Your pass to free lab space, take the Leap.
Win a year of free lab space at Leap
Be one of two start-ups chosen to receive a free lab bench for 12 months through the Leap Lab Pass competition. Leap is a coworking incubator managed by Imperial Incubator, and is designed to help founders refine, test, and accelerate their ideas into real-world impact.
Winners will gain more than just a bench. The Imperial Incubator provides access to cutting-edge equipment, prototyping facilities, world-leading research centres, academic expertise, talented graduates, and valuable industry connections – resources usually beyond the reach of early-stage ventures.
On top of that, ARC membership unlocks premium facilities and exclusive perks: inspiring events and summits, specialist training, enhanced visibility, dedicated away-day spaces, and high-energy science sprints. All designed to help your business thrive.
ARC West London has partnered with Imperial Incubator to launch Leap.
ARC West London has partnered with Imperial Incubator to launch Leap – a dedicated accelerator space designed for early-stage science and innovation companies.
Leap provides access to individual lab benches, shared specialist equipment, expert mentorship, and tailored scale-up programmes. It’s an environment built to help founders refine, test, and accelerate their ideas into real-world impact, all within the thriving ecosystem of ARC West London.
Benches in a managed CL2 lab with access to shared facilities and equipment including:
Ready to take your startup to the next level?
WHERE
INNOVATIVE
BUSINESSES
SCALE
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
Everything at ARC West London is built to help startups launch fast and grow with confidence. With fully equipped, science-ready labs, flexible leases, and hands-on support, we handle the operational hassle, so you can stay focused on the breakthrough.
And when you’re ready to scale? Motherlabs, our dedicated accelerator and coworking hub, is right here, giving you the space, tools, and community to grow, all under one roof.
ARC West London offers larger fitted laboratory/office suites alongside ‘warm shell’ options for bespoke fit out solutions. It’s a multi-disciplinary campus where we see the benefits of co-locating life science with deep tech, therefore we have office and dry lab options too.
BEYOND THE LAB
Nestled on the bank of the Thames amidst bars, restaurants and theatres, within 10-minutes’ walk to Hammersmith and 5-minutes’ walk to Charing Cross hospital, ARC West London puts you at the heart of it all, just a 10-minute walk from
Hammersmith station with quick links across London.
Positioned right on the Thames, the campus offers stunning riverside views, green space to relax, and a vibrant mix of bars and restaurants, perfect
for entertaining.
Whether it’s a lunchtime stroll along the Thames Path, a post-work gig at the Eventim Apollo, or catching bold new theatre at the Lyric, there’s no shortage of ways to unwind.
With nearby gyms, on-site showers, secure bike storage, and regular fitness classes (including yoga), the campus makes it easy to balance work and wellbeing.
WHERE INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES THRIVE
A POWERHOUSE FOR HEALTHCARE INNOVATION
ARC West London is embedded within one of the world’s largest healthcare and research ecosystems, surrounded by leading institutions, including Imperial College London, recognised as one of the top ten universities in the world and Charing Cross Hospital, as well as an array of research centres, creating a thriving innovation cluster in West London.
You’ll also be surrounded by a powerful network of pioneering organisations based in West London (as well as some who have graduated from Imperial Incubator themselves), including Novartis, Autolus, Resolution Therapeutics, Puraffinity, Orchard Therapeutics, DNAe, Achilles Therapeutics, Sania Therapeutics, QuellTX, Kesmalea Therapeutics, Econic, Pear Bio, GENinCode, MiNA Therapeutics and Epsilogen, making it a community where collaboration thrives and innovation flourishes.
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Andrew Davies
Director – Leasing
David Williams
Senior Commercial Director
