Time capsule buried under The Francis Crick Institute

A time capsule was buried yesterday under the site of The Francis Crick Institute by Francis Crick's daughter Gabrielle. The burial at the site in St Pancras and Somers Town in London was witnessed by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, the science minister David Willetts MP, and the Director and Chief Executive of The Francis Crick Institute Sir Paul Nurse - as well as the CEOs of the project partners. Following the burial, a signing ceremony took place where King's College London and Imperial College London formally joined the partnership behind The Francis Crick Institute (formally known as UKCMRI). The two universities have now become part of the project to create the world-leading medical research institute in central London founded by the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, the Wellcome Trust and UCL. The Institute will have a distinctive vision of how medical and scientific research will be conducted. Its work will focus on understanding the underlying causes of health and disease and accelerating discoveries made in the laboratory into the clinic. The brass capsule, placed 12 metres under the foundations of the Institute, is not expected to be unearthed for decades to come.