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Campus news
London BioScience Innovation Centre turns 15
The London BioScience Innovation Centre (LBIC) celebrated its fteenth anniversary in June this year.
LBIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the RVC, based at the Camden campus. LBIC offers laboratory and of ce space as well as 鈥榲irtual鈥� client services to client companies. It provides the RVC with valuable links to industry, opportunities for research collaboration and student placements. Since its incorporation
on 12th June 2000, LBIC has supported more than 130 clients and currently has about 60 active clients. These clients include Cancer Research Technology, MedCity London and subsidiary companies of Johnson & Johnson.
LBIC also supports small start-up companies including Tecrea,
a spinoff from the RVC specialising in cell and tissue delivery technology. In 2014, LBIC client deltaDOT launched a therapeutic drug monitoring service in conjunction with the RVC.
If you would like to nd out more about LBIC, please visit lbic.com.
Structure and Motion Lab extends its services
Over the past 12 months, the College has been building a three storey extension to the Structure and Motion Laboratory. The extension will provide essential of ce, laboratory and meeting space for the Structure and Motion team as well
as collaborative working space for visiting scientists and a large roof-height open space to house cutting-edge
new equipment for the team. The building has been partly funded by long-term supporters of the RVC, the Wolfson Foundation.
