Mar 27, 2026 | 2026, Association News, Blog, Guest Articles, Member News, Oberlanders Architects LLP
We’re a few weeks on and reflecting on a hugely successful UKSPA Spring Conference in Glasgow, where it was especially nice to have welcomed the national community back to Scotland. The atmosphere across both days reflected a sector keen to reconnect, collaborate and...
Feb 27, 2026 | 2026, Blog, Cundall, Guest Articles, Member News
Author: Andrew Somerville, Partner, Cundall There has been a recent resurgence of interest in dark labs within the UK. They can be key to some very niche, but important, breakthroughs in science. The fascination, however, lies in how the buildings exist and operate....
Dec 4, 2025 | Blog, Guest Articles, Member News, Ridge and Partners
Ed Hayden, Partner and Architecture lead for Science and Research at Ridge We are entering a new era of AI-powered “dark labs”, in which built-in robotics, product tagging and intelligent monitoring systems will remove the need for the majority of manual intervention....
Oct 29, 2025 | Blog, Guest Articles, Member News, Ridge and Partners
Phil Kelly, Partner at Ridge, and Deputy Research and Technical Officer at I2SL’s UK chapter How do you define a “sustainable” laboratory? Net Zero, BREEAM, LEED, Ska, WELL, LEAF – the potential metrics go on and on, and each is continually evolving. It’s no wonder...
Mar 19, 2025 | Blog, Guest Articles
Gary Jennings, The Innovation Director at The EpiCentre Entrepreneurs in the innovation space—whether they are launching a deep-tech startup, commercialising cutting-edge research, or spinning out from a university—face additional challenges that often go...
Jan 22, 2025 | Blog, EpiCentre Innovation Centre, Guest Articles, Member News, Oxford Innovation, Oxford Innovation
The Next Biotech Breakthrough Won’t Happen in Isolation. By Gary Jennings, Innovation Director, The EpiCentre, Haverhill The biotech sector is pivotal in innovation and scientific advancement and is going from strength-to-strength. But often for start-ups in this...
