2022 March Life Sciences Update
Philadelphia
Market Summary • Philadelphia continues to be a top life sciences market, with 2021 seeing steady gains across almost all metrics. • When compared with other top life sciences markets, the Philadelphia market presents cost advantages in terms of average salaries and lab rents. • Cell and gene therapy companies dominated the market share of growth and new transactions in R&D, HQ and manufacturing facilities with Century Therapeutics, Carisma Therapeutics, Aro Biotherapeutics, Spirovant, AskBio (Bayer), and Interius all significantly expanding operations. • Spark Therapeutics/Roche announced plans to build a $575 million gene therapy R&D and manufacturing facility in University City, and WuXi AppTec announced plans to build a 1.7 msf testing and manufacturing facility in Delaware. • Local mRNA talent as well as the emergence of mRNA and cell and gene therapy cross-collaborations may fuel the next industry growth sector.
Public & Private Funding (2021)
Rent vs. Vacancy Comparison
Fast Lab Stats 17.8 MSF Market Square Footage $41.07 $ Per SF 5.0% Vacancy 38.6K Total Life Sciences Employment & Talent Pool 116% Life Sciences Employment Growth Rate Since 2001
Company
Deal Type
Completed Type
$ Raised (MM)
$50
12%
Century Therapeutics
IPO
Jun 2021
Public
$211.0
10%
$40
Nikang Therapeutics
Later Stage VC May 2021
VC
$200.0
8%
Century Therapeutics
Later Stage VC Feb 2021
VC
$160.0
Vacancy Rate
$30
Aro Biotherapeutics
Early Stage VC Dec 2021
VC
$90.3
6%
Sepax Technologies
Later Stage VC Nov 2021
VC
$78.1
$20
4%
Interius BioTherapeutics
Later Stage VC May 2021
VC
$76.0
$10
2%
MOBILion Systems
Later Stage VC Jul 2021
VC
$60.0
Average Asking Rent $/sf
Carisma Therapeutics
Early Stage VC Mar 2021
VC
$59.0
0%
$0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
iECURE
Early Stage VC Sep 2021
VC
$50.0
Mineralys
Early Stage VC Apr 2021
VC
$40.0
Asking Rents
Vacancy Rate
Representative Investment Sale Transactions (2021)
Address
Type
$ MM
RBA SF Date
Buyer
3701 Market St
Lab
$79.5
140,913 Jun 2021
GI Partners
Oaklands Corporate Center
Portfolio
$43.0
260,691 Nov 2021
Griffith Properties
Life Sciences Talent Pool
Representative Life Sciences Companies
400 Devon Park Dr
Lab Conversion
$19.5
138,065 May 2021
Mainstreet Capital
Talent pool includes life science professionals not currently employed in the life science sector
795 Horsham Rd
Lab Conversion
$14.5
110,000 Jan 2022
Eurofins
Company
Type
550 Blair Mill Rd
Lab Conversion
$12.1
97,123 Sep 2021
Spaulding & Slye
AstraZeneca
North America HQ
28,000
1850 N Gravers Rd
Lab Conversion
$7.7
72,000 Sep 2021
Spaulding & Slye
Century Therapeutics HQ, Research Facility
Amicus Therapeutics HQ, Research Facility
24,000
Representative Lease Transactions (2021)
GlaxoSmithKline
Research Facility
20,119
20,000
Company
Address
Size (SF)
New/Renewal
Type
Quarter
Landlord
J&J/Janssen
Regional HQ, Research Facility
Penn Gene Therapy
411 Swedeland Rd
150,000
New Lease
Office/Lab Q2
MLP Ventures
Teva Pharmaceuticals U.S. HQ
IQVIA
650 E Swedesford Rd
54,427
New Lease
Office/Lab Q4
Prologis
16,000
Endo
Research Facility
B.Labs
2929 Arch St
50,000
New Lease
Office/Lab Q2
Brandywine Realty Trust
Average Annual Growth Rate 2001-2021: 0.2%
Number of Persons
Merck
HQ, Research Facility
Idorsia Pharmaceuticals
100 Matsonford Rd
44,045
Renewal
Office/Lab Q4
Brandywine Realty Trust
12,000
Incyte
Research Facility
Biomeme
401 North Broad St
44,000
New Lease
Office/Lab Q2
Netrality Properties
Roche/Spark Therapeutics
HQ, Research Facility, Manufacturing
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
3711 Market St
38,347
Renewal
Office/Lab Q4
Ventas
8,000
Roquette
727 Norristown Rd – Building 9
24,000
New Lease
Office/Lab Q3
Beacon
2011
Imvax
601 Walnut St
21,000
New Lease/Expansion cGMP
Q4
Keystone Property Group
2017
2021
2012
2015
2013
2018
2019
2016
2014
2010
2001
2007
2020
2002
2005
2003
2008
2009
2006
2004
Top NIH-Funded Institutions (2017-2021) $2.8B University of Pennsylvania $747M Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia $406M Temple University of The Commonwealth
Organon
727 Norristown Rd – Building 4
16,773
New Lease
Office/Lab Q1
Beacon
Intergral Molecular
One uCity Square
16,000
New Lease
Office/Lab Q4
Ventas
Bio Degree-Awarding Institutions, Metro Area • Drexel University • Temple University • University of Delaware
Research Contributor Michael Hanes michael.hanes@cushwake.com
• University of Pennsylvania • University of the Sciences
Sources: Cushman & Wakefield Research, CoStar, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Emsi, Pitchbook
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