A UK-based multidisciplinary enterprise operating at the forefront of science and technology.

A joint venture between King’s College London, UCL and Imperial College London
The London Centre for Nanotechnology is a UK-based multidisciplinary enterprise operating at the forefront of science and technology. Our purpose is to solve global problems in information processing, healthcare, energy and the environment through the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Founded in 2003, the LCN began as a joint venture between University College London and Imperial College London, based at the Bloomsbury and South Kensington sites; from 2018 King’s College London joined the collaboration from its base on The Strand.
The LCN occupies a purpose-built eight storey facility in Gordon Street, Bloomsbury (opened in 2006) as well as extensive facilities within different departments at South Kensington and The Strand. The Centre’s experimental research is supported by leading edge modelling, visualisation and theory through its access to state-of-the-art clean-room, characterisation, fabrication, manipulation and design laboratories.
Our impact
Research papers published annually that have nano at their core
Spin-out companies associated with LCN members
Principal Investigators form an active and engaged LCN network
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Planet care
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ICT
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Healthcare
Latest news

Professor Neil Alford elected as a Fellow of Royal Society
Professor Neil Alford has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society! This is a huge honour and a well-deserved recognition of ... Find out more

Nanoneedle Technology Corrects Genetic Mutation in Rare Skin Disease
LCN Researchers from the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences at King’s College London have developed a novel ... Find out more
Our people
The LCN is home to 240 principal investigators, 300 post doctoral researchers, and 500 PhD students