The Quadram Institute

A NEW ERA FOR FOOD RESEARCH

The state-of-the-art £75 million Quadram Institute recently opened its doors.

round the world, poor diets are provoking a health crisis. Now, a new era of food and health research begins at the Quadram Institute. Conceived as a hybrid institution where a busy NHS department works alongside visionary researchers, around 300 scientists and 100 clinicians have now moved in and begun work in this pioneering new facility, thanks to generous Difference Campaign philanthropists. ‘The Quadram’, as it is colloquially known, will be an entirely unique international hub for food and health research. Here, scientists will begin to solve the great mysteries of the gut and microbiome, population health and ageing, food innovation and microbes in the food chain.

The building’s architecture is inspired. Wrapped in cladding that mimics the patterns of DNA sequencing, it is a natural progression of Norwich Research Park. Inside, cross-disciplinary labs will encourage collaboration between scientists and clinicians. A regional endoscopy centre will treat patients at a rate of up to 40,000 procedures a year. And food trials will enable us to translate clinical research to patient benefit more quickly. The Quadram Institute was created by four founding partners – UEA, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Quadram Institute Bioscience (formerly the Institute of Food Research) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Professor Dylan Edwards, Pro-Vice Chancellor at UEA, said, “This new facility was only made possible by generous gifts from a number of donors, including a leadership gift from the Garfield Weston Foundation. The level of partnership between institutions, and resulting blend of food, health and gut science expertise under one roof, simply doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world. Thank you.”

The Quadram Institute will be the home of new breakthroughs in disease and gut health.