Liverpool office and laboratory operator Sciontec begins talks with potential occupiers for its £69m 150,000 sq ft HEMISPHERE One development with construction set to begin in spring 2027. Tony McDonough reports
Sciontec says it is already in talks with potential occupiers for its £69m HEMISPHERE One development in Liverpool.
Construction of the 150,000 sq ft, eight-storey development in Paddington Village in the city’s Knowledge Quarter is scheduled to begin in May 2027 with funding coming from a variety of sources.
These include £13m directly from Government, a £12m Liverpool City Region Combined Authority infrastructure grant, a £1.5m Life Sciences Innovation Zone grant and an as yet unspecified contribution from the city region’s £2bn investment fund.
HEMISPHERE One will include 50,000 sq ft of laboratory space, 60,000 sq ft of office / workspace and 16,000 sq ft of flexible office floorplates.
Sciontec, a partnership between Liverpool City Council, Liverpool John Moores University, the University of Liverpool, and Bruntwood SciTech, says pre-let discussions with potential occupiers are “progressing at pace”.
Barbara Spicer CBE, Chair of Sciontec, said: “Our HEMISPHERE development is attracting interest from external high-growth science, technology and health sector businesses.”
This update comes as Sciontec, which operates Liverpool Science Park (LSP), CENTRAL TECH and serviced office space at The Spine, has revealed another new tenant has signed up for space at LSP.
Healthcare information technology company, MEDITECH UK, has agreed a deal for more than 1,600 sq ft of workspace to further develop its Electronic Patient Record software and clinical services.
MEDITECH UK’s clients include NHS trusts and private healthcare facilities across the UK, including Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
Other recent additions to Sciontec’s customer base include sensor technology specialists Robotiz3d, which now occupies a 1,220 sq ft mechanical laboratory within CENTRAL TECH, and HealthTech SME, Genetix, at the same location.
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Leanne Katsande, head of commercial at Sciontec, added: “Despite wide-spread economic challenges, we have experienced increasing interest in our city centre workspaces, laboratories in particular.
“Our HEMISPHERE development will not only make Liverpool city region a more attractive destination for global businesses to locate within, but also increase the supply of high quality, city centre labs for local, scaling businesses to move into.”