Collaborate with us

We know that good science doesn’t happen in isolation; the best projects are those that draw expertise from a range of teams. A key tenet of our research strategy is to educate and equip LMS staff and students with the skills and knowledge required for the translation of their research.

Crucially, we consider clinical outcomes at the earliest stages of our discovery research and provide clear routes and support for transforming our work into clinical interventions that can improve human health.

The LMS places a high value on research and development collaborations, the training of the next generation of scientists and the translation of research findings into clinical and industry applications.

How this fits our strategy

Industrial research collaboration opportunities:

Our discovery research results in opportunities for mutually beneficial collaborations with a broad section of stakeholders and partners.

Please contact us to find out about our current opportunities.

Transformative innovation that creates lasting impact on human health is central to everything that we do. This means capitalising on our fundamental discovery research and finding ways to translate it into policies, treatments, therapies and technologies for medicine.

We drive innovation by supporting the entire LMS staff and student community to take opportunities which are offered to us by our strategic positioning. The LMS is placed at the centre of a rich academic and entrepreneurial STEM environment. We are located on the Imperial College London Hammersmith  Campus, adjacent to a large teaching hospital. We are also part of Imperial’s Faculty of Medicine and based just a stone’s throw from the White City Innovation District, embedding us in a vibrant clinical translational university environment.

How we do this

We work with multiple partners in a number of areas, from research and training, to public engagement and education.

We have established, and will continue to establish, institutional collaborations with leading research and industry partners in the UK, Europe and throughout the world.

Dr David Kennard

LMS Entrepreneur in Residence

We’re proud to have Dr David Kennard as our Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence.

David, with both an MBA and a biochemistry PhD, brings decades of entrepreneurial experience across Pharmaceutical and Biotech sectors. David plays a key role in shaping the Institute’s translational knowledge transfer strategy, engages with the staff and stakeholder partners through seminars and informal discussions and liaises with industry.

To chat with David about partnerships and opportunities for industry, email him here:

Helmholtz Diabetes Center

In 2024, the LMS initiated a strategic collaboration with the Helmholtz Diabetes Center in Munich, Germany. This collaboration provides opportunities for knowledge transfer, collaborative projects and the acceleration of translation of research findings towards clinical utility. The partnership is supported by seed funding from the MRC and Helmholtz Research Institute to allow postdoctoral researchers, PhD students and core facility staff to participate in research exchanges.