Our four themes are enabled by a range of cutting-edge transformative technologies, including -but not limited to- engineering biology and data-driven AI solutions. Engineering biology utilises the powerful engineering principles of ‘design-build-test-predict’ to reprogramme biological systems, Data-driven AI delivers new tools to visualise, track and predict the behaviour of biomolecules and systems. The Discovery Research Platform (DRP) for Hidden Cell Biology, comprised of five technology cores that aim to break technological and knowledge barriers in the biosciences.Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and BiotechnologyCentre for Engineering BiologyUK Centre for Mammalian Synthetic BiologyAdvanced Therapeutics HubDiscovery Research Platform for Hidden Cell Biology This article was published on Tuesday 23 June 2026