The UK's only open-access
biofabrication institute.
biofabrication institute.
Lifefabs is an interdisciplinary hub for you to create solutions with impact: our mission is to make research accessible by offering pathways of translation.
Founded in 2024, we are the UK’s only open-access BSL-1 biofabrication lab, a space for you to start or continue your research by removing traditional barriers such as high costs and institutional gatekeeping. We support a wide spectrum of work, from early-stage experimentation, passion projects, spin-outs and applied research, enabling faster, more agile and de-risked project development. Our space is intentionally designed to foster collaboration across disciplines, encouraging shared learning between scientists, designers, creatives and the public.
We don't want your intellectual property: we want to see your project reach the real world and make a difference.
We believe that it is our responsibility to ensure the broadest community has access to research pathways, STEAM learning, and opportunities in biofabrication. Alongside our research, Lifefabs Institute delivers workshops, courses and educational programmes that embed community participation directly into our work.
Join the lab as a member to access research-grade facilities.
Pursue a passion project, research, or a start-up in biofabrication, biomaterials & sustainable technologies.
Partner with Lifefabs R&D studio through research collaborations.
We support companies and research labs by providing expertise to test biodesign innovations rapidly.
Take part in workshops, courses, and collaborative programmes designed for all. From beginners to experienced researchers, schools to adults, locally and globally.
Our EventsOur open-access biofabrication lab is based in Dalston, East London, designed to make cutting-edge science accessible to a wider community.
Acting as both an incubator and a collaborative space, we bring together creatives, researchers, and local residents. Our research-grade facilities support interdisciplinary experimentation, helping to transform early-stage ideas into real-world applications.
At its core, it is a place where innovation is driven by people, not institutions, and where science, design, and community intersect.
Whatever your passion, project, level or experience, there's a place for you - so come find us:
Lifefabs Institute
15 Gillett Place
London
N16 8JB
Lifefabs Institute also hosts MIT Media Lab Lab’s Synthetic Biology Courses:
How to Grow (Almost) Anything (HTGAA)
How to Biomanufacture (Almost) Anything (HTBAA)
