Shaping Real Estate for Life Science
Specialist advice at the intersection of Life Science, Real Estate, Location and Capital
HELIX alpha advises Life Science companies, real estate owners and investors, as well as public and private cluster and ecosystem stakeholders across Europe.
We combine a user-centric real estate perspective with Life Science expertise, institutional capital markets experience and first-hand knowledge of Europe’s leading clusters and parks.
Our Platform
HELIX alpha Advisory Capabilities
Special expertise across the Life Science Real Estate lifecycle
01
Corporate &
M&A Real Estate
Corporate real estate strategy
and implementation, portfolio requirements and real
estate due diligence in the
context of corporate
transactions.
02
Location & Occupier
Advisory
Location strategy, tenant representation and real
estate solutions aligned
with operational, technical and regulatory requirements.
03
Assets, Repositioning, Leasing & Transactions
Acquisition and disposal strategies, repositioning, development, leasing and capital structures for specialised Life Science assets.
04
Life Science
Clusters & Parks
Strategy and development for Life Science clusters, science parks and innovation ecosystems – connecting occupiers, real estate, research and public stakeholders.
Our Expertise
Life Science Real Estate from the Inside
Holistic Approach
Effective Life Science Real Estate advisory requires more than property expertise. It requires a holistic understanding of the science, the occupier, specialised buildings and the ecosystems in which Life Science companies operate.
HELIX alpha brings these perspectives together – combining operational Life Science and real estate experience with corporate, scientific and strategic expertise.
Strategic and scientific perspective
HELIX alpha’s Advisory Board adds further corporate, scientific and sector expertise: from operational Corporate Real Estate and user requirements to academic research and international experience across biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical technology: Prof. Dr. Thomas Glatte, Inez de Greef PhD, Prof. Dr. Andreas Pfnür.
European market perspective
Our European representatives add first-hand local market knowledge and established networks across key Real Estate markets. Working as part of the integrated HELIX alpha platform, they support our Advisory activities with direct access to local occupiers, ecosystems and real estate markets.
Scientific understanding. Deep Life Science expertise. User experience. Real estate and capital markets expertise.
Operational experience
Dr. Thomas Diefenthal
Director Advisory
With almost three decades of experience at BioPark Regensburg, Thomas Diefenthal brings first-hand knowledge of how Life Science ecosystems and specialised real estate work in practice.
From cluster development and building operations to property development, tenant requirements, start-ups and growing Life Science companies.