It's nearly April, and just as the transition from winter to spring brings about significant changes in nature, our business has experienced a similar transformation this month. March has brought us a variety of opportunities and has allowed us to explore new locations, meet new people, and seize new opportunities.

 We started at the HS2 “From Trains to Cranes” event, where we heard some positive updates on HS2 getting back on track, and what effect it is already having- and is expected to have- on the Old Oak area (North Acton, West London). This is arguably London’s most exciting development, and Sciopolis was glad to be mentioned by Alice Sewell, Investment Director at Imperial, in regard to our future involvement in the area. More on this soon.

We were finally able to announce our exciting appointment as Development Advisors to The Crown estate on the Origin’s Pilot project at Cambridge Business Park. Whilst in the feasibility stage of the project, we are looking forward to exploring how this new Innovation Hub could reposition the area and be a catalyst for a brand new Cleantech community in Cambridge North.

Read more here.

The Bisnow UK Life Sciences Real Estate Conference in London gave us an interesting update on labs (getting more efficient and requiring less space, getting more automated, but there’s still not enough of them). Our team also attended the Climate Challenge 2025 Awards in Cambridge with CISL (Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership) where we caught a glimpse of the brilliance of the Cambridge ecosystem, and the vast array of climate solutions that are coming out of it.

Our Chairman Mark Sanders reacted to the news that UK Life Sciences are missing out on £15bn a year to global competitors. This is concerning news, and we believe that the government should invest on the right infrastructure to retain innovators, increasing their chances to attract investment, develop their ideas and make it through their commercialisation journey. You can read Mark's views here

And finally we spent time doing what we like best: connecting people with solutions that will advance their discovery and growth. And no better place for that than the Park Royal Design District, a hidden gem 5 mins away from North Acton's tube station, where a community of artists and makers, and a bunch of scientists are coming together in a very organic way. It was great to introduce some friends from nearby White City Innovation District to Johnny Brewin, knowing he will absorb them into the fabric of this community in no time.

More exciting developments in April, watch this space and follow Sciopolis on LinkedIn for more updates