Biomanufacturing for
Impactful & Inclusive Innovation



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Biomanufacturing for Inclusive & Impactful Innovation





A  biofabrication research institute bringing impactful & inclusive
bioscience research to life.





The Lifefabs Institute BSL 1 lab space is the UK’s
open-access collaborative biofabrication playground.

We provide creatives, scientists, engineers and communities access to low-cost research-grade facilities to bring their projects to real-world applications.

Our mission is to support and ecosystem of healthcare and life-science projects at the intersection of material biomanufacturing. We believe anyone can contribute to the field of scientific discovery and provide a hub for researchers to invent,build and translate projects into impactful functional outputs.













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Our Biofabrication Laboratory




Research access is difficult.

Our importance lies at delivering substantially faster and flexible timelines from basic research ideas to scalable working prototypes. 

By bringing interdisciplinary people together to experiment 
and accelerate the translation of pioneering life science research into real-world solutions. We can foster a community of hands-on experimentation, shared-learning and accelerated de-risked innovation we can address critical challenges in health, sustainability and society.

Our Story behind Lifefabs ->
Partering with University Research Labs:
We collaborate with traditional research labs to recover, advance and scale high-impact projects that traditional pipelines miss due to risk, scale or institutional inertia.


Translational Platform for Spin-Outs:
We serve as an agile launchpad for PhD graduates to spin out their innovations 50% faster than traditional start-ups.


Collaborative R&D:
Our Labs actively partner with leading organisations to foster cross-sector project development to accelearate R&D.



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We are committed to activating impactful research projects that directly engage local communities, offering accessible science education, and equipping both novices and experienced researchers with the skills to work safely and effectively at
the bench.



Our Core Facilities  ->
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Our Research Labs

Interdisciplinary Research Labs: Collectively Transforming Ideas








Our Institute is made up of a network of researchers, academics, and residents from a wide range of disciplines, levels and backgrounds.

By having our local-resident researchers work alongside academics our projects gain better understanding of their contexts, local contraints and translations, which helps build a community of ideas that solve real issue and become useful in their contexts.


To achieve our mission of supporting impactful research developed by all, we house three research labs as working groups.


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Engineered Living Materials

Evolving future living materials that can grow sense and adapt.Medical Printing Lab

Exploring the future of biomedical printing technologies.Living Fabrics Lab

Transforming Textiles to be 
programmable & sustainable.

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Bring your project to life with us.




Lifefabs Institute is designed to support all researchers (from local residents to post-docs) to experiment with biomaterials, living systems, and sustainable technologies. 

Serving as an accessible incubator for early-stage biodesign concepts, researchers can save money and time, preventing long, drawn-out funding accelerators. Instead, this energy and time can be devoted to the development and translation of ideas.


If you have an idea you’d like to bring to life at Lifefabs   Apply Here ->

 Our Research members receive access to Lifefabs facilities, equipment and basic training form our team. 

While wider community memebrs can book a walk-in to come visit us or join us for a workshop to 
develop their biofabrication and maker-based skills.



Discover our reasearch-grade equipment & core facilities here Applications for membership are reviewed on a rolling basis. 



After receiving your responses, one of our team will reach out to schedule a meeting and lab walk through. 
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R&D Collaborations


 

Together we can can transform early-stage projects into groundbreaking solutions.

We enable private companies, university labs, public organisations, and research teams to embed nature-inspired design principles, advanced biomaterials, and cellular engineering techniques into their innovation pipelines, fostering sustainable, cutting-edge solutions through project collaboration, specialist training and consultancy services.






Lifefabs Institute’s research groups collaborate and work with
industry partners on projects that are high impact and mutally beneficial.
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What’s On: Inclusive Learning & Events


Our Inclusive Learning & Events


At Lifefabs Institute our mission is to foster a safe and inclusive community where all people can learn, create and meaningfully fabricate with the life sciences. 

As Biodesign becomes the next innovation frontier, our goal is to ensure that all persons can explore and participate in this emerging field. 

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Outreach & School Learning


 Inspiring Future Innovators




We believe that it is our responsibility to ensure the broadest community possible has access to the creative arts and STEAM opportunities - and run a range of creative and engaging events across schools, community centres and festivals in and around London.


Find out more about our outreach workshops and events for schools and familes here ->
   
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Support our Inclusive Innovation


Since 2024, Lifefabs Institute has existed to democratise biodesign and biofabrication by providing an open-access, collaborative space where creatives, scientists, and communities can invent, learn, and translate cutting-edge biological research into real-world solutions that advance health, sustainability, and social impact.

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