# Cancer Research UK City of London Centre

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## TL;DR

The Cancer Research UK City of London Centre brings UCL, King's College London, Barts Cancer Institute and the Francis Crick Institute into one partnership focused on cancer biotherapeutics: cell and gene therapies, antibodies and immunotherapy, with shared manufacturing and trial platforms.

## Summary

The Cancer Research UK City of London Centre is one of the seven Cancer Research UK Centres, bringing together University College London, King's College London, Queen Mary University of London's Barts Cancer Institute and the Francis Crick Institute with their partner NHS trusts. Its focus is on cancer biotherapeutics: cell and gene therapies, antibodies and immunotherapy, with shared platforms for manufacturing, imaging and trials, and a joint PhD training programme. Cancer Research UK lists Tariq Enver as its director. The centre links the clinical strengths of UCLH, Guy's and St Thomas' and Barts Health with the discovery science of the Crick.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Also known as: CoL Centre
- Tags: cruk-centre
- City: London, GB
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://www.colcc.ac.uk

## Sources

- Official website: https://www.colcc.ac.uk
- CRUK Centres: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/for-researchers/how-we-deliver-research/our-research-infrastructure/centres

## Connected records

- technologies: [CAR-T cell therapy](https://onco.cc/technologies/car-t/)
- institutions: [Barts Cancer Institute / Barts Health NHS Trust](https://onco.cc/institutions/barts-cancer-institute/), [Cancer Research UK](https://onco.cc/institutions/cruk/), [Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust / King's Health Partners Cancer Centre](https://onco.cc/institutions/guys-st-thomas/), [The Francis Crick Institute](https://onco.cc/institutions/francis-crick/), [University College London Hospitals / UCL Cancer Institute](https://onco.cc/institutions/uclh/)
- people: [Tariq Enver](https://onco.cc/people/tariq-enver/)

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