Royal London Asset Management Property has let 4,700 sq ft of fully-fitted lab and office space on the ground floor of Building 8200 at Cambridge Research Park to biotechnology company Centillion Technology.
The lab suite offers a turnkey solution and comprises four access-controlled laboratories, fully furnished write-up space and a dedicated external gas storage area. Centillion is relocating to Cambridge Research Park from Cambridge Science Park.
Ruth Pardoe, senior asset manager at Royal London Asset Management Property, said: “Centillion’s arrival is another milestone in our journey to evolve Cambridge Research Park’s existing cluster of innovation and R&D and the campus compliments our wider portfolio across the Golden Triangle. We are proud to offer spaces that will support the ambitions of pioneering businesses and contribute to the UK’s science and technology landscape delivering best in class space into the Cambridge market alongside our recent launch of One Triton Square, London.”
Will Hawking, head of life sciences at Royal London Asset Management Property, added: “As part of the Sterling 20 investor group, we are committed to unlocking long-term value in life sciences, one of the UK’s most strategically important sectors. The recent Regional Investment Summit highlighted the critical role of life sciences in driving regional growth, and we are proud to be delivering the infrastructure that helps scale research, manufacturing and innovation across the country through strategic investments in places like Cambridge Research Park.”
Harris Makatsoris, founder and CEO of Centillion Technology, said: “Cambridge Research Park offers the right blend of high-spec lab space, connectivity, and community for a growing biotech business like ours. This move reflects our need for a turnkey facility that supports our Biofoundry-in-a-Box advanced biopharmaceutics manufacturing platform and our RNA-By-Design development and regulatory readiness package and gives our team the space to collaborate and innovate. We are excited to be part of a campus that’s clearly investing in the future of science and technology.”
Bidwells and CBRE advised on the letting.
