Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst is the leading location for therapeutic innovation. It has created an ideal environment for growth within a supportive and networked community. They have world class capabilities in cell and gene technologies.
Companies based on Campus employ over 4,000 people. SBC is home to major organisations including GSK, the Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Catapult, LifeArc and Cytiva alongside a growing cluster of start-up companies which together have raised over £3.6bn in funding.
Availability
Ground Floor – Fitted laboratory and office space
1,000 – 6,500 sq ft
Stevenage, situated in North Hertfordshire equidistant to London and Cambridge at the heart of the golden triangle, is home to big Pharma and innovation such as GSK, Airbus and Fujitsu.
Elevate Quarter, one of Europe’s largest science parks, is currently being developed on the Stevenage Campus next to SBC and GSK to provide 1.6 m sq foot of office and lab space for scaling life science businesses.
Stevenage also includes The Assembly, a 530k sq ft life science and technology knowledge cluster under development, part of the largest in the OxCamb Arc, and the chosen location for SBC graduate Autolus’ new HQ.
Stevenage offers access to over 12,000 annual STEM graduates being within 30 miles of three of the global top ten universities: Cambridge University, Imperial College London, and University College London.
There are over 100 annual life science apprenticeship graduates.
Stevenage is home to 2 x OUTSTANDING and 12 x GOOD Ofsted ranked secondary schools, as well as 10+ top performing independent schools and 20+ top performing nursery and primary schools
Foot/Cycle
30 mins walk or 10 mins cycle (1.5miles) to Stevenage Station
Road
5 mins to A1M
1hr 15 mins (30 miles) to Central London via A1M.
45 mins (35 miles) to Cambridge via A505 and A603
1 hr 30 mins to Oxford via M40
Rail
10 mins to Stevenage Station via Free Shuttle
20 mins to London Kings Cross
40 mins to Cambridge
Air
25 mins (15 miles) to London Luton Airport
45 mins (28 miles) to London Stansted Airport
1 hr 15 mins (76 miles) to Gatwick Airport (train)
1 hr 20 mins (39 miles) to Heathrow Airport (train & tube)
Our Story
Founded as a not for profit in 2012 by Wellcome Government and GSK. SBC is at the heart of a growing cell and gene therapy cluster, currently the largest in Europe. Major organisations have helped make SBC an attractive location for therapeutics start-ups in terms of proximity to Cambridge and London. It is home to a community of over 50 businesses and there are over 3,500 employees based on the Campus.
Vision
To accelerate the translation of cutting-edge science to improve the health and quality of people’s lives.
Since 2012
Sustainability
• Buildings achieve ‘Excellent’ or ‘Very good’ BREEAM ratings
• EPC B rating
• Air-source heat pumps
• Rainwater harvesting systems throughout
• Free train station shuttle shared with GSK to reduce carbon emissions
• Electric Vehicle charging and cycle storage
• Biodiversity supported with greenspaces, wetland, beehives, bird and bat boxes
Future
In 2023 planning was approved for UBS Asset Management to build a 1.6mn sq ft science park called Elevate Quarter onto the campus. This expansion project will provide space for companies to scale and create 5,000 additional jobs over the next 5–10 years.
Do you want to know more about the rental possibilities for lab space at the Accelerator Building at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst?
Call, mail or chat with:
Seb Denby
Seb.Denby@creativeplaces.com | +44(0) 7810 242 194
Liam Nicholls
Liam.Nicholls@creativeplaces.com | +44(0) 7884 869 400
Terms
New leases to be agreed through negotiation. Terms upon application.
EPC
TBC.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment with the agents.
VAT
VAT will be payable on the Rent.
