Life Sciences

Explore opportunities in life sciences, from investing to creating value with real estate and facilities that accelerate innovation, attract and retain talent

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Lay the groundwork for better environments

The life sciences industry is vibrant as ever before. New discoveries emerge daily as life sciences investors fund innovation at record levels. Yet, research is costly and competition for talent is fierce. Whether your organization is mature, mid-sized or scaling up, real estate and facilities are likely your third-largest expense—and that’s why the right partner is critical. We tackle the spaces and places to boost business performance while you focus on innovation and investment.

Our life sciences solutions

Location strategy

When you need access to life sciences talent and resources, a strategic location accelerates your product lifecycle and boosts efficiency. Our GIS analytics and leading practices help you balance requirements, growth objectives and costs in your lab and biomanufacturing location strategy.

Transaction management

Make every space count and don’t miss a beat. Our team facilitates smooth transactions to improve value and efficiency, and advance the growth of your life sciences enterprise. We help you assess risks and seize opportunities by leveraging data and life sciences industry benchmarks.

Project and development services

Whether you need a new research campus or to retrofit a floor into production space, our experts in laboratory design, construction and operations reduce costs and accelerate your project. We can help you create compliant, efficient labs, GXP facilities, clean rooms, vivariums and more.

Facilities management

Improve efficiencies, mitigate risk and deliver a sustainable workplace that attracts top talent. Our award-winning team helps you streamline operations, reduce costs, and establish procedures to improve productivity and ensure that your GXP environments are always inspection-ready.

Technology

Fine-tune location strategy, boost facility operations and improve your workplace experience with leading technologies, including integrated workplace management systems (IWMS). Our experts help you select, implement and tailor tools for your offices, laboratories and manufacturing spaces.

Sustainability

Wherever you are in your sustainability journey, we can help. From reducing single-use plastics in labs to achieving biomanufacturing carbon neutrality, we design and implement end-to-end initiatives that connect your sustainability strategies to real-world action and measurable outcomes.

Agency leasing

Our life sciences leasing experts help you attract and retain the perfect tenant mix for your integrated laboratory, biomanufacturing, mixed-use development and office properties. We negotiate on your behalf to secure lease terms that maximize occupancy and boost returns on your investment.

Capital Markets

Access global capital to fund your life sciences property investments. We combine the life sciences expertise of our people with artificial intelligence and machine learning to uncover trends and opportunities to give you an edge in your life sciences property investments.

Investment sales and advisory

Maximize your life sciences property returns with flexible debt and equity options, our access to global capital and experts around the world. Ready to sell? We optimize proceeds through our decades of experience, AI-driven analytics and 20 years of life sciences transactions data.

Location strategy

Location is key to a life sciences property's return on investment. Our global life sciences research and analytics help you see where pharmaceutical, medical device and biomanufacturing companies are on the move, so you can pioneer new hotspots or fill marketplace gaps with your project.

Property management

From 24/7 integrated lab operations to GXP manufacturing, our property managers understand the distinct needs of life sciences organizations. We help you support your life sciences tenants, keep your property operating smoothly and manage capital investments to increase asset value.

Technology

Boost performance in life sciences laboratory, biomanufacturing and office facilities with smart building technologies that maximize uptime and reliability, reduce costs and improve occupant experience. Our world-class technologists and facility experts help you navigate the options.

Sustainability

We guide you through the changing world of value and risk by enabling smart investment and lending decisions that shape a better world of real estate.

Capital Markets

Access global capital to fund your life sciences developments. Our capital markets team has arranged financing for life sciences developments in every Belgian life sciences market, combining the life sciences market expertise of our people with the power of collective insight.

Location strategy

Location is key to a life sciences property's return on investment. Our global life sciences research and analytics help you see where pharmaceutical, medical device and biomanufacturing companies are on the move, so you can pioneer new hotspots or fill marketplace gaps with your project.

Project and development services 

When you are exploring a new development or adaptive reuse for laboratory and biomanufacturing space, we help assess property potential and streamline the project to reduce cost, risk and time. We know life sciences requirements, from laboratories and vivariums to clean rooms and cGMP.

Sustainability

Design and implement end-to-end programmes will attract top life science tenants, reduce energy costs, and align with sustainability strategies.

How you can achieve breakthroughs with JLL

Integrated approach

We connect the dots so you don’t have to. Whether you’re looking to occupy or invest in life sciences real estate, our integrated real estate and facilities services help you tackle the ever-evolving demands of innovation. We can help you explore new markets and locations, build a new integrated laboratory, create a competitive workplace.

Technology

Gain a competitive advantage utilizing our leading technology tools tailored to help life sciences companies find lab space, create efficient portfolios, optimize smart buildings, reduce facilities costs and enhance the human and workplace experience.

Experience

Access our deep bench of 2,400+ dedicated professionals serving more than 360 pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies around the world. Your facilities benefit from our deep expertise in dry and wet labs, GxP manufacturing, supply chain, logistics and research facilities.

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Resources

EMEA | Investor | May 02, 2024 | Life Sciences

Life Sciences Industry Real Estate Outlook 2024

JLL's 2024 life science research outlook dives into the cluster composition matrix and geographic dynamics for life sciences companies, investors and developers.

Belgium | Workplace | April 14, 2024 | Life Sciences

Life Sciences Cluster report Belgium

The report produced by JLL Research provides in-depth analysis of the main clusters active in Belgium

Global | Workplace | January 23, 2024 | Life Sciences

2024 Life Sciences Trends to Watch

6 trends that will shape the industry within the categories of ecosystems and geographies, advancing innovation and strategic partnerships

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Talk to us about your life sciences real estate needs

Find out how smart location, space and facility management decisions can help fuel your scientific breakthroughs.

Contact us

Vincent Van Brée Head of Capital Markets Belux

+32(0)2 550 25 25

Pierre-Paul Verelst Head of Research Belux

+352 46 45 40