The life science facility is being created on behalf Kadans Science Partner, in collaboration with The Living Laboratory, a partnership made up of the University of Glasgow, Scottish Enterprise, and Glasgow City Council. Dignitaries from the partners attended the ceremony to celebrate the new building reaching its highest point.
When complete, the site will provide 87,000 ft2 of flexible laboratory and office space for up to 450 people. With facilities available from 1,700 ft2, life sciences businesses of varying sizes, from university spin-outs to more established operations, will be able to make full use of the industry-leading amenities. The first tenant will be the new Digital Health Validation Lab (DHVL), a partnership between the University of Glasgow and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, that provides infrastructure and expertise to evaluate digital health technologies for clinical use.
Katie Nelson, head of Leasing UK & Ireland, for Kadans, said: “This is an exciting milestone on the journey to create a truly world-class precision medicine facility. The Health Innovation Hub will help to position Glasgow as a global leader in the key area of precision medicine.
The progress made since we first broke ground last year has been incredible. A special thanks go to our construction partner Morrison Construction and wider teams who have worked tirelessly to reach this important milestone.”
She continued: “We’re immensely proud to be collaborating with The Living Laboratory and their partners the University of Glasgow, as well as Scottish Enterprise and Glasgow City Council. All partners share the same vision – to support the creation of a thriving life sciences cluster in Glasgow, and reinforce the city’s reputation as a place to thrive and grow. We look forward to engaging and building relationships with prospective tenants over the coming months.”