Institutional Real Estate, Inc., hosted its IREI: Live webinar series on May 18, focusing on life sciences opportunities.
Chase McWhorter, managing director, Americas, at IREI, moderated the series. The first session included panelists Dan Belldegrun, CEO and co-founder, Breakthrough Properties; Jon Gelb, managing director and portfolio manager, Clarion Partners, and Austin Carmichael, real estate investment officer Oregon State Treasury. The second session included panelists Joe Marconi, managing director, Bain Capital Real Estate Partners; Alex Roberto, vice president, portfolio management, L&B Realty Advisors; and Maria Surina, senior investment director, Real Assets Investment Group, Cambridge Associates.
The webinar looked at the fundamental drivers of the life sciences sector, defined opportunity sets and reviewed various ways risks can be managed for fund investors.
With the growing demand for life sciences space and the growing innovation of medical