2025 Life Sciences Study Tour - Register Now!
After the success of our first Life Sciences Study Tour back in May 2024 to the United Kingdom. We have begun organising our 2025 Life Sciences Tour.
Building on the success of the previous Golden Triangle Study Tour in 2024, Knight Frank Australia are excited to, once again, provide participants with valuable insights into innovation precincts and their impact on economic growth. The 2025 tour will focus on fostering collaboration and learning among stakeholders involved in the development and management of innovation ecosystems.
Hosted by Knight Frank Australia sector specialists, Sam Biggins, National Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences, and Lawson Katiza, Partner, Life Sciences, Healthcare and Consulting.
Register your interest for the 2025 Study Tour today*
*Limit on number of people per organisation.
Key Themes of the Tour
Participants will explore a range of themes crucial for understanding and enhancing innovation ecosystems, including:
- Ecosystem Governance: Understanding the frameworks that guide collaboration among stakeholders.
Investment Attraction Strategies: Learning how to effectively attract investment into innovation precincts. - Ecosystem Curation and Evolution: Discussing methods for nurturing and evolving these ecosystems.
- Role of Infrastructure: Analysing how infrastructure supports ecosystem growth.
- Investment Partnerships: Investigating successful public-private partnerships.
- Development Partnerships: Learning about collaborative initiatives that enhance innovation capabilities.
- Sustainable Buildings: Highlighting examples of sustainable architecture within innovation districts.
- Best Practice Compliance: Discussing regulatory frameworks that ensure adherence to best practices.
- Emerging Trends: Identifying current trends shaping innovation ecosystems.
- Financial Considerations: Reviewing financial models that support sustainability.
- Lessons for Success and Pitfalls to Avoid: Sharing case studies and common mistakes in ecosystem development.
- Adaptability to Market Changes: Exploring how districts can remain resilient amid market fluctuations.
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG): Understanding the importance of ESG criteria in driving investment decisions.
- Social Benefits of Innovation Precincts: Examining contributions to social equity and community development.
2024 Tour Recap
In May 2024, we led Knight Frank Australia’s comprehensive Life Science’s study tour to the UK’s Golden Triangle. 11 Australian & Asian industry professionals attended the tour ranging from fund managers, REIT’s, developers to design consultants.
Our clients were exposed to a range of existing and emerging facilities across London, Cambridge, Stevenage and Oxford. We covered critical aspects such as government policies, university collaborations, strategic insights into the UK’s thriving life sciences sector.
Read the full tour insights: HERE
Sam Biggins
Partner, National Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences
With nearly two decades worth of experience executing commercial real estate mandates for a range of institutional, high-net worth private equity and global
corporate clients across the Asia-Pacific region, Sam leads Knight Frank’s national Healthcare and Life Sciences service line.
Based in our Brisbane office, Sam has established himself as a national Healthcare and Life Sciences property specialist with strong relationships with active developers,
investors and operators in the seniors living, healthcare and life sciences sectors across the country.
corporate clients across the Asia-Pacific region, Sam leads Knight Frank’s national Healthcare and Life Sciences service line.
Based in our Brisbane office, Sam has established himself as a national Healthcare and Life Sciences property specialist with strong relationships with active developers,
investors and operators in the seniors living, healthcare and life sciences sectors across the country.
Lawson Katiza
Partner, Life Sciences, Healthcare & Consulting
Lawson Katiza is a renowned expert in life sciences and innovation consulting, serving as Knight Frank’s partner Life Sciences, Healthcare & Consulting in Queensland.
With extensive experience in the rapidly evolving field of life sciences, Lawson is a thought leader within Knight Frank’s global life sciences practice group.
He specializes in adapting global trends to local contexts, from standalone facilities to complex innovation precincts, and is recognized for his agnostic approach to the sector.
With extensive experience in the rapidly evolving field of life sciences, Lawson is a thought leader within Knight Frank’s global life sciences practice group.
He specializes in adapting global trends to local contexts, from standalone facilities to complex innovation precincts, and is recognized for his agnostic approach to the sector.