The Francis Crick Institute has won the 2016 London First Investment in London's Future Award, for "a visionary regeneration or development which reinforces London's competitiveness in the long term".
The London First Awards celebrate the people, organisations or companies that have most contributed to making London the best city in the world to work, study, live and play in during 2015.
Baroness Jo Valentine, Chief Executive of London First, said: "The standard of entries this year across the awards was very high, and the Francis Crick Institute'swinning nomination for the Investment in London's Future Award showed a really exceptional contribution."
The Crick's COO, David Roblin, who collected the award on behalf of the Crick at London's Sky Garden last night, said: "The Crick will make a huge contribution to the health and wealth of London and the UK as a whole, and we're delighted to have the support of Londoners and London's leading businesses."
Due to open in summer 2016, the Crick will be a world-leading centre of biomedical research and innovation. It will promote connections between researchers, between disciplines, and between academic institutions, healthcare organisations and businesses. The Crick's work will help to understand why disease develops and to find new ways to treat, diagnose and prevent a range of illnesses such as cancer, heart disease and stroke, infections and neurodegenerative diseases.
