Guest Articles
Commercial Property Network Infrastructure: Key Tenant Trends
Author: Filippo Schiannini, Account Manager, Communicate Technology When it comes to finding a new supplier for network infrastructure in a commercial property, science park, or innovation centre, there are many stakeholders and factors to consider, not...
Creating the Knowledge Cauldron – Part 5: Science on Show
Author: John Roycroft, Chair, Civil and Structural Engineering, BDP In the quest for greater innovation and to atract and retain top talent, the design strategies for science, technology and research buildings have undergone a significant transformation. Organisations...
Creating the Knowledge Cauldron – A Local Network for Global Innovation
SciTech buildings are integral components of vibrant, forward-thinking cities. They not only shape the urban landscape but also contribute to a city's identity and resilience. They drive research, innovation, education, and economic growth while promoting...
JP Morgan Healthcare Conference: highlights and industry outlook
Mayer Schreiber, CEO of Discovery Park, and Chris Broom, Head of Business Development at Discovery Park, recently attended the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco to build global connections and raise awareness of the opportunities in the UK for the...
Creating the Knowledge Cauldron: Science and Technology for all
Inclusive design is defined as creating buildings and spaces that welcome everyone and consider the needs of people with physical, cognitive, and sensory impairments, including neurodivergence. We design inclusive spaces that empower people to live and thrive; places...
The Knowledge Cauldron: A Lesson for SciTech from Higher Education
Author: Martin Jarvie, Architect Associate, BDP Over the past decade universities have intensified collaboration. In some cases, natural consortia have sprung up due to shared history or geographical proximity, while other institutions have been prompted to explore...
Creating the Knowledge Cauldron: Optimising Building Typologies
Designing for high-tech science, innovation and research starts in a decisively low-tech manner – by face-to-face communication. By working together in the same location, in places where knowledge can be shared within an expansive SciTech ecosystem, valuable...
Remember, remember the 30th September …
Now seems an opportune time to remind those science parks and innovation centres that provide “virtual tenancy” services – offering an accommodation address for business where the business does not have a regular physical presence – that they need to verify whether...
How can we design, deliver and operate sustainable buildings that can stay the distance?
The recent UKSPA Summer Conference saw park managers, investors, developers, consultants, suppliers and construction contractors converge at York Science Park to share experiences and ideas on everything from sustainability best practise to campus collaborations, and...
Thinking Outside the Triangle is Key to the UK Becoming a Scientific Superpower
The potential of life sciences to deliver game-changing medicines and technology has never been greater. And with discoveries will come high numbers of jobs and significant economic benefits. That is exciting news in a sector that already employs more than 250,000...
Latest Ridge and Partners Report Warns of Potential Retrofit Crisis
Without a change in attitudes and government action the UK could face a building retrofit crisis, warns a new report. The Role of Retrofitting our Non-Domestic Buildings in the Race to Net Zero, by Ridge and Partners LLP, the multi-discipline property and construction...
How networking infrastructure can improve ESG performance for multi-tenanted properties
With pressure mounting on building owners and managers from clients looking for solid ESG performance (especially for office buildings), what can they do to improve multi-tenanted building’s ESG credentials? Upgrading your network infrastructure (especially if it can...
Bruntwood SciTech Responds to the 2023 Spring Budget
Dr Kath Mackay, Life Sciences Director, Bruntwood SciTech has shared her thoughts on what the Spring Budget means for the UK science and technology sector - more specifically in relation to the Government’s pursuit to achieve ‘science superpower’ status for the UK. On...
Bench to Boardroom – Why Can’t Women Make the Leap?
This Saturday ( 11 February) marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and according to Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, which is holding an Assembly to mark the occasion, “We can all do our part to unleash our world’s enormous...
How early stage life sciences companies can improve the odds of attracting founding
The last decade has witnessed a boom in life science start-ups and that pace is set to continue as the search goes on to find improved treatments for diseases including Alzheimer’s and cancer. The science has been backed by record levels of funding, with investment...