British Land forms advisory team to boost its life sciences expansion
British Land has established an innovation advisory council to support the delivery of 1.9m sq ft of lab and innovation space across its portfolio.
The council, formed of five academics and executives, will be chaired by Lynn Gladden, Shell professor of chemical engineering at the University of Cambridge and non-executive director at British Land.
She will be joined by Sam Barrell, deputy chief executive of the Francis Crick Institute; Ian Campbell, executive director at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Bernard Taylor, member of the advisory board of the Royal Society and a director of the ERA Foundation; and Tim Whitley, managing director of applied research at BT.
British Land has established an innovation advisory council to support the delivery of 1.9m sq ft of lab and innovation space across its portfolio.
The council, formed of five academics and executives, will be chaired by Lynn Gladden, Shell professor of chemical engineering at the University of Cambridge and non-executive director at British Land.
She will be joined by Sam Barrell, deputy chief executive of the Francis Crick Institute; Ian Campbell, executive director at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Bernard Taylor, member of the advisory board of the Royal Society and a director of the ERA Foundation; and Tim Whitley, managing director of applied research at BT.
The move comes as British Land is set to focus on the development of life science and innovation across the Golden Triangle, with the delivery of around 200,000 sq ft by the end of this financial year. The company already operates lab-enabled spaces at Regent’s Place, SE3, and Canada Water, SE16.
Simon Carter, chief executive at British Land, said: “Our portfolio of assets across Regent’s Place, Canada Water and Cambridge, combined with our expertise in asset management, development and campuses, means we are positioned to meet demand for work and lab space for these growing sectors.”
Members of the council have been appointed for an initial term of two years and on a remunerated basis.
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