Developer British Land and consultant Alinea have both said they are targeting life sciences as a sector with strong post-pandemic growth potential.

Alinea’s founding partner Mark Lacey said it was looking at doubling business in the market. “Life sciences is going to be massive for London,” he said. ”King’s Cross is a bit of bullseye for life sciences because of the Francis Crick Institute, the Wellcome Trust and the universities around there.”

British Land also said it is targeting tenants from life sciences as well as moving into the logistics market as it looks to new areas of business to plot a recovery from the covid-19 pandemic.

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