A nexus of education, capital and companies. The cluster effect. Reciprocal tariffs. These are some of the factors investors in life sciences real estate consider when evaluating one investment market against another. A report by Olafur Margeirsson, head of Real Estate Research & Strategy – Europe ex-DACH with UBS Asset Management, Global Real Assets, titled “Building the future of innovation: Selecting cities for life sciences real estate in Europe,” explores how these factors line up in current European markets. Published in the June issue of Institutional Real Estate Europe, the report ranks key European cities in terms of their attractiveness of life sciences real estate investment.
“Investing in life sciences real estate in Europe requires forward-thinking and a willingness to probe beyond short-term dynamics,” says Margeirsson. “By focusing on areas with deep educational systems, strong industry–university linkages, established real estate a
