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      Bidwells Bitesize: Investing in Life Sciences

      Our Bidwells Bitesize blog series offers insights into investing in life sciences real estate. The 4 editions cover repurposing, value, design and clusters.

      30 May 2023 Blogs

      Investing in Life Sciences Real Estate: Value
      Tue 30 May

      Investing in Life Sciences Real Estate: Value

      Life sciences is a relatively new and still niche real estate investment sector. These assets offer large, profitable returns, while diversifying portfolios. The sector ticks many boxes on an investor’s shortlist, but understanding the factors that most influence value is crucial.

      Investing in Life Sciences Real Estate: Value
      Tue 30 May
      Investing in Life Sciences Real Estate: Repurposing
      Tue 30 May

      Investing in Life Sciences Real Estate: Repurposing

      Converting office, industrial or retail space to labs used to be unviable. But with interest booming and life sciences businesses now occupying a third of the total commercial floorspace in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, repurposing presents opportunities for investors willing to transform older assets into dynamic new spaces.

      Tue 30 May
      Investing in Life Sciences Real Estate: Design
      Tue 30 May

      Investing in Life Sciences Real Estate: Design

      Designing and fitting out a property for laboratory use is incredibly complex and specific to the company operating in that space. A ‘one size fits all’ approach does not work.
      Tue 30 May
      Investing in Life Sciences Real Estate: Clusters
      Tue 30 May

      Investing in Life Sciences Real Estate: Clusters

      Many of the locational factors driving value in Life Sciences assets will be familiar to more traditional real estate investors. Location is as critical as ever. But understating the importance of clustering – the name given to a location with a high concentration of interconnected businesses and / or research organisations – is an essential part of investing into this sector.
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