Barts Health NHS Trust collaborates with H.I.G. Realty on healthcare innovation building
Esme Needham | January 29, 2026 | News story | Research and Development | Barts Health NHS Trust, H.I.G. Realty, health innovation
Barts Health NHS Trust and H.I.G. Realty have announced a collaboration to launch an applied healthcare innovation building in the Barts Life Sciences Cluster at Cavell Street, London.
Barts Health, one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, will combine its expertise with H.I.G.’s global investment platform in order to drive interdisciplinary relationships between healthcare professionals, researchers and industry.
The new building on Cavell Street will span 170,000 square feet and drive health innovation within both the Cluster and the East London area. It will allow doctors and researchers from Barts Health – including those from The Royal London Hospital and other Barts Health hospitals – to work alongside companies on technologies such as AI, digital health and MedTech. The aim of the new development is to accelerate the discovery and development of new technologies and drive innovation with the NHS at its core.
The Barts Life Sciences Cluster is designed to create a rich ecosystem for life sciences. It integrates the expertise of The Royal London Hospital with research from academic institutions such as the nearby Queen Mary University of London.
Shane DeGaris, group CEO of Barts Health, said: “Through the Barts Life Sciences Cluster, we are bringing clinicians, patients, industry and academia together in new ways. This first partnership project at Cavell Street begins to turn that ambition into reality. By creating environments where innovation can be shaped directly by NHS teams and tested in real care settings, we aim to improve patient outcomes and support economic opportunity for East London.”
Jérôme Fouillé, managing director at H.I.G. Realty in Europe, added: “Cavell Street will create a new platform for global companies to collaborate directly with NHS clinicians, reinforcing the Cluster’s position as a leading centre for applied healthcare innovation.”
H.I.G. Realty is the real estate investment branch of global investment firm H.I.G. Capital.
