Best Advisory Services Firm

This award recognises and celebrates a legal firm or division which has provided outstanding services for stakeholders delivering science and technology real estate developments. Entries can relate to either contentious or non-contentious services, including dispute avoidance, conflict resolution, resolving contractual issues, developing and securing planning applications or other legal consents.

Winner: Trowers & Hamlins

Finalist:

• CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Best Architecture Practice

This category seeks to recognise the most outstanding architectural firm that has demonstrated exceptional creativity, innovation and impact within the life science and research sector. Recognising firms that set the benchmark for design excellence and push the boundaries of architectural design.

Winner: HOK

Finalists:

• Arup Architecture
• Bond Bryan
• Corstorphine & Wright
• David Miller Architects
• Niazi Roden
• Oberlanders Architects

Best Contractor

This category is open to any type of contractor or specialist division of a contractor, including firms who have a direct commercial relationship with a main contractor or client organisation. The award reflects the overall performance of the company in the life science and research sector for the past 2 years. Judges will be looking for evidence of business success and development and the quality of work the specialist does for clients – that outperforms it’s peers.

Winner: SB Laboratories

Finalists:

• Sisk
• Wade Construction Management

Best Developer

This award recognises a developer that has demonstrated outstanding leadership, vision and innovation in delivering life science and research cluster projects. It seeks to celebrate developers who have successfully delivered impactful projects, transforming local areas and enabling local economies and research organisations to thrive.

Winner: Advanced Research Clusters

Finalists:

• BioMed Realty
• Sciopolis
• Socius

Best New Building

This category recognises outstanding new building projects that demonstrate exceptional design, innovation, and efficient delivery in the life sciences sector. These project awards are for property and construction professional teams who deserve recognition for their high standard of work, adherence to budget and client satisfaction.

Winner: McLaughlin & Harvey in collaboration with Breakthrough Properties, Niazi Roden, Thornton Tomasetti, K J Tait - Trinity by Breakthrough

Finalists:

• Bogle Architects - Mephared II
• Hawkins\Brown - Health Innovation Hub
• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology - KAUST Coral Nursery
• NBBJ - Life and Mind Building, University of Oxford
• Ryder Architecture - Bioprocess Innovation Centre UK Laboratories
• Sisk - Project Borealis

Best New Campus Development

This category seeks to recognise outstanding new campus developments. Whether new developments or expansions of an existing campus, this award seeks to highlight projects that create world-class environments fostering innovative and collaborative clusters.

Winner: NBBJ - Life and Mind Building, University of Oxford

Finalists:

• Morrison Design - University of Derby Superlab
• Ryder Architecture - Fujifilm Biotechnologies Campus

Best Research & Commercial Partnership

This award recognises the pivotal role of Private-Public Partnerships in advancing life sciences through innovative approaches to project delivery. It celebrates outstanding collaborations that create impact in the areas of design, economic growth, sustainability and community engagement.

Winner: Advanced Research Clusters - UK’s Growth Engine: Harwell Science and Innovation Campus

Finalists:

• Socius & Aviva Capital Partners - London Cancer Hub, Sutton
• University of Surrey - vHive Incubator

Best Retrofit & Reuse Building - Campus & Estate Transformation

This category celebrates the transformation of existing buildings into exceptional facilities for the life science sector. It recognises projects that demonstrate innovative design, sustainable practices, and creative reuse of existing spaces.

Winner: White Arkitekter - Lumi

Finalists:

• Advanced Research Clusters - Refinery
• CPW - Charnwood Campus, Building 28
• HLM Architects - Health Sciences Library
• Longfellow Real Estate Partners - Reinvention of CamLIFE
• Morrison Design - University of Derby Superlab
• Sciopolis - 1 Portal Way, North Acton

Best Retrofit & Reuse Building - Lab & Specialist Facility

This category celebrates the transformation of existing buildings into exceptional facilities for the life science sector. It recognises projects that demonstrate innovative design, sustainable practices, and creative reuse of existing spaces.

Winner: Corstorphine & Wright and Heyne Tillett Steel -  Victoria House

Finalists:

• Arup - One Triton Square
• Arup - Northeastern University London
• Morgan Lovell - Riverlabs
• R N Wooler - York Biotech Insect Quarantine Unit
• Scitech-Ekium - Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Advanced Therapy Manufacturing Platform
• Taylor & Fraser with Chemify - Chemify – First of its kind

Innovative Construction Methods

The construction of life science and research facilities demands innovation, precision, and a forward-thinking approach. Facilities must meet the highest standards of safety, functionality, and sustainability while accommodating the unique and evolving needs of scientific research.

Winner: Guardtech Cleanrooms - Cleancube Maxi 7 NHS Aseptic Pharmacy Container Facility

Finalists:

• White Arkitekter - Lumi

Innovative Lab Space Solutions

The design of laboratory spaces in life science buildings and research clusters is fundamental to fostering innovation, scientific discovery, and collaboration. These spaces must be carefully planned and tailored to meet the complex and varied requirements of research activities.

Winner: NBBJ -  Life and Mind Building, University of Oxford

Finalists:

• BondBryan:Fairhursts with Advanced Research Clusters - Lumen
• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology - KAUST Coral Nursery
• Prologis - Histopathology Lab
• Ryder Architecture - Bioprocess Innovation Centre UK Laboratories

Innovative Workspace Design

This award is open to advisers, developers, occupiers, architects, and designers that can provide solid evidence that they have enabled the creation of the most functional and productive workspace specific to life science buildings.

Winner: BondBryan:Fairhursts with Advanced Research Clusters - Lumen

Finalists:

• Arup - One Triton Square: A Workplace for Science in Motion
• Bogle Architects - Mephared II
• Sciopolis - 1 Portal Way, North Acton

Life Science Icon Award

Winner: Ed Hayden, Science Sector Leader, Ridge and Partners

Role-agnostic, the Life Science Icon Award recognises an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the design, development, investment and management of real estate that serves the life sciences sector.

Net Zero Carbon Impact Award

This award will celebrate either an innovative development project or an effective corporate carbon reduction programme in the development of life science facilities, with an outstanding impact on carbon emissions.

Winner: Arup - One Triton Square Life Sciences: Delivering Carbon Reduction Through Reuse and Adaptation

Finalist:

• White Arkitekter - Lumi

Project of the Year

This project of the year award honours an outstanding life sciences development that exemplifies excellence in design, innovation, sustainability and impact. Open to any project completed within the last 2 years, this category seeks to celebrate the best of UK development and construction, rewarding high standards of work and projects that have made significant contributions to the sector, setting new standards for the built environment.

Winner: NBBJ - Life and Mind Building, University of Oxford

Finalists:

• Bogle Architects - Mephared II
• BondBryan:Fairhursts and Advanced Research Clusters - Lumen
• CPW - Charnwood Campus, Building 28
• HLM Architects - London Institute for Healthcare Engineering
• McLaughlin & Harvey in collaboration with Breakthrough Properties, Niazi Roden, Thornton Tomasetti, K J Tait - Trinity by Breakthrough
• Ryder Architecture - Bioprocess Innovation Centre UK Laboratories
• Sciopolis - 1 Portal Way, North Acton
• Sisk - Project Borealis Fujifilm
• White Arkitekter - Lumi

Social Value & Community Impact Award

This category celebrates projects that deliver meaningful and measurable social value while fostering positive impacts within their communities. These projects for beyond economic outcomes to focus on improving the lives and prospects of the communities that live close to the project area.

Winner: Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst - Embedding Community Impact Into the Operation of the Life Sciences Campus

Finalists:

• Morgan Lovell - Riverlabs
• Morgan Sindall - 17 Columbus Courtyard’s Social Value and Community Impact
• Socius & Aviva Capital Partners - London Cancer Hub, Sutton
• Winchester City Council - Solar and Battery Installation: Use and Maintenance Agreement

Sustainability & Environmental Impact Award

Life Science facilities and laboratories are often energy-intensive, rely on complex supply chains, and demand precision in controlled environments - all of which can strain natural resources and contribute to carbon emissions.

Winner: NBBJ - Life and Mind Building, University of Oxford

Finalists:

• Direk - D-Xpert Life Science
• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology - KAUST Coral Nursery

Technology & Innovation Impact Award

This category celebrates the transformative use of technology and innovation in life science development. It recognises projects that harness cutting-edge solutions to enhance delivery, functionality, efficiency, and sustainability within life science and research facilities. From advanced building systems and digital integration to enhanced user experience from the application of smart technology.

Winner: Sisk - Integrated Digital Delivery

Finalist:

• Locale - 20 Years of Measurable Impact: PropTech Innovation at Scale