The Future Medicines Institute (FMI) is a new industry-led research hub for Life and Health Sciences in Northern Ireland, hosted by Queen's University Belfast (QUB). A consortium of companies, along with both QUB and Ulster University, have developed a model to create this new translational research unit. The FMI will drive collaboration, cluster development and engagement, enhancing research and development opportunities for commercial and academic partners. This multi-million-pound investment in new research infrastructure and research personnel is the first of its kind in NI. The FMI will house over 50 QUB and partner staff and be located adjacent to the Patrick J Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, the Wellcome Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine and the School of