Stanhope and Cadillac Fairview have appointed Morgan Lovell to construct 24,000 sq ft of grow-on lab space in the MediaWorks building at White City Place, W12, due for completion in May 2024.
The construction of new grow-on labs for expanding life sciences companies and start-ups involves delivering private, fully fitted CL2 laboratory and office space, with sizes ranging from 5,170 sq ft to 9,680 sq ft. Facilities include tissue culture rooms, lab prep, glass-cleaning facilities, externally exhausted fume cupboards, eye wash stations, and waste and gas store spaces.
Stanhope and Cadillac Fairview have already attracted life sciences occupiers including Novartis, Autolus, Engitix, Synthace and Vivan Therapeutics to White City Place in lettings totalling more than 130,000 sq ft.
The latest development in transforming office space to Cat B labs reflects the increasing need for new lab space in the growing life sciences cluster in White City, including Imperial College London, Scale Space and White City Place.
Cushman & Wakefield and Knight Frank are the leasing agents for the grow-on labs.
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