75,000 sq ft
We have entered into a contract to acquire the Old Medical School in Leeds from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT).
The Grade II* listed building currently houses LTHT’s pathology department, which is relocating to the state-of-the-art Centre for Laboratory Medicine at St James’s University Hospital, to enable its transformation into a state-of-the-art Health Tech Innovation Hub, marking the first phase of LTHT’s Innovation Village.
It will also form part of Leeds’ broader £1.5 billion Innovation Arc; a series of connected neighbourhoods formed around Leeds General Infirmary, University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds Arts University and the city’s West End. The proposed use for the Old Medical School is in line with the council’s strategy to create a world-class district for research and innovation west of the city centre, as set out in its Innovation Arc supplementary planning document.
This redevelopment will combine the building’s Tudor Gothic architectural heritage with modern facilities, creating a unique and inspiring workspace, featuring co-working spaces, meeting rooms, event areas, offices and laboratories. The Health Tech Innovation Hub is designed to support a wide range of users, including university spinouts, start-ups, scale-ups and established companies looking to collaborate with the NHS and other partners to advance scientific research into practical healthcare solutions, driving economic growth and improving patient care.
It will build on the success of the trust’s Innovation Pop-Up, founded in 2021 to provide a front door for new and established businesses to partner with one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals.
Completed in 1894, the original red-brick building was designed by Leeds architect WH Thorp as the home to one of the first provincial medical schools in England. The building currently houses the trust’s pathology department, which is relocating to the state-of-the-art Centre for Laboratory Medicine at St James’s University Hospital.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority has provisionally identified the Old Medical School as a major project set to benefit from the £160 million West Yorkshire Investment Zone. The project is expected to create 237 jobs.
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