Germany’s life sciences and tech real estate market has investment potential

A white paper jointly published by Colliers and the European Science Park Group AG (ESPG) — Investing in Research: Life Sciences & Technology Real Estate in Germany — looks at the performance of Germany’s life sciences and technology sector since 2018. The report highlights detailed research and analyses from the Colliers research database and ESPG’s sector expertise, as well as interviews with 14 experts in the field. In addition to a status report on the current market situation, the report also provides an outlook on the future performance of Germany’s life sciences and technology real estate market.

Steep increase in activity on leasing

An average of 209,000 square meters (2.2 million square feet) have been taken up each year over the past five years on the leasing market, totaling more than 1 million square meters (10.8 million square feet),according to the report. This trend has been accelerating fast; take