13 Mar 2026 A Rare Sight in London: Real Vented Extract Capacity If you’ve walked past Base One (previously known as 1 Portal Way) recently, you may have noticed something unusual on the roof: the 6 newly installed vented fume extract risers. It may not look glamorous, but in the world of chemistry‑led innovation, it is a major milestone for this site and something somewhat rare in London science space. It turns out that many of the so‑called lab‑enabled buildings being delivered across the city do not actually include any vented extract. While recirculating systems such as microbiological safety cabinets can, in some cases-and particularly in life sciences-reduce or even eliminate the need for vented extract, this approach often does not meet the requirements of organisations working across the broader spectrum of science, including chemistry, materials, batteries, and related disciplines, where true ducted extract is essential for safety, process integrity and regulatory compliance. Designed for Chemistry from Day One At Base One - being a purpose-built space, we have intentionally taken a very different approach. From day one, we designed the building to support a broader range of science innovation, including chemistry. That means every lab has the capability to install at least one fully vented fume cupboard, or a range of equipment requiring ducted extract, from specialist enclosures to hydrogen storage solutions and other process specific setups that chemistry companies depend on. Occasionally there are workarounds to avoid installing vented extract, but anyone working seriously in chemistry knows they are rarely the right long-term answer. So instead of designing for minimum compliance, we have designed for the reality of how scaling chemistry companies operate. How many vented extracts is "enough"? Now, is one vented fume cupboard per lab enough? If you ask around, chemistry founders will almost always say they want more. However, we also find that there is often a practical and commercial reality for fast growing teams about the difference between what they would want in an ideal world and what they actually need and can afford on day one, which is often a lower requirement. At Base One our facility enables you to rapidly develop your science in a ready-to-occupy space with one extract (at least), and then - only when the moment is right and you have proved your concept - you can either take more space with more extract or move into more bespoke space with all the vented extract you could want. For many, that staged path can be a far more sensible solution. We are building BaseOne to support the companies who genuinely need ventilated infrastructure and who rarely find it available in London. With the extract stacks now standing proudly on the roof, the building is one step closer to delivering on that promise. Check out our available labs and office space

27 Jan 2026 Construction Update - Jan 26 We’re excited to share the latest progress at our North Acton site, 1 Portal Way, where we’re shaping the next generation of lab and workspace for London’s science and innovation community. Where We Are Now • The project is just over 50% complete , and we remain firmly on track for a June 2026 opening . • The new front entrance building structure is now up, with the floor now solid and roof works underway, setting the stage for a welcoming, street‑level arrival experience for teams and visitors. • Inside the building, most labs, offices and meeting rooms now have walls in place , giving a clear picture of all the spaces - ideal if you’re starting to imagine where you and your teams could call home. Lab space, first floor • Mechanical and electrical installations are progressing smoothly , including systems critical for high-performance research environments. There’s still time to tailor spaces, so please get in touch early with your specific requirements. • Our new internal atrium has taken shape, creating a bright, central collaboration area that already feels like the heart of the building. We think it looks lovely! The central atrium, connecting floors and creating opportunities for members to interact What’s Coming Next • Work will begin soon on the garden , transforming it into a green, high quality amenity space for outdoor working, meetings and downtime. Think summer BBQs in July. • The interior of the entrance building will soon take shape as we build out the café and main event space, which is capable of hosting up to 80 guests. This is a key social element of the 1 Portal Way proposition which will help support and develop our community. Main Event space, linked to entrance area - capacity for up to 80 people Entrance Cafe, serving barista coffee and hot food. Sensibly Sustainable (at least we try) Sustainability is embedded in everything we do: reusing materials, reducing waste and championing local makers as part of our long‑term, low‑carbon strategy. • Trees from the front of the building have been relocated to the rear garden, preserving mature greenery. Private Garden - ideal for Summer Socials or for our members to eat their lunch. • Refurbished fan coil units from the original building are being reinstalled to reduce waste while maintaining efficiency. • In February, we’re trialling a hemp‑based wall stud system for our reception office—a future‑focused, low‑carbon construction technology. • We’re partnering with local suppliers to repaint the exterior and craft bespoke furniture for our hot‑desk area. Want to see it for yourself? We run site tours every Tuesday and we'd love to show you around. I f you’d like to see the progress first‑hand, explore the future labs and workspaces and get a feel for the growing community at 1 Portal Way book your #TuesdayTour now

16 June 2026 Lab manager, fixer and chief confessor: my first month at Base One A month into my role at Base One, I've realised the most useful thing I offer the founders moving in isn't actually on my job description. Yes, I'm the lab manager. But I'm also turning out to be a fixer, a connector and, I say this fondly, a chief confessor: the person who hears every company's growing pains and, hopefully, holds the key to shortcutting a good few of them. Here's what makes that possible. I'm employed by the Imperial Incubator , but I'm based here at Base One (previously known as 1 Portal Way), Sciopolis' new lab and innovation space in North Acton, West London. A foot in both camps. For a founder setting up a lab, that combination is genuinely good news, so let me explain why, because if you're weighing up wet lab space in London for a biotech or deep-tech company, this is the part that matters to you. What it means for you, if you're moving in The early decisions in any lab are the ones that come back to bite you, where the benching goes, how your documentation is structured, whether your compliance is right from day one or painfully retrofitted later. Having an experienced lab manager on-site before those decisions lock in is the difference between a clean launch and an expensive lesson. So this first month I've been quietly laying foundations our innovators will hopefully never have to think about, because they'll simply work: Coherence. Founders already have enough challenges without having to build every laboratory process from scratch. One of my priorities this month has been putting the right foundations in place: documentation, compliance expectations and laboratory processes that are consistent across the site. That means companies can spend more time focusing on their science, while also benefiting from systems that will support them through future audits, inspections and growth. Fewer costly mistakes. I've set up enough labs to know where the expensive missteps hide. Being there at the start means helping each innovator get it right the first time, not unpicking it in month six. The right connections. Because I get to know every company intimately as they set up, and I take the time to understand the science and them, I can point people to the right advice and solutions and connect them to the trusted suppliers in our combined Sciopolis and Imperial Incubator ecosystem. Very practically, that saves people from costly procurement mistakes and gets equipment through the door faster. Why Chief Confessor, you may ask? That third point is where "chief confessor" comes in. When you know everyone's challenges at the same moment, you stop being a single point of help and start being a switchboard, spotting when two companies are wrestling with the same problem and quietly introducing them so they troubleshoot together. I become a custodian of the community's growing pains, which means no founder has to face theirs alone, or solve from scratch what the company two doors down already cracked last week. This widens over time. As the community grows, my aim is to connect our innovators to the academics, equipment, talent and events at Imperial College London, turning a great lab into a genuine gateway into one of the world's leading science ecosystems. You're not just renting lab space in West London. You're plugging into an Imperial-backed innovation hub. Every founder, a different question What's struck me most this month is the sheer variety of people and ideas. One conversation is about fume cupboards and air changes, the next about cell culture workflows, cold storage or supplier recommendations. Every founder arrives with a different challenge, a different ambition and a different story. It's also reinforced just how valuable the Imperial Incubator team is. While I may be the person on site day to day, founders at Base One aren't just gaining access to a laboratory and a lab manager. They're benefiting from a wider team with years of experience supporting early-stage companies, building communities and helping innovators navigate the challenges of growth. A month in, I'm more certain than ever that the most important thing we're building here isn't the laboratory space: it's everything that happens once the people arrive. Come and see what we're building 🔬✨ Check out our labs 👋 Book a tour: Walk the site, see the setups, and picture your science here. 💬 Talk to me about your lab setup T ell me what you need, and I'll help you get it right from day one.

30 Mar 2026 March Update: North Acton is Moving (Fast) 9 weeks to go until the opening of Base One, North Acton and everything is accelerating. Here's your quick tour of what's happened in the last month. A build you can actually see Steel is up. Floors are in. Infrastructure designed specifically to help science and tech companies scale is being installed. This is no longer a concept, it's a building preparing to welcome innovators in June. 👉 Founders and scientists looking for lab and office space? Check out our latest construction update. Base One: we are on track to open in June Imperial Incubator onsite : what it means for tenants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUn9IYqW-5Q For science and tech founders, the hardest phase is rarely the discovery. It's the gap between a validated idea and a fundable, scalable business. That's precisely the stage Imperial Incubator is built for — and at 1 Portal Way, they're in the building. ✅ A Lab Manager onsite: real technical support, when you need it ✅ Access to Imperial's specialist equipment, prototyping facilities and research centres ✅ Hands-on business and relationship-building support ✅ A gateway to Imperial's talent pool: skilled graduates, academic experts and industry contacts 👉 Read more : How Imperial Incubator Accelerates Innovation for our Tenants Hitting the spot for Chemistry Founders? You tell us. Not every lab is a "chemistry lab", and London has a real shortage of the good ones. Thanks to the Royal Society of Chemistry, we know that properly serviced chemistry spaces- with vented extract, flexible power, external ducting and waste systems that simply work - are hard to find. At 1 Portal Way, we believe we have a positive answer. 👉 Read more: A Rare Sight in London: Real Vented Extract Capacity Innovation Testbeds: we walk the talk In February, we were featured in Estates Gazette . For the first time in the UK, BioTwin's sustainable hemp studs were installed at 1 Portal Way. This matters because: We don't just host innovators, we support them. We help get their solutions tested in real commercial settings. We turn our building into a live testbed wherever we can. And like many good things, this began with a connection through Imperial and the Undaunted Better Futures Retrofit Accelerator. 👉 Watch the video: BioStud Installation at Base One (previously 1 Portal Way), #TuesdayTours are getting busier What began as rainy mini-tours for a handful of people has become packed 10+ person walkthroughs in the sunshine. Visitors include prospective tenants, inquisitive neighbours (😊), London universities and Enterprise teams, Accelerators and Partners eager to join a rapidly forming ecosystem. With only two months to launch, this is the moment to see the build before everyone else does. Pick a Tuesday that works for you and contact us to arrange 📍 North Acton (Central Line) or Acton Main Line (Elizabeth Line) Next Month will be big In April we hope to share several pieces of big news: ✨ Our first tenant ✨ Our General Manager & Lab Manager hires ✨ Our Food & Beverage provider for the café See what lab and office space is available at Base One Have a great Easter break and see you soon

4 Sept 2025 Scaling Stories: how do you know when to step aside as a founder? You’ve started a business and thrown all your creativity and passion into building it into a successful start-up but then comes the inevitable running of the machine. Retaining the momentum of the company is a key part of that process but there comes a time in the journey of many a founder when the skills that built the company aren’t the skills needed to help it accelerate. Here, Mark Sanders, Sciopolis founder and CEO, explores how to know when this moment has arrived and how to take action . I recently stumbled across an article in The Standard entitled ‘ Want to Grow Faster? It Might Be Time to Replace Yourself’ and found a lot of truth in it. Many successful businesses go through phases where the leadership changes and that can often be the best move for the company, the customers and even the founder. The skills and energy needed to start a business are not always the same as those required to grow it. Starting out is about creativity, momentum and solving problems. Scaling is about discipline, systems and structures. There is honesty in knowing what you enjoy and what you’re good at. In my career, I have always gravitated to growth areas or new ventures, even within big organisations. I wanted to focus on the creativity of building something and learning. And if your passion is innovation and invention, you might not want to be involved in the detail, in the minutiae of how a business operates. This all becomes necessary as you grow but that doesn’t mean it drives your passion. A good example is my time at TDX. The founder was hugely innovative but didn’t want to run a large, complex operation. I came in to handle the parts he didn’t want to do, eventually becoming CEO. Once the business became multi-continental, I realised that wasn’t the environment that energised me and it was this self-awareness that led me to move on. It’s crucial to build a team around you that complements your strengths while staying open to feedback from trusted advisors or your board. As a founder, one of the hardest things is recognising when you might be the barrier to growth. It’s rare to wake up one day and think, ‘I’m the problem’. You have to deliberately structure your thinking, surround yourself with good counsel and be willing to act on what you hear. Liked Mark's blog? Read his next piece on the power of the right community to help founders thrive to discover more insights about Mark's approach to business .

16 Sept 2025 Scaling Stories: how community can help founders thrive When launching a new business, there are a few key things you must consider: what you enjoy doing, location and building a high-performing team. Experienced founders will know that the latter is key to longevity. Building a strong community of people not only fosters a supportive and collaborative environment but it also means you are sharing the scaling journey with other people, which is so important and necessary when you consider how lonely it can be as an entrepreneur. There's the unseen part of being a founder or an entrepreneur. It’s the work you're doing when you're not in the office; the kind of things that tend to consume your mind. You'll find yourself sneaking stuff in an evening and a weekend because you've got to keep up with the pace of everything. Inevitably, that does mean you make sacrifices in your family life. Giving up time to work on getting ready for the week ahead or catching up on the week before. This is where you see the benefits of being near to people who are having a similar journey. As a founder, there is an expectation to know everything, but knowing that you don’t know everything and being willing to ask for help is a very powerful leadership move. What matters is having a supportive network around you. Whether it’s collaborating with your team to get the best out of them as part of the community or talking to a peer in another industry, who just happens to be in the same building about things you're wrestling with, is really helpful. The more someone feels they belong to a community the more likely they are to perform at a high level and the less likely they are to leave. It’s well documented that being a founder and an entrepreneur is a lonely gig. Not only is community vital for helping to combat that, it is key for fostering employee engagement and for boosting productivity. 👉 If you believe in growing in the right community, explore our locations and be part of something big, from the start.

Hot desk space in North Acton from £40/day or £300/month. Brand new building, onsite café, garden, exciting community. Back to Sciopolis BASE ONE THE BUILDING LAB SPACE Floorplans & Technical Specs OFFICE SPACE MEETING SPACE EVENT SPACE CAFE HOT DESK FAQS AVAILABILITY COMMUNITY INCUBATOR INNOVATOR STORIES LOCATION NEWS & INSIGHTS CONTACT GRAB A HOT DESK IN NORTH ACTON Why work from home if you can grab a hot desk that's two minutes from the tube, inside a brand-new building, with proper coffee, a garden to escape to and a community worth showing up for? Drop in for a day or make it your regular base, either way you get the same all-inclusive setup. Book a Desk WORKSPACE PHOTOS 1/10 WHY HOT DESK WITH US Free Wi-Fi throughout, no long-term commitment A 2-minute walk from North Acton station, Zone 2 (Central Line) Housed in a brand-new building, with an onsite buzzy Cafe serving hot food and coffee, A community of founders, not just a room full of strangers on laptops :) WHAT'S INCLUDED A pre-booked desk in the ground-floor hot desk area Free Wi-Fi and free tea/coffee Access to our private garden and other amenities Access to phone booths and quiet rooms Ability to book meeting rooms and event spaces (payable) PRICING Day Pass £40/day Pre-booked desk, free Wi-Fi, free tea/coffee, garden and amenities access. If there's an event or a party in the building, you are invited! Book a Desk Hot Desk £300/month £450 for a dedicated desk Pre-booked desk, free Wi-Fi, free coffee, garden and amenities access. We treat you as a regular member: we'll ask you what you do and introduce you to people who can support you. Book a Desk EARLY ADOPTER OFFER The building has just opened and we are looking for new friends in the area! First two months at half price: £150/month, unlimited usage Or 5 days a month for £99 TRY BEFORE YOU JOIN Come and try us out for a day, completely free. Get in touch with Anna to arrange a date: she'll get you set up, show you around and talk through what moving in would look like. Book Your FREE Trial Day LOOKING FOR A PRIVATE OFFICE INSTEAD? View Our Office Space Cookie Policy | Privacy Polic y All rights reserved. ©Sciopolis@BaseOne 2026 | Website designed by Jamin Design Home The Building Availability Community Location Latest Insights Contact Contact 020 8912 1010 info@sciopolis.co.uk Base One, 1 Portal Way, North Acton, London W3 6RS Follow us on LinkedIn >

16 Apr 2025 Cleantech solutions for Real Estate? We want to hear from you Cleantech solutions can reduce the carbon impact of our buildings and provide a better environment for our future tenants. Because we are genuine champions of innovation, sustainability and the circular economy, and we like to support early stage innovative companies, we have been talking to a number of such clever companies over the last 18 months, figuring out whether and how we could implement some of their ideas across our future sites (note: we are currently working on projects in Cambridge and London). This has culminated in us launching the Sciopolis Cleantech Commission, which brings together innovative companies in this space who are keen for their technologies to have the opportunity to feature in future buildings we develop. Here are a small selection of the companies we have been talking to. Over a year ago, we visited Blast Studio, based at The Republic of Park Royal (Old Oak) who transforms coffee cup waste into a durable, fire-resistant material. By repurposing 80% discarded coffee cups with 20% natural binder, they create a fully recyclable material which can be used to create versatile and durable panels - perfect for wall paneling, cladding, and furniture making- as well as original and sturdy furniture pieces, like their signature lampshade. More recently, we have been talking to BioTwin, who create high-performance, sustainable construction solutions. Their hemp-based BioStuds are a “steel stud alternatives” with a 28% lower carbon footprint than standard steel studs. By switching to BioStuds, developers can meet new carbon regulations, cut embodied emissions, and future-proof their buildings with next-gen sustainable materials. We’ve also been exploring sound insulating panels in carbon negative material with Carbon Cell. On a mission to replace plastic foam, this clever company has created a lightweight, strong, insulative foam made of biochar, that acts as a carbon sink, sequestering carbon for thousands of years, making it a carbon-negative solution. Claire Trant at Untap Health has developed an innovative technology that analyses wastewater to detect the presence of pathogens in real-time, allowing them to identify potential health threats (in an office, for instance) before symptoms appear in individuals. This allows building management to implement small actions to prevent transmission including increased ventilation, seating arrangements, surface cleaning, and handwashing campaigns. This is just a small subset of the companies we are in touch with, whose solutions we are considering implementing across our sites. The idea will be to develop pilot implementations in our building of some of these new technologies, which can then be used as showcases to a wider audience, as part of our tenant engagement programme. The Sciopolis Cleantech Commission or open for companies to nominate themselves and we are particularly interested in construction materials, energy solutions and circular economy products. if you have a product or solution that you would like to discuss with us please get in touch at info@sciopolis.co.uk

Lab, office, meeting room, event space and hot desk availability at Base One, North Acton. All-inclusive pricing, updated in real time. Book a tour. Back to Sciopolis BASE ONE THE BUILDING LAB SPACE Floorplans & Technical Specs OFFICE SPACE MEETING SPACE EVENT SPACE CAFE HOT DESK FAQS AVAILABILITY COMMUNITY INCUBATOR INNOVATOR STORIES LOCATION NEWS & INSIGHTS CONTACT WHAT SPACE IS AVAILABLE? Our hub comprises 24 labs and 29 offices in well-connected London North Acton, every one immediately ready to occupy. Every price below is all-inclusive: rent, service charge, utilities, Wi-Fi, cleaning and community access, one bill, no separate invoices, no surprises. Explore an overview of lab space and office space pricing now, alongside meeting rooms, event space and hot desks, or click through to whichever category you need for full detail. AVAILABILITY AT A GLANCE Next Lab Space 3 to 25 people 42-250m² from £5,100/mo Next Office Space 3-18 desks 15-100m² from £1,900/mo Next Hot Desk Pre-booked seating £40/day £300/month Next Meeting Space 2-40 people 9-53m² from £35/hour Next Event Space 12- 150 people 27-93m² from £150/hour Next Cafe Open access Mon-Thu: 8.00-4.00 Friday: 9.00-2.00 Free to visit WHAT "ALL-INCLUSIVE" COVERS Rent and service charge Utilities: electricity, water, heating High-speed Wi-Fi Cleaning and building management Community access: events, meeting room and printing credits CHECK LIVE AVAILABILITY & BOOK A TOUR Enquire Now Book a Tour PHOTO GALLERY 1/8 Cookie Policy | Privacy Polic y All rights reserved. ©Sciopolis@BaseOne 2026 | Website designed by Jamin Design Home The Building Availability Community Location Latest Insights Contact Contact 020 8912 1010 info@sciopolis.co.uk Base One, 1 Portal Way, North Acton, London W3 6RS Follow us on LinkedIn >

8 July 2025 Monthly Update- June The Sciopolis team has been on the move, connecting with innovators, exploring new campuses and diving deep into the future of place-based innovation. Here’s what we’ve been up to this month. Exploring Cambridge North with Zara and Charlie This month, we took part in Cambridge Wide Open Week, giving our new Head of Operations, Zara Davidian, a proper introduction to the Cambridge innovation ecosystem. From The Glasshouse to St John’s Innovation Centre, Allia, and the Maxwell Centre, the day was packed with insights and useful encounters. It was a reminder of how efficient and energising this ecosystem can be. We wrapped up with an Aperol Spritz at the o2h Group garden party. Meanwhile Charlie went to visit the new Co-Laboratories space at Niab to meet with Laura Grimwood . Together with Brydell she has created some great space for growing science companies. Clearly the model is working as their current spaces are almost full and they are working to renovate more of it. Cleantech in Canary Wharf In Canary Wharf at KPMG’s offices for the Cleantech Venture Day during London Climate Action Week, we saw founders pitch for seed funding in a tough market. What stood out? More women at the helm : a welcome shift. Second-time founders sharing honest lessons from past ventures. Diverse innovation : from algae-based coatings to carbon-capturing cement. Duplication dilemmas : could merging similar ventures accelerate progress? Energy storage dominated discussions, with AI-driven demand volatility a hot topic. Ruthless Collaboration in Old Oak (North Acton) In Old Oak, we met with Tom and Will from Creative Wick and Johnny from The Republic of Park Royal to talk about community ownership and the power of hyperlocal media. The takeaway? There’s no app for placemaking. It takes time, trust, and a willingness to learn from those who’ve done it before. As ever, we’re here for the ruthless collaboration . Universities & the Industrial Strategy The Government’s new Industrial Strategy 2025 hit home for us. Universities aren’t just part of the innovation system—they are the system. From spinouts to skills, they’re the connective tissue between discovery and deployment. We’ve seen it firsthand at White City Innovation District with Imperial College London. As Patrick Vallance put it: not every region contributes equally. Prioritisation isn’t exclusion, it’s strategy. 📖 Read the full strategy The Funding Gap: Still Real At the Creating a Superpower Conference , the message was clear: the UK is great at inventing but struggles to scale. Key themes included: The need to prioritise high-performing ecosystems like Oxford and Cambridge (“we’d me mad not to” said sir Patrick Vallance) A shortage of commercialisation talent and an opportunity to attract it back from the US if we can solve our VISA and taxation issues. Lessons from Paris, New York, and Kendall Square on scaling innovation fearlessly were really inspiring: what stood out was “conviction and authenticity” Cat wrote about it in detail in her post here Riverside Innovation at ARC West London We enjoyed a visit to our friends at the ARC West London Refinery —a stunning example of how science, technology, and urban life can coexist beautifully. As Councillor Stephen Cowan reminded us, “we should never underestimate the power of beauty in driving innovation.” Looking Ahead: Civic Campus in West London At the start of the month, we were delighted to announce that Sciopolis has been appointed to lead a feasibility study for a new innovation initiative at Civic Campus in Hammersmith & Fulham , in partnership with Upstream London. Over six intensive weeks, we immersed ourselves in exploring solutions for this emerging place—grounded in local ambition, community insight, and strategic potential. While the findings are currently under discussion and we can’t share details just yet, we thoroughly enjoyed the process and are optimistic about what lies ahead. 🔗 Read more about the project here Follow us on Linkedin for more updates

31 Mar 2025 Our Monthly Update - March 2025 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. HS2 Event: From Trains to Cranes, in Old Oak (North Acton) 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 . CGI of Origin building, Cambridge Business Park 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. Johnny Brewin at the Park Royal Design District (North Acton) More exciting developments in April, watch this space and follow Sciopolis on LinkedIn for more updates Follow us on LinkedIn

OUR LOCATIONS We are busy building a network of innovation sites across key clusters, linked to Universities. LONDON, NORTH ACTON Base One is our first hub: 55,000 sq ft of ready-to-occupy laboratory and office space, with great amenities, in a well-connected location, linked to Imperial. FIND OUT MORE CAMBRIDGE We are looking at opportunities in Cambridge for new innovation spaces that would suit early-stage science and technology businesses. Get in touch if you would like to find out more ENQUIRE NOW WANT TO DEVELOP A NEW INNOVATION HUB? Contact us to discuss how we can help convert existing space or build and activate new Innovation Hubs for science and technology businesses. +44 7943 980146 info@sciopolis.co.uk sciopolis