New state-of-the-art centre for immune disease opens

The Pears Building - UCL scientists investigating the immune system will work alongside doctors, nurses and patients from the Royal Free Hospital, in a unique partnership that will enable new treatments to be developed more quickly for global health problems, including Covid-19, diabetes and cancer. This week researchers completed their move  into the Pears Building, Hampstead, which is a collaboration between UCL, the Royal Free Charity, and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL). The cutting-edge facility is the new home of the UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation and unites the world-leading scientists with the expertise of clinicians at the RFL. It increases the likelihood that patients with immune-related conditions will soon be able to access groundbreaking therapies unavailable anywhere else. The £60m institute will not only bring the theory and implementation of research much closer together but will also allow the public easy access to the latest discoveries in immunology research. Based in the grounds of the Royal Free Hospital, the building will accommodate up to 200 researchers who have been moving in over the past month. Patients taking part in research will be offered accommodation on the top floors of the building, many with stunning views across Hampstead Heath.