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About the Wood Centre for Innovation
- Wood Centre for Innovation, Quarry Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8SB
There is limited on-site parking, bike racks and EV charging ports for visitors.
The Wood Centre for Innovation is situated in Oxford’s world-leading Headington Science Cluster, close to the University of Oxford’s Old Road Campus, the NHS research and teaching hospitals and Oxford Brookes University.
A purpose-built hub for life science and deeptech start-ups, the Wood Centre for Innovation provides innovation space for companies to breathe, work and grow. The Linden Building offers Class 2 R&D lab space, offices, co-working space in Barclays Eagle Labs and, from spring 2026, the Aspen building will offer an additional 16,500 sq ft (15,500 sq m) of laboratory and office grow-on space.
Set in 15 acres of woodland, the site includes a shared facilities lab, café, meeting spaces and conference facilities.
Our spaces
Office space
With spaces of all sizes, our office packages include admin and office support, a café, and access to bookable meeting and event spaces.
Lab space
From 50 sq ft to over 1,500 sq ft, our high-quality Class 2 R&D lab spaces are perfect for companies specialising in life sciences and deeptech.
Shared facilities lab
Our shared facilities lab offers access to specialised equipment and our in-house lab supervisor.
Co-working space
Barclays Eagle Labs offers co-working space for 40 entrepreneurs with a wide range of business support, including mentoring and events.
Meeting space
The centre offers meeting rooms for up to 12 people, a state-of-the-art conference auditorium for up to 100 people, a foyer and outdoor deck.
Virtual office
For entrepreneurs who would like a business address but don’t need physical office space, a virtual office package is the perfect solution.
Facilities and amenities
- Kitchen
- Shower
- Secure bike parking
- Superfast broadband
- 24 hour access
- ~CCTV and security
Why choose us
Our innovation community











Testimonials

Dr James Spall
CTO and Co-founder, Lumai

Nathalie Jackson
Marketing Manager, Red Shift Bio

Lily Elsner
CEO, Jack Fertility

Alex Batchelor
Co-founder & CEO, PicturaBio

Valérie Berryman-Bousquet
Helio Display Materials

Joe Illingworth
Director of Research, DJS Antibodies

Kevin Maskell
CSO & co-founder Bioarchitech

Alex Greenhalgh
Founder of Spintex

John Blackwood
VP Biology, Samsara Therapeutics
Our innovation centre team
Our innovation centres are managed by Oxford Innovation Space, orginally a spin-out of the Trust. They are innovation centre experts and run a network of 31 centres in the UK and Ireland.

Get in touch
Our centre managers will be happy to answer any queries, send you information or arrange a tour. Contact us using the form below or call 01865 261400 (Oxford Centre for Innovation) or 01865 945500 (Wood Centre for Innovation).

Our sister centre
Oxford Centre for Innovation
Our sister centre, the Oxford Centre for Innovation, is based at Blue Boar Court on Alfred Street in central Oxford. The centre also has affordable work and meeting spaces for start-up and early stage companies specialising in science and technology, close to the University of Oxford’s science facilities, the Said Business School and social entrepreneurship centres. Facilities at our city centre site are available to all companies working in our centres.
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