| Description | Correspondence and papers regarding the formation of a biotechnology consortium in the South East of England. Found at the front of Malcolm Lilly's ring binder labelled 'Consortium'. Includes Trust deed for The Biotechnology Institute and Studies Centre.
The Institute for Biotechnology Studies was a charitable organisation established in 1983 by the Polytechnic of Central London, University College London and the University of Kent at Canterbury. The aims of the Institute were to promote multidisciplinary developments in biotechnology research and teaching. The management group comprised A.T. Bull University of Kent, G. Holt, Polytechnic of Central London and Lilly, University College London. The name of the Institute was changed to the International Institute of Biotechnology in 1989. |