The Lilly Research Centre is a medical research centre in
Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
. It is the European headquarters of
Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company is an American pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with offices in 18 countries. Its products are sold in approximately 125 countries. The company was founded in 1876 by, and named after, Colonel ...
.
History
In 1968, when the centre opened, Eli Lilly was spending £20m on research in the UK. The average research cost of a
new molecular entity A new chemical entity (NCE) is, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a novel, small, chemical molecule drug that is undergoing clinical trials or has received a first approval (not a new use) by the FDA in any other application submit ...
is currently over £1bn. In 2003, a £40m investment transformed the site into a Centre of Excellence in Neuroscience Research.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger brother of King Charles III and the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince ...
visited the site on 11 June 2003.
In October 2019, Eli Lilly announced the closure of their Erl Wood research centre by the end of 2020 with some staff moving to other Eli Lilly locations in the local area and neuroscience research moving to the USA. A year later, in October 2020,
UCB announced they had acquired the site from Lilly and would complete a refurbishment of the site.
Directors
* David Dennen
* John Wold 1983-
*
Karin Briner 2007-10
Structure
It is accessed via the
A30 and B3020, and the
A322 via junction 3 of the
M3. The site has a 200-seat restaurant. The EMC building opened in 2000. The site is set in woodland.
See also
*
British Neuroscience Association
The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is a scientific society with around 2,500 members. Starting out as an informal gathering of scientists meeting at the Black Hourse Public House in London to discuss brain-related topics (the 'London Blac ...
*
Napp Research Centre
The Napp Research Centre is a large medical research institute in the north of Cambridge, and innovative-looking and award-winning architecture; it is a Cambridge landmark.
History
Cambridge Science Park was established in the early 1970s. The N ...
in
South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 162,119 at the 2021 census. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural District and South Cambridgeshire Rural District. I ...
References
External links
Lilly Research CentreUK Biotech Database
1967 establishments in England
Buildings and structures in Surrey
Commercial buildings completed in 1967
Eli Lilly and Company
Health in Surrey
Neuroscience research centres in the United Kingdom
Pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom
Pharmaceutical research institutes
Research institutes established in 1967
Research institutes in Surrey
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