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These 3 life sciences companies will move into 100K square feet of One uCity when it opens in 2022
Technical.ly Philly  |  November 4, 2020

When completed, the University City building will be 13 stories tall and offer about 400,000 square feet of purpose-built lab and office space, as well as parking, a full-service restaurant and retail space.

Life sciences development project uCity Square, now five years in the making, will welcome three local companies to its One uCity building when it opens its doors in 2022, developers Wexford Science & Technology said this week.

Biotech company Integral Molecular and engineering and scientific consulting firm Exponent join biotech company Century Therapeutics in leasing a combined 100,000 square feet in the lab building that’s slated to open in Q3 2022. One uCity and the larger uCity Square campus are being developed by Wexford in partnership with the University City Science Center and Ventas, Inc. Combined, the space offers more 3 million square feet of existing lab and office facilities to more than 200 companies.

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Innovation Quarter expected to benefit from Atrium combination

Winston-Salem Journal | October 9, 2020
The Atrium Health acquisition of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is expected to boost the research and brand recognition of Innovation Quarter in downtown Winston-Salem.
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The Providence River Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge continues a shipbuilding tradition

The Architect’s Newspaper | November 5, 2020
Through the gently curving wood surfaces of the Providence River Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge evoke the ships that once sailed into this New England port, the bridge is physically connected to the history of a much less picturesque form of transportation: Interstate 195.
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Cortex To Host Second STL Startup Week, Bringing Entrepreneurs Together Virtually

St. Louis Public Radio | November 9, 2020
The Cortex Innovation Community kicks off its second STL Startup Week on Monday.
It will host more than 60 free virtual sessions…
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The pandemic helped fuel Philly’s already growing life sciences sector, CBRE report shows

Technical.ly Philly | October 22, 2020
Philadelphia jumped to number seven in top U.S life sciences markets based on jobs, lab space and funding in 2020.
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The Future of Meetings: Find Out How Specialized Cities Lend Themselves to Specialized Meetings

Associations Now | November 3, 2020
Given the challenges of face-to-face gatherings, destinations must provide an ideal learning environment that justifies the travel.
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Ventas, GIC Form JV to Develop Life Science Space

Commercial Property Executive | Nov. 9, 2020
The joint venture encompasses four projects under development in two states, representing a combined investment of $930 million.
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Atrium announces $3.4 billion in planned investments, including new tower, at Wake Forest Baptist Health over next 10 years

Winston-Salem Journal | October 23, 2020
Fresh on the heels of a merger between Atrium Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health…
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