Identifying and negotiating commercial terms on a shortlist of locations to enable the Catapult to be operational in weeks.

Developing a joint venture structure capable of meeting public sector goals and attracting private sector investment.

Establishing a list of investment priorities for the £26m funding for Norwich Research Park from the UK government, working with key stakeholders, architects and masterplanners.

Working alongside Scottish Enterprise and the University to understand potential demand, competing supply and what amenities and soft infrastructure could be developed to maximize demand.

Enabling Scottish Enterprise to better understand the bio-manufacturing sector, build costs and development delivery, concluding in the sale of the Phase 1 building to an appropriate occupier.

As part of the wider design team, providing advice on the mix of accommodation, building specification and fit out, as well as assessing appropriate rental values.

Working with Scottish Enterprise in furthering its work to support innovation in Scotland.  Providing advice on a number of their flagship property projects.

Evaluating the short list of potential locations, using our experience of securing property for R&D businesses, enabling Innovate UK to demonstrate open, clear and compelling reasons for the chosen location.

Using our extensive knowledge of the life sciences property market in Cambridge to provide supply, building specification and rental value advice, enabling them to fully understand their market context.

Securing buy-in to the project from the key promotional stakeholders and enabling them to better understand how they might work together to deliver space for innovation.