Quadram Institute

Quadram Institute
AbbreviationQI
PredecessorLow Temperature Research Station (LTRS)
National Institute for Research in Dairying (NIRD)[1]
Formation2017
Legal statusNon-profit research institute and charity
Location
  • Norwich Research Park, Colney, NR4 7UQ
Coordinates52°37′23″N 1°13′07″E / 52.6230976°N 1.218573°E / 52.6230976; 1.218573
grid reference TG183077
ServicesFood science
Membership400 scientists and clinicians
Director
Professor Ian Charles[2]
Budget£17,025,000[3]
Websitequadram.ac.uk
Institute of Food Research[4][1]
Founded atNorwich[1]
Registration no.Companies House: 03009972[5]
Charity Commission: 1058499[4][3]
Location
Region
United Kingdom
MethodsResearch
Budget(2016)
Revenue£15,176,000[3] (2016)
Staff164[3] (2016)
Websitequadram.ac.uk

The Quadram Institute is a centre for food and health research, combining Quadram Institute Bioscience (formerly the Institute of Food Research), the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals' endoscopy centre and aspects of the University of East Anglia's Norwich Medical School and the Faculty of Science. It is located on the outskirts of Norwich, England, and is a member of the Norwich Research Park.

The institute is housed in a purpose-built facility on the Norwich Research Park that opened in 2018.[6] Its founding partners are Quadram Institute Bioscience, University of East Anglia, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.[7] The institute combines research teams from the partners with a regional gastrointestinal endoscopy unit and a clinical trials facility. The first patients were treated in the endoscopy unit in December 2018.[8]

History

The Institute of Food Research was created in 1968, spread over four sites; the Meat Research Institute at Langford near Bristol, the Food Research Institute (FRI) at Colney in Norwich, the National Institute for Research in Dairying (NIRD) in Shinfield near Reading, and the Long Ashton Research Station. At the end of 1990, the Meat Research Institute Bristol laboratory was closed, and in 1992 the National Institute for Research in Dairying Reading laboratory was moved to the campus of the University of Reading. In 1999, the institute's activities were consolidated in one location: Norwich.[1] On 28 April 2017, the Institute of Food Research transitioned into Quadram Institute Bioscience, ahead of a full opening of the Quadram Institute in 2018.[9] The founding director is Ian Charles, who was appointed in 2015.[10]

Research focus

The Quadram Institute has a research programme that covers:[11]

  • Food innovation and health
  • Gut microbes and health
  • Microbes in the food chain
  • Food, microbes and public health.[12]

Building

Construction of the Quadram Institute building began in February 2016, and the building opened in September 2018.[13] Wates Construction is the main contractor.[14] It was designed by the London office of architects NBBJ.[15] The building can house 300 scientists and 100 staff supporting the endoscopy centre with capacity for 40,000 endoscopy outpatient visits each year.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "A Short History of Food Research". IFR.ac.uk. Norwich: Institute of Food Research. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ "IFR Management and Governance". IFR.ac.uk. Norwich: Institute of Food Research. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Charity overview – The Institute of Food Research". CharityCommission.gov.uk. Charity Commission. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Introducing IFR". IFR.ac.uk. Norwich: Institute of Food Research. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Companies House registration details for Company number 03009972". beta.CompaniesHouse.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. ^ Shields, Mark. "In Pictures: First look at how Norwich's £81m research centre will look". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  7. ^ "15 February 2016 – The Quadram Institute, a new £75M food and health research centre – BBSRC". www.bbsrc.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  8. ^ Grimmer, Dan. "Eastern Daily Press".
  9. ^ "Institute of Food Research transitions into Quadram Institute Bioscience". Cambridge Network. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Director of ithree institute appointed to head new Centre for Food & Health | University of Technology Sydney". www.uts.edu.au. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Research Areas Archive - Quadram Institute Bioscience". Quadram Institute Bioscience. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Targets Archive - Quadram Institute Bioscience". Quadram Institute Bioscience. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  13. ^ "15 February 2016 - The Quadram Institute, a new £75M food and health research centre - BBSRC". www.bbsrc.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Wates signs £64m Norwich food research centre deal | Construction Enquirer". www.constructionenquirer.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  15. ^ "NBBJ Begins Construction on Quadram Institute for Food and Health Research". ArchDaily. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.


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