TOPEKA, KAN. — Spore.Bio, a biotechnology company headquartered in France with an existing U.S. presence in New York, has unveiled plans to become the first laboratory tenant at Link Innovation Labs in Topeka. Located in the heart of Topeka’s Innovation District, Link Innovation Labs provides flexible private lab suites, shared equipment, collaboration areas and resources designed to help companies accelerate research, commercialization and growth. Organizations located within Link Innovation Labs include Plug and Play Topeka, the Washburn Small Business Development Center and Sparrow Coffee at Link.
HOUSTON — Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), a global pharmaceutical company best known for manufacturing treatments and medications such as Opdivo and Eliquis, will open a $2.3 billion manufacturing campus in Houston. The Princeton, N.J.-based firm chose a site within McCord Development’s 4,300-acre Generation Park for the approximately 600,000-square-foot project. “This investment reflects our confidence in America’s continued leadership in biopharmaceutical innovation,” says Christopher Boerner, board chair and CEO of Bristol Myers Squibb. “As part of our $40 billion commitment to the United States, we’re building the domestic manufacturing capabilities needed to deliver the next generation of medicines and support future scientific breakthroughs. Houston and the state of Texas offer the talent, infrastructure and partnership needed to help bring that vision to life.” Situated in northeast Houston, Bristol Myers Squibb’s new campus will be designed to be both modular and multi-modal, allowing the company to reconfigure manufacturing capacity for multiple types of medicines — including small molecules, biologics and antibody-drug conjugates — as needs arise. The new campus is estimated to create nearly 500 skilled jobs in the Houston area for roles including operations technicians, production specialists, maintenance and engineering professionals, quality control/assurance experts and administration. Bristol Myers Squibb also anticipates …
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Osmo, which uses machine learning to digitize scent and promote olfactory science, has opened a 60,000-square-foot headquarters facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Elizabeth. Designed by KSS Architects, the facility includes office, lab and manufacturing space, as well as a breakout room, café and shared spaces to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration. A partnership between Bridge Industrial and Elberon Development Group owns the building, the address of which was not disclosed.
By Kimm Lauterbach, REDI Cincinnati Shaped by its strong German heritage, brewing tradition and historic role as the nation’s pork-processing capital, earning the nickname “Porkopolis,” the Cincinnati region has long been defined by industry, entrepreneurship and innovation. That legacy of reinvention has transformed Cincinnati into one of the Midwest’s most resilient and strategically positioned economic development markets. Anchored by a diverse economy, a central location within a one-day drive of nearly 60 percent of the U.S. population and a growing concentration of advanced industries, the region is experiencing sustained investment across industrial and life sciences. Unlike many peer markets that are dependent on a single industry, Cincinnati benefits from a balanced economic base led by advanced manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace and aviation, food and beverage and logistics. For the first quarter of 2026, REDI Cincinnati has welcomed the highest number of site visits since our inception. Industrial powerhouse Industrial real estate remains the strongest-performing commercial sector in the Cincinnati market. Cincinnati’s industrial vacancy rate stood at approximately 5.4 percent during the first quarter of 2026, according to Cushman & Wakefield, reflecting a healthy and balanced market despite significant inventory growth over the last several years. Positive absorption has continued, …
SAN DIEGO — Breakthrough Properties and Tishman Speyer have provided a $90 million mezzanine bridge loan for Aperture Del Mar, a Class A life sciences campus in San Diego. The borrower, Gemdale USA, will use the proceeds to refinance an existing loan. Totaling 538,000 square feet, the four-building lab and office campus is fully occupied by Neurocrine Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company. The campus features a standalone fitness center with a yoga studio and juice bar, outdoor event lawn, private patios, courtyard and a 1,500-stall parking garage. Aperture Del Mar serves as Neurocrine’s mission-critical global headquarters as part of a lease that funds through 2036. Breakthrough Properties, a joint venture of Tishman Speyer and Bellco Capital, develops and owns life sciences real estate in San Diego and other markets around the world. Tishman Speyer directly participated in the financing through its recently established debt platform.
BOSTON — Living Proof has signed a 14,085-square-foot lease in Boston’s Seaport District. The provider of hair care products will relocate its operations from the Innovation & Design Building to the entire fifth floor of the office and life sciences building at 12 Farnsworth St. Tim Lahey of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Eric Smith and Lauren Drakeley, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, Phase 3 Real Estate Partners.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have broken ground on a $228 million food lab in Lakewood, a southwestern suburb of Denver. According to Colorado Politics, the site is located within Denver Federal Center, a complex that spans 4 million square feet of space across 90 buildings. The complex houses operations of 28 federal agencies representing some 6,200 employees, according to the local publication. The new food lab will include 16,500 square feet of new lab space for microbiology functions and 14,000 square feet for chemistry initiatives. The facility will be used to support the FDA’s management of foodborne illness outbreaks and ensure product safety for food, drugs and cosmetics. Completion is slated for 2029. The exterior design of the facility will feature a neoclassical style that reflects President Donald Trump’s executive order to “making federal architecture beautiful again.” The interior of the facility will include controlled access and a sustained directional airflow system. Additionally, the property will be the FDA’s only Biosafety Level 3 facility west of the Mississippi River. “Laboratories are vital to the FDA’s mission to ensure the safety of …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Newmark has brokered the $68 million sale of a life sciences and biomanufacturing facility in Providence. The 122,507-square-foot facility at 100 Technology Way was originally developed in 1993 and was fully leased at the time of sale to Organogenesis (NASDAQ: ORGO), a provider of regenerative medicine solutions. New York City-based investment firm Lightstone acquired the property from local owner-operator The Davis Cos. Robert Griffin, Jim Tribble, Samantha Hallowell, Tyler McGrail and William Sleeper of Newmark brokered the deal. The property is currently in the midst of a $100 million capital improvement program.
NEW YORK CITY — Rover Diagnostics has signed a 15,763-square-foot life sciences lease in Queens. The space is located on the ground floor of Innolabs, a 266,800-square-foot development in the borough’s Long Island City area. Tom Burrus of JLL represented Rover Diagnostics in the lease negotiations. Bill Harvey and John Cahill, also with JLL, represented the landlord, a partnership between King Street Properties and GFP Real Estate.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — ANDREW, a hardware manufacturer for the telecommunications industry, has signed a 42,000-square-foot lease in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The company is relocating from the nearby building at 2601 Telecom Parkway to the flex building at 2920 Telecom Parkway. In addition to office, the company’s new space supports lab, manufacturing and engineering uses. As part of the relocation, ANDREW plans to invest more than $2 million to support tenant improvements and the addition of new furniture, fixtures and equipment at its new Richardson facility.
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