at the heart of Scottish life sciences

Serviced and Unserviced Laboratory and Office Suites from 150 – 49,708 sq ft (13.9 – 4,618 sq m)

Edinburgh BioQuarter

Welcome to Edinburgh BioQuarterAt the heart of Scottish life sciences, the Edinburgh BioQuarter brings together the 870-bed Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute (one of the world’s leading medical research institutes), and the University of Edinburgh Medical School. This concentration of academic and clinical excellence provides companies locating at BioQuarter with wide-ranging access to outstanding facilities, researchers, business support and recruitment opportunities, in an environment designed to foster innovation and collaboration. Extending to more than 100 acres, Edinburgh BioQuarter is a joint venture between Scottish Enterprise, Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc, the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian. Once fully developed, the BioQuarter will offer up to 1.4m sq ft (130,063 sq m) of specialist accommodation for academic, commercial and healthcare activity.

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bioQuarter has:• 1,200 researchers already on site• First class clinical imaging facilities• Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM)

opening late 2011• Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic on site late 2011• Brain and Body Institute and new Sick Kids Hospital

to open during 2016• World renowned Roslin Institute and Dick Vet Hospital

within 6 miles• British Heart Foundation, Wellcome Foundation and MRC

supported programmes Nine, Edinburgh BioQuarter, is specifically designed to welcome new companies to Edinburgh BioQuarter. The upper floors will be available for fit-out from July 2011, with occupation of the ground floor BioIncubator space available from February 2012.

locationEdinburgh BioQuarter is adjacent to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on the principal A7 arterial route. It is three miles south of Edinburgh city centre, and within two miles of the City Bypass (A720). The development is well served by public transport, with numerous dedicated bus routes from locations across the City. A park and ride facility providing 750 spaces is located on the City Bypass within two miles, and has excellent bus connections to the BioQuarter. Edinburgh’s mainline railway station is within three miles, with Edinburgh International Airport located 11 miles to the west.

Edinburgh has diverse and far reaching transport connections across the UK, with major international destinations accessible by air, either direct or indirect via London.

travel times from Edinburgh bioQuarter

UK By road By train

Aberdeen 3hrs 2hrs 30m

Dundee 1hr 30m 1hr 20m

Glasgow 1hr 50m

London 4hrs 50m (Kings X)

Worldwide By air (direct flights)

Amsterdam 1hr 30m

London 1hr 30m (Heathrow, Gatwick, City)

Paris 1hr 50m

Munich 2hr 15m

Stockholm 2hr 20m

New York 7hr 50m

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City of Edinburgh Bypass

Edinburgh Airport

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Royal (Dick) School Of Veterinary Studies

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Pentland Science Park

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shell & core space

• From 1,140 – 49,708 sq ft (106 – 4,618 sq m)

• Ready for occupier fit out• Capable of accommodating office

and laboratory formats• Ducting for fume extract• Access through the main reception• Access to all building facilities and

services, if required• Convenient access to goods lift, full

waste management and chemical storage facilities.

Nine, Edinburgh BioQuarterNine, Edinburgh BioQuarter, is designed specifically for rapidly growing companies in Scotland’s Life Sciences sector. It offers a range of accommodation from fully fitted and serviced laboratory and office units, to space constructed to ‘shell and core’ finish ready for bespoke fit out to meet individual company requirements. Nine, Edinburgh BioQuarter, provides a contemporary business and research environment designed to offer ease of occupancy and operation, flexibility to evolve and grow, and a fertile environment for collaboration.

The building is entered through a high quality reception area, which provides a welcome to visitors and staff, and access to the cafe/restaurant, the meeting rooms, and presentation space. There are generous communal spaces for staff interaction, events and business meetings, which are separate from the office and laboratory areas.

laboratory space

• ‘Walk-in’ laboratory units from 248 to 710 sq ft, capable of combination.

• Laboratory fit out to a Category 2 standard

• Fume cupboards installed, or extract capacity to fit

• Larger units with separate write-up areas or tissue culture rooms

• Shared glass wash up/autoclave facility• Secure freezer room with -80o freezers,

with individual secure and monitored compartments.

office space

• Individual office suites from 145 to 344 sq ft, capable of combination

• Full modern office fit out, including furnishing

• Full separation from laboratory activities

all of the serviced suites are supported by:• Pre-installed telephone system with

dedicated numbers• IT distribution, ready for connection• Common kitchenette facility

the ground floor bioIncubator units offer: the upper floors offer:

accommodatIon

building amenities

• Barrier secured car parking with 156 designated spaces

• CCTV monitoring of external and internal public areas

• Card controlled security access throughout the building

• Building security programmed for out of hours access

• Meeting rooms and presentation spaces, with AV facilities

• Goods lift access to all floors

• Dedicated facilities for delivery and storage of waste, chemicals and gases

• Cafe/restaurant facility, available as event space

• 800 KVA dedicated power supply with full generator support

• Fibre optic connectivity to a range of broadband suppliers

• Secure IT hub, with distribution to all accommodation

• Wi-fi in public spaces.

building services

• Manned reception desk• Call answering service• On site building manager• Booking service for boardroom,

meeting and presentation rooms• Access to catering provision• Technical support/building

management service

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Bike store

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Liquid Nitrogen

StoreBottle store

Solvent store

Secure waste store

Standby Generator

floor plans ground floor

phasE 1: Incubator areasAccommodation floor areas

Labs SQ M SQ FT Offices SQ M SQ FT

1 + 2 66 710 A 26 280

3 + 4 59 635 B 40.5 436

5 + 6 59 635 C 26.5 285

7 + 8 59 635 D 31.3 337

9 + 10 55.9 602 E 18 194

11 27 291 F 15.7 169

12 42 452 G 18 194

13 42 452 H 15.7 169

14 60 646 J 15.7 169

15 59 635 K 32 344

16 50 538 L 13.5 145

17 26.5 285 M 13.5 145

18 42 452 N 13.5 145

Total 647.4 6968 O 13.5 145

Total 293.4 3157

Phase 2 Offices Laboratories Social space Meeting rooms Maintenance areas

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phasE 1:shared facilitiesShared facilities Room p/person

Meeting room P 10

Meeting room Q 8

Meeting room R 16

Meeting room S 12

R+S (Lecture Layout) Up to 40

Building Management suite

Meeting room Q

Meeting room P

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Phase 2 3635 sq ft (337.7 sq m)

first floor second floor

basis of occupationthe bioIncubator The ground floor BioIncubator units are fully serviced, and are available on inclusive rental packages, with flexible and simplified agreements offering ‘easy in, easy out’ terms.

Open plan offices / laboratory Offices / laboratory

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Open Plan 26,156 sq ft (2,340 sq m)

Notional sub-divisionSuites from 1,140 – 23,552 sq ft (106 – 2,188 sq m)

the upper floorsThe ‘shell and core’ space is designed for more conventional leasing, based on longer term leases. Options are available for designing, procuring, and financing the required fit out.

EntryThe building will be completed to ‘shell and core’ by June 2011, with the upper floors then being available for occupier fit out. The BioIncubator and the communal areas will be completed and available by February 2012.

The Agents for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of this property whose agents they are give notice that: (i) the particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of the intended purchasers or lessees and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract; (ii) all descriptions, dimensions, reference to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details are given without responsibility and any intending purchasers or tenants should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them; (iii) no person in the employment of the Agents has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty whatever in relation to this property. Date of publication: Mayl 2011.

further information

DTZJames Thomson Email: james.thomson@dtz.comTel: +44 (0) 131 222 4545Peter FraserEmail: peter.fraser@dtz.comTel: +44 (0) 131 222 4521

CB RiCHARD ELLiSAllan MatthewsEmail: allan.matthews@cbre.comTel: +44 (0) 131 243 4156Stewart TaylorEmail: stewart.taylor@cbre.comTel: +44 (0) 131 243 4180

business and development supportScottish Enterprise will provide tailored business support to occupiers including:

• Liaison for building management or technical issues

• Facilitating change for companies, within the building or the park

• Point of access to the BioQuarter’s amenities such as imaging and clinical trials

• Point of contact with the BioQuarter’s partners• Point of contact with other BioQuarter

businesses • Support for growth and development

leasing termsFull details of lease terms and rents are available from the leasing agent.

grant assistanceThe BioQuarter is located within a Tier 3 area, so small to medium companies (SMEs) are eligible for up to 20% support in Regional Selective Assistance.

further InformationFor further information relating to this building and the BioQuarter, please contact the letting agents (below), or Virginia Herriot at Scottish Enterprise Email: virginia.herriot@scotent.co.ukTel: +44 (0) 131 313 6213

For global enquiries also contact:Scottish Development InternationalEmail: investment@scotent.co.ukTel: +44 (0) 141 228 2828