Key Takeaways

• Boston ranks first in our global index of the top 30 life science markets, followed by San Francisco and the UK’s Golden Triangle of London, Cambridge and Oxford; these locations benefit from deep talent pools, high levels of R&D investment and output, and strong funding fundamentals.
  
  
• The sector is diversifying globally, with life sciences hotspots emerging in Leuven in Belgium, Bengaluru and Pune in India, as well as Houston and Atlanta in the US. In these hubs, government policies and university partnerships are fostering an environment to support the development of affordable talent pipelines.
  
  
• Our survey reveals that life science occupiers are increasingly taking a people-focused approach in their site selection, balanced against property costs, with property seen as a strategic asset to help access and attract the most appropriate talent. Other priorities include proximity to diverse sector ecosystems and access to R&D hotspots such as incubators, albeit with regional variation.
  
  
• Leading occupiers are supporting employee performance, collaboration, and health via workspace design and property tech, with a global average of 15% of overall space in laboratory facilities and offices dedicated to collaboration areas.

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