WE USE COOKIES TO TRACK USAGE AND PREFERENCES. READ MORE CLOSE Home TOGGLE MOBILE MENU TOGGLE SEARCH Breadcrumb About us Our history Secondary Navigation In this section Our building Our founders About Dr Francis Crick Standard content We are a unique partnership between six of the world's leading biomedical research organisations - the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, the Wellcome Trust, UCL (University College London), Imperial College London and King's College London. The project to create the Crick was launched in 2007 in response to the Cooksey Report, an independent review of arrangements for funding health research in the UK. In the summer of 2011, with a pioneering scientific vision in place and the foundations of a state-of-the-art building about to be laid, the project was named the Francis Crick Institute, acknowledging the scientific achievements of one of Britain's most notable scientists, Dr Francis Crick. The Crick began operating in April 2015 when the MRC's National Institute for Medical Research and CRUK's London Research Institute (at Lincoln's Inn Fields and Clare Hall) merged. The institute was officially opened by The Queen in November 2016 and was fully operational by the spring of 2017. Today the Crick houses over 2000 people and more than 100 research groups. Research groups from NIMR and LRI have been joined by groups seconded from our partner universities and by a significant number of new group leader recruits. Find out more Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Sign up for our newsletters Join our mailing lists to receive updates about our latest research and to hear about our free public events and exhibitions. If you would like to find out more about how we manage your personal information please see our privacy policy. SIGN UP The Francis Crick Institute is a unique partnership between CONTACT US The Francis Crick Institute 1 Midland Road London NW1 1AT +44 (0)20 3796 0000 info@crick.ac.uk Send us a message GALLERY OPENING TIMES We’re delighted to be welcoming back more visitors to the Crick, and have put measures in place to keep our staff, students and visitors safe. Check our COVID-19 response page for our latest information. Tue Closed Wed 10:00-20:00 Thu 10:00-16:00 Fri 10:00-16:00 Sat 10:00-16:00 Sun Closed Mon Closed View upcoming changes to normal opening times QUICK LINKS Media & press Sign-up to our newsletter Privacy policy Accessibility Cookies Modern slavery statement Terms and conditions Alumni SOCIAL LINKS Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn Instagram The Francis Crick Institute Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1140062 and a company registered in England and Wales no. 06885462, with its registered office at 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT.