UKCMRI renamed as The Francis Crick Institute

25 May 2011

The UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI) is to be re-named The Francis Crick Institute in honour of one of the United Kingdom's greatest scientists.

The change of name will coincide with the formal start of construction of the new institute when ground is broken in early July.

Francis Crick was a superb British scientist. He embodied the qualities of collaboration, creativity and tenacity we would like to instil within the culture of the institute to be named for him. Francis Crick led a revolution in biology and medicine, was noted for his intelligence, openness to new ideas, for switching disciplines from physics to biology, and his collaborations - not least with James Watson, Maurice Wilkins and later, Sydney Brenner.

The Director and Chief Executive of UKCMRI, Paul Nurse

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