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MediCentre Nottingham

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England - D6 Building, MediCity, Thane Road, Beeston, Nottingham NG90 6BH, UK

Part of The Pioneer Group (formerly BioCity); founded as a joint venture with Boots UK

About

MediCity Nottingham is a Pioneer Group incubator housed in the Grade I listed Art Deco D6 building on the Boots HQ campus in Beeston — the lab where ibuprofen was developed and commercialised in the 1980s. It offers flexible, modular wet labs, write-up areas and fully serviced offices aimed squarely at medtech, diagnostics, digital health, consumer healthcare and beauty/wellness startups rather than traditional chemistry-heavy drug discovery. Its standout commercial draw is Nottingham Enterprise Zone status, which in most cases means full exemption from business rates, combined with month-to-month-style flexibility and access to Pioneer Group's investment and mentoring network.

Lab Types

Wet LabOfficeMixed Use

Space Options

Private LabOffice Suite

Equipment Included

Access To High-End Shared Scientific Equipment

Shared Facilities

Bookable Meeting And Conference Rooms
Shared Informal Meeting Space
On-Site Coffee House / Café
Shared Support Services

Special Features

Located In The Grade I Listed Art Deco D6 Building Where Ibuprofen Was DevelopedSited Within The Nottingham Enterprise Zone — In Most Cases Full Exemption From Business RatesOn The Boots UK Headquarters CampusPart Of The Wider Pioneer Group / BioCity Network Of UK Life Science CampusesFlexible Modular Labs And Write-Up Space Designed To Scale With StartupsRegional Partnerships With Medilink, East Midlands Academic Health Science Network And Ingenuity GatewayCommunity Programming Including Bimonthly Socials And Wellness Sessions

Amenities

All-Inclusive Serviced Office Space
On-Site Café With Seasonal Menu
Extensive On-Site Parking (Approx. 6,000 Spaces Across The Boots Campus)
Direct Access To University Boulevard Tram Stop
Bus Links To Nottingham City Centre
Business Support And Mentoring
Access To Investment And Finance Via Pioneer Group

Contact & Pricing

Min. period: Flexible — space can be taken with one month's notice; three months' notice to scale back or exit
Medical Technology StartupsDigital Health CompaniesDiagnostics CompaniesConsumer Healthcare BusinessesBeauty And Wellness Product InnovatorsEarly-Stage Life Science Scale-Ups
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Last updated: Aug 2026

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