Francis Crick Institute

Summary

Francis Crick Institute is a research institute^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Francis Crick Institute's field of work was medical research^[3].
• Francis Crick Institute was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[4].
• Francis Crick Institute is located in London Borough of Camden^[5].
• Francis Crick Institute is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• Francis Crick Institute's image is recorded as Francis Crick Institute, Euston, June 2025.jpg^[7].
• Francis Crick Institute's instance of is recorded as research institute^[8].
• Francis Crick Institute's instance of is recorded as charitable organization^[9].
• Francis Crick is named after Francis Crick Institute^[10].
• Francis Crick Institute's headquarters location is recorded as London Borough of Camden^[11].
• Francis Crick Institute's headquarters location is recorded as London^[12].
• Francis Crick Institute's ISNI is recorded as 0000000417951830^[13].
• Francis Crick Institute's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 311465765^[14].
• Francis Crick Institute's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2014023775^[15].
• Francis Crick Institute's Commons category is recorded as Francis Crick Institute^[16].
• Francis Crick Institute's industry is recorded as research^[17].
• Francis Crick Institute's chairperson is recorded as David Cooksey^[18].
• +2007-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Francis Crick Institute^[19].
• +2010-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Francis Crick Institute^[20].
• Francis Crick Institute's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.53158333, 'lon': -0.12888889}^[21].
• Francis Crick Institute's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cnxzct^[22].
• Francis Crick Institute's located on street is recorded as Ossulston Street^[23].
• Francis Crick Institute's located on street is recorded as Midland Road^[24].
• Francis Crick Institute's official website is recorded as http://www.crick.ac.uk/^[25].
• Francis Crick Institute's sponsor is recorded as Wellcome Trust^[26].
• Francis Crick Institute's sponsor is recorded as University College London^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include +2007-00-00T00:00:00Z^[19] and +2010-00-00T00:00:00Z^[20].

Leadership

Francis Crick Institute's chairperson is recorded as David Cooksey^[18]. Directors / managers include Paul Nurse^[28], James Cuthbert Smith^[29], Richard Treisman^[30], Steven Gamblin^[31], Malcolm Irving^[32], and Geraint Rees^[33].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London Borough of Camden^[11], a London borough^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1965^[36], headquartered in Camden Town Hall^[37] and London^[12], a metropolis^[38], in Roman Empire^[39], founded in 0047^[40].

Industry

Francis Crick Institute's industry is recorded as research^[17]. Its field of work was medical research^[3].

Why It Matters

Francis Crick Institute ranks in the top 2% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]