Green light for Oxford North’s next three advanced R&D lab buildings totalling 458k sq ft Sep 20, 2023 Detailed designs for three new, prestigious laboratory and office buildings which total 458,100 sq ft (42,549 sq m) and will be built as phase 2 of Oxford North, the new £700 million life sciences innovation district, have been resolved to be approved by Oxford City Council’s planning committee. Oxford North will deliver one million sq […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Liverpool City Region set to get £310m funding as the UK’s second Investment Zone Jul 31, 2023 Communities across the Liverpool City Region could be set to benefit from over 4,000 new jobs and a multi-million-pound investment in the life sciences sector as part of the UK’s second Investment Zone. The government has today (26 July 2023) launched England’s second Investment Zone in Liverpool City Region, which could unlock £320 million of private investment and deliver 4,000 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£100m green funding secured by Bruntwood SciTech to accelerate new developments Apr 6, 2023 Bruntwood SciTech, the UK’s leading property provider dedicated to the growth of the science and technology sector, has secured an additional £100m as part of its financing facilities from HSBC UK, Lloyds Bank, NatWest, and Santander UK. The funding will enable the Joint Venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General to continue with its expansion plans at pace to […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£182 income from proposed Oxford Science Park Feb 15, 2023 3,100 jobs and £182m of income a year are the benefits of a proposed expansion of Oxford Science Park. Plans from 2022 outlined an expansion of three four-story buildings which will acts as offices and containment level two (CL2) laboratories for life science research and development purposes. 883 car parking spaces would be provided with […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£250m Investment in Cambridge’s Science and Technology Sector Receives Approval Mar 18, 2024 Savills Planning has successfully obtained planning permission for a monumental £250 million development at Melbourn Science Park on behalf of Bruntwood SciTech, marking a significant boost for the science and technology industries in Cambridge. This joint venture, encompassing Bruntwood, Legal & General, and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund, is set to deliver an expansive 390,000 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£400m investment to create largest multi-modal biopharmaceutical manufacturing site announced Dec 2, 2021 FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, a world leading contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) for biologics, viral vaccines and viral vectors, has confirmed a £400 million planned investment package at its UK facility in Billingham, Teesside. This investment package more than doubles the site’s existing development and manufacturing footprint, creating the largest multi-modal biopharmaceutical manufacturing site in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£58m Inhalation Centre of Excellence granted planning permission in Bristol Sep 29, 2022 Vectura have been granted planning permission for a new 10,000-square metre facility on Bristol & Bath Science Park in south-west England – our ‘Inhalation Centre of Excellence’. The state-of-the-art £58 million building, which is anticipated to complete in 2025, will enable Vectura to expand their operations, providing new career opportunities for research and development scientists […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£700m life sciences scheme in Oxford out to consultation Nov 10, 2022 Oxford North Ventures, the joint venture company of Thomas White Oxford, the development company of St John’s College, Cadillac Fairview and Stanhope, has launched a four-week public consultation on enhancements to phase 1a and new designs for phase 2 to deliver Oxford North, the new £700 million innovation district in Oxford, UK. Following the grant […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Amazon Property launches £250m real estate fund covering multiple sectors Apr 4, 2022 Amazon Property, the leading London investor-developer run by CEO Charles Gourgey and COO Chris Lanitis, has committed, via Amazon Capital (the group’s private equity division), a £250 million real estate fund to invest in joint venture opportunities in the logistics, managed office solution, PBSA, Life Sciences and retirement sectors. Amazon Property built its strong brand […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Approval secured for one of Europe’s largest Life Science campuses in Stevenage Aug 11, 2023 UBS Asset Management and Reef Group (Reef) have received approval to create one of Europe’s largest life science campuses in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The decision from Stevenage Borough Council’s planning committee paves the way for the new Life Sciences hub to be delivered alongside GSK’s existing Global R&D facility and the vibrant ecosystem at Stevenage Bioscience […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Arden Cross unveils major medtech campus plans at HS2 site Sep 28, 2022 Arden Cross Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with both University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) and the University of Warwick to explore opportunities for creating a new Medical & Technology Campus to deliver world-beating innovation in healthcare as part of the £3.2 billion Arden Cross development. This crucial next step in bringing the Arden […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Ashby and Native Land to create life sciences hub in King’s Cross Sep 20, 2022 Ashby Capital and Native Land have secured planning to transform a King’s Cross office into a life sciences space. The partners’ plans to reconfigure 105 Judd Street, WC1, as 70,000 sq ft of lab-enabled workspace in the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter have been approved. Montrose Land and Developments Ltd, a private real estate investment company […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
