For business
Do you need the help of a scientist in your organisation? With naturally inquisitive and analytical minds, our academics have expertise and problem-solving skills of value to all business types.
Are you looking to?
- Extend your research and development capability
- Develop a new product, or improve an existing one
- Up-skill your technicians
- Update your healthcare professionals
- Hire our graduates
- Learn more about the human body, health or biotechnology
Our expertise ranges from the molecular level – we identified the right natural material for Neal’s Yard to replace synthetics preservatives in their skincare range – all the way up to the macro – the whole human body. We're helping an elite athlete reach his personal best in the lead up to the Olympic Games in London and partnering with the NHS to combat long-term back pain.
Find out more about specific facilities and services below, or contact us to discuss your needs.
Contact us
James Chappell
Business development officer
T: +44 (0)20 3506 4113
E: j.chappell@westminster.ac.uk
Specialist laboratories
Our wet and dry specialist laboratories in central London are available for experimentation in the areas of fermentation and cell culture, fluorescent and confocal microscopy, microbiology, cell imaging, histology, radiation work and human performance. A team of experienced technicians are on hand to support your activities or we can work with you to deliver training courses, consultancy services or health screening services.
View our specialist laboratories
Nutrition and fitness services
For comprehensive advice on all aspects of fitness, exercise, performance and training, visit our team of qualified sports scientists. Athletes of all levels – from amateur to elite – are welcome. Services available include measuring your aerobic capacity, standard fitness tests and analysing haemoglobin (to indicate how effectively your body transports oxygen during exercise).
Test your fitness and performance
Enquire about hiring our human performance laboratories
Complementary medicines – Polyclinic
The University of Westminster’s Polyclinic provides low-cost treatments for the general public. Its studios – equipped with portable and hydraulic couches – are also available for hire by complementary medicine practitioners.
The teaching clinic provides acupuncture,aromatherapy, Chinese herbal medicine, Western herbal medicine, homoeopathy, naturopathy, nutritional therapy and Qigong Tuina treatments.
Visit the Polyclinic for a treatment
Contact us to hire the Polyclinic's studios (the bodyworks laboratory)
Beating back pain with the NHS
We're working with Kensington & Chelsea NHS Trust to share our expertise to help long-term back pain sufferers.
Consultancy
Find out how we identified the best natural preservative for Neal Yard's organic skincare range.
Do you have a class full of budding Usain Bolts, Wayne Rooneys or Jessica Ennis'?
Our exercise physiology workshops give the students the opportunity to learn sports science by doing.
