Riverlabs - Creative Places

Overview

Riverlabs, a 28 acre life sciences campus delivered in three phases, provides ther most affordable laboratory space in the Golden Triangle, situated in Ware between London and Cambridge. It’s a unique environment for work and lifestyle balance.

The most affordable, existing, purpose-built R&D space in the ‘Golden Triangle’. An intelligent refresh will transform existing labs into a modern, welcoming and sustainable working environment with staff wellbeing at its heart.

Riverlabs 1 provides 141,423 sq ft (GIA) of ready-built, affordable, wet laboratory and write-up space.

Riverlabs 2 provides 219,900 sq ft (GIA) of ready-built, affordable, wet laboratory and write-up space.

Set within a unique, open campus environment enjoying natural waterfront to the River Lea. 15 acres of open green space plus sports club, tennis courts, cricket pitch, five-a-side football, access to water-based activities, river walks and nature on the doorstep.

Perfectly positioned in an established life sciences ecosystem. Home to GSK for 50+ years, and within a 45-minute radius of major life science clusters in London, Cambridge and Stevenage, providing a huge pool of life sciences talent to recruit from.

Specification

Riverlabs 1 – up to 141,423 sq ft

Air handling units can be configured to provide air changes in the ranges of 8 to 10
Strategically positioned drainage points
Range of floor to ceiling working heights from 2.6m to 3.5m
Load bearing concrete floors
Vinyl over screed floor coverings to laboratory areas
Heating and cooling using variable refrigerant flow and heat recovery systems
Bottled laboratory gases hard piped throughout the buildings
Secure loading and storage yard
Capacity for backup power provision by way of external generators
4MVA to Riverlabs from UKPN
Ducted fume cupboard provision

Riverlabs 2 – up to 219,900 sq ft

Load bearing concrete floors
Strategically positioned drainage points
Range of floor to ceiling working heights from 2.6m to 3.5m
Exceptional air handling: units can be configured to provide air changes in the ranges of 9 to 30
Vinyl over screed floor coverings to laboratory areas
Heating and cooling using variable refrigerant flow and heat recovery systems
Bottled laboratory gases hard piped throughout the buildings
Secure loading and storage yard
Capacity for backup power provision by way of external generators
4MVA to Riverlabs from UKPN
Ducted fume cupboard provision

The Site

Parking ratio of 1:375 sq ft
Landscaped grounds
Sports pitches
Amenity offering
Riverside activities and amenities

Location

Ware is an established life sciences location having been a strategic R&D location for GSK for over 50 years. Riverlabs lies within the heart of the ‘Golden Triangle’, made up of Oxford, Cambridge and London, which marks the central cluster of the UK’s life science industry.

Ware sits on the emerging Cambridge to Kings Cross life sciences Innovation Corridor within a 45 min radius of London, Cambridge and Stevenage, the established Cell and Gene Therapy cluster. This makes Riverlabs a highly desirable location for fast growing life sciences companies or contract research and manufacturing organisations wanting easy access to customers anywhere in the ‘Golden Triangle’.

Located 11 miles from Stevenage and approximately equidistant between the A1(M) and M11 motorways, Riverlabs provides excellent access to London and Cambridge.

By Foot
Town Centre: 12 minutesTrain Station: 15 minutes

By Road
A1(M): 11 milesStevenage: 11 miles
M25 J25 via A10: 12 miles
M11 J8: 20 miles
Cambridge: 32 miles
Oxford: 78 miles

By Rail
London Liverpool Street: 45 minutesOxford Circus: 58 minutes
London Waterloo: 69 minutes

By Air
Stansted Airport: 16 milesLuton Airport: 23 miles
London City Airport: 32 miles
Heathrow Airport: 42 miles
Gatwick Airport: 68 miles