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Another week, another wave of life sciences real estate deals across Europe. Let's dive in.
In today's free edition:
🇬🇧 Firethorn Trust acquires former Haleon site in £70 million redevelopment
🇬🇧 Wellcome Genome Campus plans expansion to 440 acres
🇬🇧 Ellison Institute reaches topping-out milestone at Oxford campus
🇩🇪 Arrow Capital and Cerberus let 7,500 sq m near Berlin
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🇩🇪 Roche opens €300 million Diagnostics Innovation Center
🇮🇪 Novo Nordisk to produce Wegovy at Athlone plant
🇳🇱 Eurofins completes 11,600 sq m laboratory building at Leiden Bio Science Park
🇬🇧 BioGenia Campus wins outline planning consent near Oxford
🇩🇪 Capricorn Scientific opens 4,000 sq m supply chain hub near Frankfurt
🇳🇱 Hecht Technology joins Planet B.io at Biotech Campus Delft
🇩🇪 VitrofluidiX relocates to expanded premises in Cologne
🇩🇪 Meisterwerk Gesundheit takes health education space in Mannheim
🇩🇪 Wobatech breaks ground on second production hall in Tettnang
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Firethorn Trust acquires former Haleon site in £70 million redevelopment
In Q4 2025, Firethorn Trust acquired the former Haleon manufacturing site on Norreys Drive, Maidenhead, for an undisclosed price, with total redevelopment investment estimated at around £70 million.
The 9.3-acre site comprises approximately 323,776 sq ft of industrial and office space used for oral-care manufacturing, including Sensodyne, for around 60 years, previously occupied by Beecham's, SmithKline Beecham and GSK.
Firethorn plans to redevelop the site into modern industrial employment space, expected to create up to 530 jobs.
CBRE advised Haleon; Quartz and Stephenson Harwood advised Firethorn.
Wellcome Genome Campus plans expansion to 440 acres
Allies and Morrison has been appointed by Wellcome Genome Campus to lead the review and evolution of its masterplan in South Cambridgeshire.
The genomics and biodata campus will expand from 125 to 440 acres, with the masterplan setting out integration of the existing site with the expansion area east of the A1301 road.
The campus is evolving from a gated research centre into an open, publicly accessible destination.
Ellison Institute reaches topping-out milestone at Oxford campus
The Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford marked the topping-out of Littlemore House, the principal building of its new campus at Littlemore, on 11 February.
Designed by Foster + Partners, the research and education complex will span approximately 29,600 sq m across Littlemore House and an adjacent Oxford Science Park plot, connected by an elevated woodland walkway.
Facilities will include flexible research laboratories, a library, a 250-seat auditorium and collaborative spaces.
Laing O'Rourke is the main contractor and completion is targeted for 2027.
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Arrow Capital and Cerberus lease
Arrow Capital Partners completed two long-term leases totalling 7,500 sq m at Arrow Park Ludwigsfelde, near Berlin, developed for its SIRE joint venture with Cerberus Capital Management.
A pharmaceutical sector occupier has taken three units totalling 5,600 sq m and an automotive company has signed for 1,900 sq m.
The 14,000 sq m park, located 26 kilometres from central Berlin and 30 kilometres from Berlin Brandenburg Airport, holds DGNB Platinum certification.
Two units remain available, marketed by CBRE.
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