Following extraordinary investment, expansion, and innovation in 2021, the life sciences industry is poised for further growth and consistent demand in the years ahead.
Going forward, capitalising on the latest trends in technology will be more critical than ever as these advancements are continuously reshaping the way we research, develop, test, go to market and analyse data in life sciences. Even though its trajectory is intact, the sector is not immune, however, to overarching economic factors like inflation, higher interest rates and tightening capital markets, which are impacting investors and life sciences companies looking to occupy space within a tight budget.
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Real Estate Fundamentals Remain Strong
The life sciences sector has experienced outsized growth in the last seven years.
UK life sciences rents have grown 63% since 2017, on par with U.S. markets. Growth has slowed in some markets but remains above 2019 pre-pandemic levels.
U.S. asking rents are 67% higher, on average, than in 2015, and inventory has grown in tandem by 29% across the markets tracked by Cushman & Wakefield Research.
Flow of Funding
The global life sciences venture capital funding market experienced a slowdown in the first half of 2022 relative to the same period in 2021.
Future Demand
The flow of venture capital into the life sciences sector has accelerated the growth of new companies with seed and early-stage companies still experiencing significant momentum.
For the markets tracked by Cushman & Wakefield, 55.20% of the VC deals into life science companies with a UK presence through to the end of August 2022, involved pre or early-stage VC deals, with an average deal size across all VC investments of £11.65 million.
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