Life Science Factory

Level up your life science game

Even if ideas enter the world on a clean sheet of paper, turning them into reality needs cutting-edge technology. In life sciences, this means first and foremost lab space. That’s where the Life Science Factory stands out: it offers fully equipped, flexible laboratories that give new companies the ideal starting point to do research and make their product ready for a successful market entry.

Ready for new players

The Life Science Factory’s biggest strength is not just its smart ecosystem, but also the diversity of its users. People from all branches of life sciences bring their own concepts and ideas to a common space, where technology is the foundation for creativity, innovation and co-creation.

Dr. Katrin Wallbrecht, Lab Manager at the Life Science Factory

A lab space made to expect the unexpected

What gets Dr. Katrin Wallbrecht, Lab Manager at the Life Science Factory, most excited, is its flexibility. The infrastructure has to meet requirements that can change as fast as every six months. And it does so quite well. The secret lies in the roof: It consists of a flexible grid that allows to supply lab benches with all necessary resources for a specific project.

But the Life Science Factory is not just about infrastructure; it is also about sharing knowledge on safe and efficient lab operation, equipment usage, and, ultimately, how to run a lab.

An environment that helps pushing boundaries

Jordi Morales, CTO at Cultimate Foods, was looking for a space to develop cell cultures. The Life Science Factory came with one huge benefit: lab spaces equipped with the latest high-tech that would normally not be fundable for a start-up. So, instead of investing millions of Euros into equipment, Jordi could invest time in developing his product.

But Jordi got more than he hoped for: the latest technology and modern environment ideally suited to welcome visitors, showcase ideas and to develop concepts for further expansion.

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Jordi Morales, CTO at Cultimate Foods

Christian Wirsching, CEO at Cinference

A place that grows with your needs

Christian Wirsching, CEO at Cinference, uses artificial intelligence to create protein-based medication. As a start-up, he was looking for two things: a state-of-the-art lab space and support in the areas of networking, funding, and coaching.

The Life Science Factory offers just that. Christian especially values the highly flexible space concept: using meeting rooms, 3D-printing in the maker lab and booking the exact number of lab benches helps him to grow his business exactly how he wants to.

A playground for new ideas

A building can only be as flexible and smart as the concept behind and technology inside it. In the Life Science Factory, building automation technology from Siemens is living proof that a smart, safe, and efficient laboratory environment can be just as flexible as a co-working office space.

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Life Science Factory employee works with modular software.

Modular by design

The entire lab space with all components like fume hoods, room control, and primary equipment is designed completely modular. Each room is divided in segments that can be adapted to user needs within 24 hours.

The secret behind this flexibility is Desigo CC and matching controllers. Life Science Factory staff can assign segments and their installations via drag and drop without additional programming or external service. Customization of lab spaces is simply a matter of clicks. Future-proof interfaces like BACnet make sure that the installed base can be extended for maximum flexibility across the entire lifecycle.