The John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory’s (TSL) ambitious vision, Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet (HP3) aims to deliver solutions to global challenges and secure a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future, through the power of plant and microbial science. For 110 years JIC has been using its knowledge of plants and microbes for the benefit of society and global development. TSL pioneers ground-breaking research in plant health, advancing crop disease solutions for global food security, with a legacy of world-renowned discoveries.

We must address the critical challenges facing society and the planet:

• Feeding the world – we must create a better food future, to sustainably produce enough healthy, nutritious food to feed a growing population.

• Climate change – we need to support agricultural transformation to reduce the impact of food production on the climate, soil and the environment.

• Improving global health – we can use plants and microbes to improve human health, by producing healthier foods and medicines from nature.

JIC and TSL are striving to build the best plant and microbial science laboratory infrastructure in the world at the Norwich Research Park. It will bring together the interdisciplinary teams required to deliver solutions to these global challenges.

Together with our funding partners, we are investing in the future to transform our existing capabilities and develop a net-zero carbon laboratory building. This ground-breaking research and innovation hub will supercharge our global ability to translate scientific knowledge into practical solutions, while sharing our knowledge, facilities, networks and experience with others nationally and internationally.

We’ve launched a £35 million fundraising campaign to complete delivery of our ambitious vision, and your philanthropic support is needed to fully realise this potential.

If you would like to discuss areas of mutually beneficial interest, please contact: Angela Bowen, Director of Development Angela.bowen@jic.ac.uk / +44 (0) 7714 051 310