Business & Technology
Oxford Science Cluster to open brand new £9m laboratory
The Aspen Building, a £9 million investment by The Oxford Trust, will officially open on July 17 at the Wood Centre for Innovation in Oxford.
Dame Anneliese Dodds MP will formally open the site, while the Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire Marjorie Glasgow, the leader of Oxford City Council Susan Brown, and the Lord Mayor of Oxford Chewe Munkonge will also attend the event.
The facility offers containment level 2 laboratory space and flexible offices for science and technology businesses.
It also features a dedicated STEM resources room to support Science Oxford’s education outreach work.
The project supports The Oxford Trust’s mission to help science companies start, scale, and remain in the city while reinvesting in public science education.
In 2025, the Trust supported 28 science and technology firms employing 350 people.
Its education programmes engaged more than 32,000 young people, families, and community participants.