places, we're creating much more than high-quality workspace. We're building an innovation ecosystem that connects businesses with clinical expertise, academic research, investment and specialist support, helping organisations develop, test and scale new technologies faster.
Our vision is underpinned by strategic partnerships with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Nexus at the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett University, creating an environment where healthcare providers, universities, innovators and industry work together to accelerate research, commercialisation and the adoption of new healthcare solutions.
Originally completed in 1894, the Old Medical School was designed by renowned Leeds architect W.H. Thorp as the home of one of England's first provincial medical schools. More recently, it housed Leeds Teaching Hospitals' pathology services before their relocation to the new Centre for Laboratory Medicine at St James's University Hospital, allowing this iconic building to begin its next chapter.
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