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Victoria House

Name: Victoria House
Address: London, Greater London, England, GB
Telephone: +44 7824 430 411 (Miranda Knaggs, The Pioneer Group)

London, Greater London, England - Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London

Part of The Pioneer Group (lab operator) / Oxford Properties (owner-developer)

About

Victoria House is a Grade II-listed Art Deco building on Bloomsbury Square converted by Oxford Properties into ~300,000 sq ft of life-science office and lab space, with The Pioneer Group operating a ~23,000 sq ft incubator on the seventh floor. Startups can begin with a single 1m bench in the shared Co-Lab — with access to shared instrumentation, a cell culture suite, cold storage and a dedicated on-site lab manager — then graduate into private Flexi Lab, Flexi Lab Plus and Premium Lab suites, or take part floors from 5,000 sq ft up to a full 33,300 sq ft floor. Its Knowledge Quarter location puts it minutes from UCL, GSK, Great Ormond Street Hospital and the BioIndustry Association, which is an anchor tenant.

Lab Types

Wet LabCell CultureOfficeMixed UseBSL-1BSL-2

Space Options

Dedicated BenchShared LabPrivate LabOffice SuiteEntire Floor

Size range: Up to 33,300 sq ft (single 1m bench (Co-Lab) up to 33,300 sq ft whole floor; part floors from 5,000 sq ft)

Equipment Included

Biosafety CabinetFume HoodCold Storage

Shared/Common Lab Equipment In The Co-Lab

Cell Culture Suite

Cold Storage

Biosafety Cabinets

Fume Hoods (1 Per 4,500 Sq Ft Provision)

Piped Gases: Compressed Air, Oxygen, Nitrogen, CO2

Shared Facilities

Shared Instrumentation / Equipment Room

Utility Room

Write-Up Workspace

Heritage Meeting Rooms

Members' Club Lounge (8th Floor)

Roof Terrace Overlooking Bloomsbury Square

Kitchen Facilities

Showers

Bike Storage (196 Spaces)

Retail And F&B

Special Features

Grade II-Listed 1920s Art Deco/Neoclassical Landmark BuildingCentral London'S Largest Office-To-Life-Sciences ConversionUp To 65% CL2 Lab-To-Workspace RatioMinimum 6 Air Changes Per HourUp To 4.0m Floor-To-Ceiling HeightsTargeting EPC A And BREEAM ExcellentLocated In The Knowledge Quarter Near UCL, GSK And Great Ormond Street HospitalBioIndustry Association (BIA) Headquartered On SiteVirtual Matterport Tour Available

Amenities

Dedicated On-Site Lab Manager

Concierge And Operations Team

Lab Waste Management

Networking And Community Events

Mentoring And Science Network Access Via Pioneer Group

High-Speed Wi-Fi

Over 19,000 Sq Ft Of Shared Amenity Space

Contact & Pricing

Min. period: flexible — incubator offered on flexible licences with "no long-term commitments" and a rent-a-bench model

Early-Stage Life Science StartupsBiotech Scale-UpsUniversity SpinoutsMultinational Pharmaceutical And Biotechnology CompaniesAcademic Research InstitutionsGovernment AgenciesVenture Capital FirmsHealth Tech Companies

Visit Website Apply / Book a Tour +44 7824 430 411 (Miranda Knaggs, The Pioneer Group)

Last updated: Aug 2026

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