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  • Innovation City opens second life science campus in Reinach

    Innovation City opens second life science campus in Reinach

    The Basel-based association Innovation City(iCity) is opening its second campus in Reinach. According to its own information, life sciences start-ups will be able to push ahead with their scientific progress and the establishment of their company in the Kägen industrial and commercial area.

    The young companies will have access to a “state-of-the-art and optimally equipped life science location” on an area of around 7000 square metres, according to a quote from Melchior Buchs, president of the Reinach municipality.

    On two floors, 3,500 square metres are planned for laboratory facilities – both for flex labs and for shared labs in cooperation with the partners Vebego, Move Consultants AG and UBS Sima. The laboratories are standardised according to Biosafety Level 2. Two further floors offer 3400 square metres of coworking space with areas for meeting and networking as well as offices, seminar and strategy rooms.

    iCity is an initiative that brings together start-ups, investors and researchers from the life science sector. The expansion is iCity’s response to the growing need for “affordable laboratory facilities in the Basel region that can be used at short notice”, it says.

    The family-friendly concept includes daycare places directly on the premises and a dining offer from the Compass Group. The campus is scheduled to open in August 2023.

  • Swiss Prime Site lays the foundation stone for the JED site

    Swiss Prime Site lays the foundation stone for the JED site

    The JED (Join.Explore.Dare) in Schlieren will receive a “sustainable keystone”, as stated in a press release from Swiss Prime Site . On September 22, the real estate company from Zug laid the foundation stone for a new building with office and laboratory space, which should be ready for the first tenants to move into from mid-2024. In addition to representatives from Swiss Prime Site and other project participants, Stefano Kunz, Head of the Construction and Planning Department of the City of Schlieren , also took part in the ceremony.

    JED is the site of the former NZZ printing works. Swiss Prime Site has already converted existing buildings there and thus “turned the area into a think and work tank for business, industry and trade”, as CIO Urs Baumann said on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone. The existing buildings are used by the anchor tenants Halter and Zühlke . The new building will now add office and laboratory space to the area on five floors with a rentable area of 14,000 square meters. Anchor tenants could also be won with Superlab Suisse and FlexOffice .

    The new building will be built according to the principles of the circular economy, and certification according to SNBS Gold (Swiss Sustainable Building Standard) is being sought. “Swiss Prime Site has successfully managed to give the former self-contained NZZ area new life and flair through new paths and the open and spacious architecture,” City Councilor Stefano Kunz is quoted as saying.

  • Another location for start-ups is being created in the greater Zurich area

    Another location for start-ups is being created in the greater Zurich area

    As a first step, Elektron AG is making around 1,100 square meters available to the Wädenswil start-up organization grow . Two fast-growing life science start-ups will move in there: Araris Biotech AG , a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ( ETH ) and the Paul Scherrer Institute ( PSI ), and Nemis Technologies AG . This is already a fourth location for ambitious young companies in the local area of Wädenswil.

    The technology company Elektron will finance the conversion to laboratory and office space. “The cooperation with grow fits perfectly with our philosophy of combining modern technologies and sustainability,” Elektron CEO Enrico Baumann is quoted as saying in a statement from grow. “For us, the settlement of the two start-ups is an investment in the future and a commitment to the Wädenswil workplace.”

    Araris Biotech is researching novel anti-cancer antibody compounds. Nemis develops diagnostic solutions to detect pathogenic bacteria in food. Both have completed successful financing rounds. Araris was able to earn over 15 million francs in October 2020, Nemis only recently 7.75 million francs.

    “In the past five years, growth has accelerated significantly,” says Wädenswil Mayor Philipp Kutter. He is also a member of the board of trustees of grow. Despite the corona pandemic, there are signs of further growth, “which is extremely positive for research and business in and around Wädenswil”.

  • Swiss Prime Site Immobilien enters into a partnership with Superlab Suisse

    Swiss Prime Site Immobilien enters into a partnership with Superlab Suisse

    Laboratory and research space provider soon with locations in Basel and Schlieren
     The company Superlab Suisse, which already operates a location in Lausanne, provides operational and fully equipped research and laboratory space ("Lab as a Service"). The offer also includes operating services and other important services. Swiss Prime Site Immobilien and Superlab Suisse are planning to develop locations in Basel and Schlieren with a total area of over 10,000 m2 from 2022. The Stücki Park in Basel already houses a laboratory building and a technology park in which various life science start-ups come together. Right next door, another state-of-the-art building with laboratory and research areas is to be built by Superlab Suisse over the next 18 months. The second location is planned in Schlieren near the city of Zurich. The Limmattal is the seat of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), the University of Zurich (UZH) and research centers of numerous national and international pharmaceutical companies. There is correspondingly strong demand for laboratory space. Swiss Prime Site Immobilien is planning a modern new building project on the JED site in Schlieren. In cooperation with Superlab Suisse, research and laboratory areas for start-ups, spin-offs or established companies are to be created on two floors. «We are very pleased about the cooperation with Swiss Prime Site for the two upcoming locations in Basel and Zurich, the two most important life science clusters in Switzerland. Due to the direct proximity to the Wagi area in Schlieren and the technology park in Basel, companies from the life sciences sector can benefit from significant synergy effects of these ecosystems," says Zhang Xi, CEO of Superlab.

    Great strides are being made towards making the areas more flexible .
    The demand for flexible office and commercial space has been increasing for years. The market trend towards making rental space more flexible for other types of use is also steadily increasing. Swiss Prime Site Immobilien recognized this early on and successfully implemented it through the development projects YOND in Zurich and JED in Schlieren (existing buildings). Martin Kaleja, CEO of Swiss Prime Site Immobilien: “The key success factors are the modern standard of construction, the flexibility of the space and the guarantee of support and services. As with other areas that have already been made more flexible, the needs of our customers are also in the foreground in the Life Science area.» Swiss Prime Site Immobilien and Superlab Suisse together have the necessary know-how to ensure the space required in the laboratory and research area. While Superlab Suisse provides its innovative platform, Swiss Prime Site Immobilien manages the necessary
    Real estate knowledge and related development resources. Martin Kaleja, CEO of Swiss Prime Site Immobilien, once again: “We are very pleased to have found the perfect partner for making laboratory and research areas more flexible and scaling in Superlab Suisse. While Superlab Suisse contributes the 'software', we have the right knowledge of the real estate market, the knowledge of what our customers want
    and thus provide the 'hardware' in this partnership.»

  • Swiss Prime Site and Superlab are building laboratory space in Schlieren

    Swiss Prime Site and Superlab are building laboratory space in Schlieren

    Swiss Prime Site Immobilien has entered into a partnership with Superlab Suisse . Superlab is a provider of laboratory and research space. According to the press release , Superlab Suisse provides operational and fully equipped research and laboratory space as well as operational services. It already has such a location in Lausanne. Both partners plan to develop locations in Basel and Schlieren with a total area of more than 10,000 square meters. According to Superlab Suisse, the laboratory in Schlieren will have an area of 5,400 square meters.

    The city on the Limmat is home to facilities of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), the University of Zurich (UZH) and research centers of numerous national and international pharmaceutical companies. The demand for laboratory space is correspondingly high, it is said. Swiss Prime Site Immobilien is planning a modern new building project on the JED site in Schlieren. In cooperation with Superlab Suisse, research and laboratory areas for start-ups, spin-offs or established companies are to be created on two floors.

    “Due to the direct proximity to the Wagi area in Schlieren and the technology park in Basel, companies from the life sciences sector can benefit from significant synergy effects of these ecosystems,” says Zhang Xi, CEO of Superlab. In Basel, a state-of-the-art building with laboratory and research areas is to be built by Superlab Suisse at the Stücki Park in the next 18 months.

    For Martin Kaleja, CEO of Swiss Prime Site Immobilien, the modern standard of construction, the flexibility of the space and the guarantee of support and services are key success factors. Kaleja is quoted as saying that Swiss Prime Site Immobilien and Superlab Suisse together had the necessary know-how to ensure the space required for laboratory and research areas.