Born out of the success of the College of Medicine at Swansea University, the Institute of Life Science (ILS) is both a concept and a physical space. Its aim is the application of interdisciplinary science to health and medicine and the coupling of medical advance with economic development.

The purpose-built facility provides an environment that draws research expertise from the Colleges of Science and Engineering and the School of Business at Swansea University, enabling us to push forward the frontiers of knowledge with integrated support. Underpinning this innovative environment is a specialist business team, focused on building commercial-academic links in support of the ILS’s research and taking the advances from the laboratory into hospitals, surgeries and homes.

Life science is recognised as one of the most fertile sources of technology transfer in the world, giving the ILS the potential to create significant economic wealth. Opportunities are arising from areas such as research collaboration, intellectual property licensing, spinout companies and inward investment. Business Incubator Suites, integrated in the building’s design, are maximising such opportunities.

Click on the links for more information about how you can get involved with the ILS:

• Become a Client Organisation
• Collaborative Research
• Strategic Partners
• Affiliate Membership
• Current Client Organisations